Is there two Alf Bolins? some time back the news did a segment on alf Bolin and not long after there was some talk about another one who was mistaken for the outlaw some.I don't remember the details just Color 10 running the story. Linda > > Hello Cheri > Alf Bolin was one of the bushwhackers that killed Clemuil Davis, John Cox, > plus more, and left a bullet in Sam Davis. > From what I understand Clemuil Davis was owed money by many town people, > some of these town people made good of the Civil War and helped the > Confederates to take him and others prisoners, later to be given over to the > bushwhackers and killed. I will not go into the graphic's of what has been > passed down through our family (history? Story's} but there again I wrote a > report on the action taken at that time through the eyes of Sam Davis and > sent it to Robin Biddle and she posted it on her site. > I posted pictures on this site of my Davis's. Also on the picture of Sam > Davis and Nancy L Manning Davis there is a link to what I have reported, > that report was written some time back, I have much more now to report. > As for any of the bushwhackers being in the census, none found, Bill Manning > was, his 2nd wife or another gave info to the census taker. > In 1860 William P Manning was the Constable of Galena, Stone County Missouri > In 1861 > a bushwhacker. This is also one of the men that killed Clem, Manning later > killed by Sam Davis. > I am still collecting information on the men that took the land from the > Davis's by force from Nancy, in a later report how she was forced to sign > off there land and home. Sam was now in Kansas, Civil War over. > Sam working on the RR. Sam wanted in Galena, by Town's people. > It is like throes men covered there tracks very well that took the land. > Ellie > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Cheri Mello > Date: 07/16/06 02:26:37 > To: MOSTONE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [MOSTONE-L] NEW PHOTOS > > I think they are talking about Alf Bolin, the bushwhacker and his notorious > gang. I doubt he could be found in any census (except perhaps as a child). > The Clouds took him in, but he killed Calvin Cloud and my ancestor too > (Absalom Rhodes). Alf was eventually caught and hung, I believe. There's 2 > stories on him in the Stone Co. Hist. Vol I. > > Sincerely, > Cheri Mello >