Speaking of Murder. Does anyone have any information on the murder of Emma Smallwood, who was murdered by a Senator or Congressman late 1800's? Brenda J Scott -----Original Message----- From: Evans [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1860-1865 I am looking for Payton/Peyton Wells that apparently was murdered in District of Columbia (Washington DC) sometime between 1860 to 1865. That is quite a long time frame and I would be grateful if anyone had any idea of what newspapers existed then and where they could be found for the search. It would be a big help if he could be located in the City Directories for that period. Any suggestions would be welcome. Evans ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx

Brenda, I have found 5-6 articles in the Washington Post (Oct 1905) regarding the death of Emma Smallwood (near Hyattsville, Md), caused by Winfield S. Hancock, nephew of Col. John Hancock. She was originally from Plains, VA. Is this the right Emma Smallwood? If so, I will email you all the articles pertaining to her death. Marguerite Weems > Speaking of Murder. > Does anyone have any information on the murder of Emma Smallwood, who > was murdered by a Senator or Congressman late 1800's? > > Brenda J Scott > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Evans [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:20 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [WashingtonDC'' ] 1860-1865 > > I am looking for Payton/Peyton Wells that apparently was murdered > in District of Columbia (Washington DC) sometime between 1860 to 1865. > That is quite a long time frame and I would be grateful if anyone had > any idea of what newspapers existed then and where they could be found > for the search. > It would be a big help if he could be located in the City > Directories for that period. > Any suggestions would be welcome. > > Evans > > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >

Is earlier 1900's the right time, and if this is the correct Emma Smallwood, there is a lot in the Washington Post Archives on it. Occured in MD/ By not a senator, but a relative of Winfield Scott Hancock. In order to access it, you need to sign on I think to the Washington Post, free. then go to bottom of page to where it says archives, click it after the search, you can read synopis of info, you have to pay to have the whole article. Any other info try http://www.rootsweb.com/~dcgenweb/dc_genweb.htm using their search engine for the city. Barbara Johnson