File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 April 21, 2005, 9:16 am The Schley County News Thursday, January 24, 1895 No. 4 January 24, 1895 WHITE CAPPERS IN MARION COUNTY The grand jury of Marion county last week returned bills of indictment against Tom Boland, Gus Elliott, Chas. Turner, Smith Turner and J.D. Kidd for the murder of Green Wells, a citizen of that county. The awful tradgedy occurred several weeks ago, and was shrouded in the deepest mystery. It was only after the most diligent and untiring efforts that a clew (clue) to the assassins was found. They are now in jail in Buena Vista. They styled themselves the "United Brotherhood." J.D. Kidd, a Free Will Baptist preacher organized the band. He is well known in this county having lived near Ellaville for a number of years. Mr. Wells was a peaceful law abiding citizen, and the people of Marion county are determined that his murderers shall be brought to justice. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/marion/newspapers/whitecap2092nw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb Sonja bedwell smbedwell@aol.com
A bit more on Green Wells of Marion Co., GA The 1880 census shows the following for Fort Perry, Marion Co., GA Green Wells 39 b: GA Farmer (parents born SC) Bedy Ann Wells 37 b: GA parents born SC John W. Wells 13 b: GA Jeremiah Wells 10 b: GA Eliza E. Wells 6 b: GA Christopher C. Wells 1 b: GA The 1870 census for Howard, Taylor Co., GA shows Green Wells 28 b: GA Ann Wells 25 b: GA John Wells 3 b: GA I am unable to identify any of them clearly in the 1900 census, but there is an Ann Wells of the right age born in GA with parents born in SC but she is shown as single living with two Wells sisters. Unlikely. The 1860 census for Red Bone District, Marion Co., GA identifies the parents and other members of Green Wells' family George Wells 60 Rebecca Wells 53 Mary Wells 28 Joseph Wells 19 Green Wells 19 (shown as twins) An S. Wells 16 Willis J. Wells 14 Josephine Wells 11 Elizabeth Shelly 84 Domestic (interesting) All shown as born in South Carlolina 1850 for Division 57 Marion County, GA George Wells 53 b: SC Rebeca Wells 43 b: SC Mary Wells 18 b: SC Wyatt Wells 14 b: SC Green Wells 7 b: GA Joseph Wells 7 b: GA Nancy Wells 6 b: GA Willia Wells 4 b: GA Louisa Wells 1 b: GA Elisabeth Shelly/Shelby 72 b: SC Henry Wells 22 b: SC At 03:51 AM 5/5/2006, you wrote: >File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: >Harris Hill http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00011.html#0002514 April >21, 2005, 9:16 am > >The Schley County News Thursday, January 24, 1895 No. 4 January 24, 1895 >WHITE CAPPERS IN MARION COUNTY >The grand jury of Marion county last week returned bills of indictment >against >Tom Boland, Gus Elliott, Chas. Turner, Smith Turner and J.D. Kidd for the >murder of Green Wells, a citizen of that county. The awful tradgedy occurred >several weeks ago, and was shrouded in the deepest mystery. It was only >after >the most diligent and untiring efforts that a clew (clue) to the assassins >was >found. They are now in jail in Buena Vista. They styled themselves >the "United Brotherhood." J.D. Kidd, a Free Will Baptist preacher organized >the band. He is well known in this county having lived near Ellaville for a >number of years. Mr. Wells was a peaceful law abiding citizen, and the >people >of Marion county are determined that his murderers shall be brought to >justice. > > >File at: >http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ga/marion/newspapers/whitecap2092nw.txt > >This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ > >File size: 1.5 Kb > >Sonja bedwell >smbedwell@aol.com > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Reminder >The list home page contains links to some Wells related pages >Also, welcome message is available there Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb