This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wells and Benton Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/IeB.2ACI/100 Message Board Post: I am searching for information on William W. Wells and Mary Benton Wells. They were living in the Allendale/Barnwell area , according to the 1880 census, along with their 6 children--Thomas,Mary,John,James,Mattie and Alice. Thomas,Mary,John,James and Mattie were married in Georgia in the early 1890's. Alice's whereabouts are unknown.