Mary Wayman died on May 27, 1908, at Cincinnati, Ohio, as shown by item on page 7 of "The Enquirer", Cincinnati, Ohio, dated of May 28, 1908, under "Deaths".
WAYMAN, Mary Wayman widow of the late Thos. G. Wayman, who was a member of the Ky., Militia, War of 1812, age 93 years. Funeral Friday morning at 8 o'clock from residence of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Ford, 4260 Langland St., Northside. Burial at Independence, KY.
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Brownstown Banner newspaper, Brownstown, IN
Wednesday 3 June 1908; Page 6, Column 3
"Medora Melange" - Carr Township column
George and Jonathan Wayman were called to Cincinnati last Thursday on account of the death of their mother, Mrs. Mary Wayman, which occurred Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eliza Ford.
Burial took place Friday at Independence, KY.
She was 93 years of age and the widow of Thomas G. Wayman, who served in the 21st Kentucky Militia, War of 1812.
She is survived by five children - two sons and three daughters - viza; Mrs. Eliza Ford, of Cincinnati; Mrs. Dr. True, of McConnellsville, Ohio; Mrs. Emma Young,of Yorkville, IL, and George and Jonathan Wayman, of Medora, whose combined ages are 318 years.
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From Family Search.org
Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960
birth: 17 Jan 1853 , , KENTON, KENTUCKY
residence: 1853 Kenton, Kentucky, United States
parents: Thomas Wayman, Mary Kelley
name: Wayman
gender: Female
birth date: 17 Jan 1853
birthplace: , , KENTON, KENTUCKY
father's name: Thomas Wayman
mother's name: Mary Kelley
indexing project (batch) number: C51756-1
system origin: Kentucky-EASy
source film number: 216830
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1900 US Census
Cincinnati City, Hamilton, Ohio
Name: George W Ford
Residence: Cincinnati City, Hamilton, Ohio
1778 Weber Street
Birth Date: Jan 1837
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Race: White
Head-of-household Name: George W Ford
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 24
Estimated Marriage Year: 1876
Enumeration District: 0215
Page: 13
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 270
Reference Number: 32
Film Number: 1241279
Image Number: 00597
Household
Spouse
Name: Anna E Ford
Birth Date: Sep 1853
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 24
Estimated Marriage Year: 1876
Mother How Many Children: 2
Number Living Children: 2
Name: Charles E Wilson
Birth Date: Dec 1881
Birthplace: Ohio
Relationship to Head of Household: Step Son
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: telegrapher
Name: Mary Wayman
Birth Date: Jun 1815
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother-in-law
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Mother How Many Children: 8
Number Living Children: 7
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Sorry to say - this an an account of two of her brothers.
Published in The New York Times newspaper; 20 January 1853
The Flat-boat Murder
Our readers will recollect that only a short time since a horrible murder was committed on board a flat-boat, about one-hundred miles below Cleveland, near Troy. In the Madison 'Daily Banner', of Tuesday, the 24th inst., we find the following confession of one of the murderers:
"Having learned that Robert Kelly, who is imprisoned in our County jail, on charge of murder, had confessed to the part he took in the awful tragedy, which hurried three human beings into eternity, we made arrangements to obtain a true statement of the confession. In a conversation with two gentlemen, in the jail, young Kelly stated that he was raised in the vicinity of Versailles, in this State, where his parents now reside. He went to Cincinnati, a short time ago, to use his own language, "to make a raise." Soon after he reached Cincinnati, he and his brother Moses shipped on a flat-boat, belonging to Messrs. Gardner and Miller. The boat was laden with potatoes, apples, &c,, and was designed for Southern coasting trade. Three other men shipped on the boat as hands. Thus manned, the boat, with Gardner & Miller on board,
started down the river. When some eighteen miles above Troy, Indiana, the boat was landed in consequence of high winds, and two of the hands went ashore for the purpose of taking a hunt, The evening being calm, the boat was turned into the stream, leaving the two men ashore. Shortly after the boat left the shore, the prisoner states that Moses Kelly, his brother, told him of his intention to murder the proprietors of the boat for their money. This, he states, was the first intimation he had received from his brother of his murderous intentions. His brother had no enmity whatever against either of the deceased, and committed the bloody deed soley for the purpose of obtaining their money.
About 2 o'clock the next morning he was called from his bed by his brother and told that the time had come when the other men upon the boat must die. They were Gardner, Miller and a hand by the name of Frank _____, the prison having forgotten his surname. He went up to the roof of the boat for the purpose, he says, of keeping a look-out, and his brother went below and murdered the three men. He says he heard blows and groans, but refuses to state any of the particulars of the horrible tragedy. On being asked if he saw the men after they dead, he replied that he did, but refused to say anything more upon that point. The bodies of the murdered men were thrown into the river, through the scuttle of the boat, and their spilled blood was wiped from the floor by the two brothers. Upwards of one thousand dollars in money was taken from the murdered men; but the prison refused to state whether or not he shared it with his brother.
The two Kellys left the boat the next morning and went to Evansville, Ind. At that place Moses Kelly took passage on the 'John Simpson' for St. Louis, and the prison returned to the residence of his father. The brother of Gardner, one of the murdered men, on examining the boat, discovered the envelope of a letter addressed to Moses Kelly. This caused suspicion to rest upon him as one of the murderers. Learning that Kelly lived near Versailles, Mr. Gardner made arrangements to find where he was. The wife of Kelly received a letter from him, post marked St. Louis, and Gradner proceeded to procure his arrest. But the former, being aware that the police were on the look-out for him, eluded their search and returned to his home. He remained there about three hours, and then left for parts unknown.
Up to that time suspicion had not rested upon the prison - although he was at his father's house at the time Gardner was at Versailles, endeavoring to lay plans to arrest his brother, no one thought him guilty of murder. But Gardner, subsequently learning that he was absent from his home at the time the murders were committed, induced two gentlemen, who resided at North Bend, Ohio, at which place Gardner & Miller's flatboat stopped to take on some freight, to visit Versailles. On seeing the prisoner, they recognized him as one of the hands on the boat. He was immediately arrested, examined before a justice of the peace, and committed to jail, to await his trial.
Robert Kelly, the prison, is a youth about seventeen years of age. He is spare built, has blue eyes and light hair. His countenance is not good, yet he has none of the villain in his look.
In addition to this the Lawrenceburg 'Register' says that Robert Kelly, when told that in all probability his life must pay the forfeit, stated that he was not concerned with the murder, but only kept watch while his brother committed the deed. He also states that he thinks his brother murdered the two hands that he set ashore some eighteen miles above where the murder was committed, and who have not been heard from since. He states that when Mose returned to the boat he brought some milk and meal along with him, and said he was sick; but after wards told him (Robt Kelly) that that night the deed must be done. He states also, that in the evening they went to bed - he and his brother occupying one bed, and Miller and Gardner the other - leaving the pilot on watch. He says that he and his brother remained awake awaiting the change of watch, which takes place at 12 o'clock, and that when the pilot came down to change watch, they feigned sleep, and after the pilot had called two or three times, Mose got up and went on deck, and he (Robert) waited until the pilot went to sleep. He then got up, went carefully out on deck, and told Mose, who immediately went below and commenced his work of death. Robert states that he heard the blows distinctly, and that that, together with the groans of the dying men, made him sick. After the murder was committed, he went below and assisted his brother in fastening weights to the bodies and throwing them overboard. He states that it was their intention to proceed on down the river with the boat, but finding it impossible to clean the boat of the blood which was scattered around on the boards, &c, they then took the clothes of the murdered men, put them on, and threw their, which were somewhat bloody, overboard. They then took the skiff, and proceeded to Evansville, from which place he (Robert) returned home, and his brother going he knows not where.
Robert is unwilling to be taken to the same place for trial with his brother, as he thinks he will kill him also if he gets the chance, for the confessions he has made in regard to the matter. The trial, we suppose, will be held at the County Seat of Hancock County, Ky., as the murder was committed only some forty or fifty yards from the Kentucky shore."
Robert Kelly passed down the river yesterday on the steamer 'Hindoo', in charge of an officer, in route for Hawesville, Ky., where he is to be tired, together with his brother, Moses Kelly.
WAYMAN, Mary Wayman widow of the late Thos. G. Wayman, who was a member of the Ky., Militia, War of 1812, age 93 years. Funeral Friday morning at 8 o'clock from residence of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Ford, 4260 Langland St., Northside. Burial at Independence, KY.
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Brownstown Banner newspaper, Brownstown, IN
Wednesday 3 June 1908; Page 6, Column 3
"Medora Melange" - Carr Township column
George and Jonathan Wayman were called to Cincinnati last Thursday on account of the death of their mother, Mrs. Mary Wayman, which occurred Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eliza Ford.
Burial took place Friday at Independence, KY.
She was 93 years of age and the widow of Thomas G. Wayman, who served in the 21st Kentucky Militia, War of 1812.
She is survived by five children - two sons and three daughters - viza; Mrs. Eliza Ford, of Cincinnati; Mrs. Dr. True, of McConnellsville, Ohio; Mrs. Emma Young,of Yorkville, IL, and George and Jonathan Wayman, of Medora, whose combined ages are 318 years.
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From Family Search.org
Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960
birth: 17 Jan 1853 , , KENTON, KENTUCKY
residence: 1853 Kenton, Kentucky, United States
parents: Thomas Wayman, Mary Kelley
name: Wayman
gender: Female
birth date: 17 Jan 1853
birthplace: , , KENTON, KENTUCKY
father's name: Thomas Wayman
mother's name: Mary Kelley
indexing project (batch) number: C51756-1
system origin: Kentucky-EASy
source film number: 216830
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1900 US Census
Cincinnati City, Hamilton, Ohio
Name: George W Ford
Residence: Cincinnati City, Hamilton, Ohio
1778 Weber Street
Birth Date: Jan 1837
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Race: White
Head-of-household Name: George W Ford
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 24
Estimated Marriage Year: 1876
Enumeration District: 0215
Page: 13
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 270
Reference Number: 32
Film Number: 1241279
Image Number: 00597
Household
Spouse
Name: Anna E Ford
Birth Date: Sep 1853
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 24
Estimated Marriage Year: 1876
Mother How Many Children: 2
Number Living Children: 2
Name: Charles E Wilson
Birth Date: Dec 1881
Birthplace: Ohio
Relationship to Head of Household: Step Son
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: telegrapher
Name: Mary Wayman
Birth Date: Jun 1815
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother-in-law
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Mother How Many Children: 8
Number Living Children: 7
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Sorry to say - this an an account of two of her brothers.
Published in The New York Times newspaper; 20 January 1853
The Flat-boat Murder
Our readers will recollect that only a short time since a horrible murder was committed on board a flat-boat, about one-hundred miles below Cleveland, near Troy. In the Madison 'Daily Banner', of Tuesday, the 24th inst., we find the following confession of one of the murderers:
"Having learned that Robert Kelly, who is imprisoned in our County jail, on charge of murder, had confessed to the part he took in the awful tragedy, which hurried three human beings into eternity, we made arrangements to obtain a true statement of the confession. In a conversation with two gentlemen, in the jail, young Kelly stated that he was raised in the vicinity of Versailles, in this State, where his parents now reside. He went to Cincinnati, a short time ago, to use his own language, "to make a raise." Soon after he reached Cincinnati, he and his brother Moses shipped on a flat-boat, belonging to Messrs. Gardner and Miller. The boat was laden with potatoes, apples, &c,, and was designed for Southern coasting trade. Three other men shipped on the boat as hands. Thus manned, the boat, with Gardner & Miller on board,
started down the river. When some eighteen miles above Troy, Indiana, the boat was landed in consequence of high winds, and two of the hands went ashore for the purpose of taking a hunt, The evening being calm, the boat was turned into the stream, leaving the two men ashore. Shortly after the boat left the shore, the prisoner states that Moses Kelly, his brother, told him of his intention to murder the proprietors of the boat for their money. This, he states, was the first intimation he had received from his brother of his murderous intentions. His brother had no enmity whatever against either of the deceased, and committed the bloody deed soley for the purpose of obtaining their money.
About 2 o'clock the next morning he was called from his bed by his brother and told that the time had come when the other men upon the boat must die. They were Gardner, Miller and a hand by the name of Frank _____, the prison having forgotten his surname. He went up to the roof of the boat for the purpose, he says, of keeping a look-out, and his brother went below and murdered the three men. He says he heard blows and groans, but refuses to state any of the particulars of the horrible tragedy. On being asked if he saw the men after they dead, he replied that he did, but refused to say anything more upon that point. The bodies of the murdered men were thrown into the river, through the scuttle of the boat, and their spilled blood was wiped from the floor by the two brothers. Upwards of one thousand dollars in money was taken from the murdered men; but the prison refused to state whether or not he shared it with his brother.
The two Kellys left the boat the next morning and went to Evansville, Ind. At that place Moses Kelly took passage on the 'John Simpson' for St. Louis, and the prison returned to the residence of his father. The brother of Gardner, one of the murdered men, on examining the boat, discovered the envelope of a letter addressed to Moses Kelly. This caused suspicion to rest upon him as one of the murderers. Learning that Kelly lived near Versailles, Mr. Gardner made arrangements to find where he was. The wife of Kelly received a letter from him, post marked St. Louis, and Gradner proceeded to procure his arrest. But the former, being aware that the police were on the look-out for him, eluded their search and returned to his home. He remained there about three hours, and then left for parts unknown.
Up to that time suspicion had not rested upon the prison - although he was at his father's house at the time Gardner was at Versailles, endeavoring to lay plans to arrest his brother, no one thought him guilty of murder. But Gardner, subsequently learning that he was absent from his home at the time the murders were committed, induced two gentlemen, who resided at North Bend, Ohio, at which place Gardner & Miller's flatboat stopped to take on some freight, to visit Versailles. On seeing the prisoner, they recognized him as one of the hands on the boat. He was immediately arrested, examined before a justice of the peace, and committed to jail, to await his trial.
Robert Kelly, the prison, is a youth about seventeen years of age. He is spare built, has blue eyes and light hair. His countenance is not good, yet he has none of the villain in his look.
In addition to this the Lawrenceburg 'Register' says that Robert Kelly, when told that in all probability his life must pay the forfeit, stated that he was not concerned with the murder, but only kept watch while his brother committed the deed. He also states that he thinks his brother murdered the two hands that he set ashore some eighteen miles above where the murder was committed, and who have not been heard from since. He states that when Mose returned to the boat he brought some milk and meal along with him, and said he was sick; but after wards told him (Robt Kelly) that that night the deed must be done. He states also, that in the evening they went to bed - he and his brother occupying one bed, and Miller and Gardner the other - leaving the pilot on watch. He says that he and his brother remained awake awaiting the change of watch, which takes place at 12 o'clock, and that when the pilot came down to change watch, they feigned sleep, and after the pilot had called two or three times, Mose got up and went on deck, and he (Robert) waited until the pilot went to sleep. He then got up, went carefully out on deck, and told Mose, who immediately went below and commenced his work of death. Robert states that he heard the blows distinctly, and that that, together with the groans of the dying men, made him sick. After the murder was committed, he went below and assisted his brother in fastening weights to the bodies and throwing them overboard. He states that it was their intention to proceed on down the river with the boat, but finding it impossible to clean the boat of the blood which was scattered around on the boards, &c, they then took the clothes of the murdered men, put them on, and threw their, which were somewhat bloody, overboard. They then took the skiff, and proceeded to Evansville, from which place he (Robert) returned home, and his brother going he knows not where.
Robert is unwilling to be taken to the same place for trial with his brother, as he thinks he will kill him also if he gets the chance, for the confessions he has made in regard to the matter. The trial, we suppose, will be held at the County Seat of Hancock County, Ky., as the murder was committed only some forty or fifty yards from the Kentucky shore."
Robert Kelly passed down the river yesterday on the steamer 'Hindoo', in charge of an officer, in route for Hawesville, Ky., where he is to be tired, together with his brother, Moses Kelly.
Mary Wayman died on May 27, 1908, at Cincinnati, Ohio, as shown by item on page 7 of "The Enquirer", Cincinnati, Ohio, dated of May 28, 1908, under "Deaths".
WAYMAN, Mary Wayman widow of the late Thos. G. Wayman, who was a member of the Ky., Militia, War of 1812, age 93 years. Funeral Friday morning at 8 o'clock from residence of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Ford, 4260 Langland St., Northside. Burial at Independence, KY.
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Brownstown Banner newspaper, Brownstown, IN
Wednesday 3 June 1908; Page 6, Column 3
"Medora Melange" - Carr Township column
George and Jonathan Wayman were called to Cincinnati last Thursday on account of the death of their mother, Mrs. Mary Wayman, which occurred Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eliza Ford.
Burial took place Friday at Independence, KY.
She was 93 years of age and the widow of Thomas G. Wayman, who served in the 21st Kentucky Militia, War of 1812.
She is survived by five children - two sons and three daughters - viza; Mrs. Eliza Ford, of Cincinnati; Mrs. Dr. True, of McConnellsville, Ohio; Mrs. Emma Young,of Yorkville, IL, and George and Jonathan Wayman, of Medora, whose combined ages are 318 years.
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From Family Search.org
Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960
birth: 17 Jan 1853 , , KENTON, KENTUCKY
residence: 1853 Kenton, Kentucky, United States
parents: Thomas Wayman, Mary Kelley
name: Wayman
gender: Female
birth date: 17 Jan 1853
birthplace: , , KENTON, KENTUCKY
father's name: Thomas Wayman
mother's name: Mary Kelley
indexing project (batch) number: C51756-1
system origin: Kentucky-EASy
source film number: 216830
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1900 US Census
Cincinnati City, Hamilton, Ohio
Name: George W Ford
Residence: Cincinnati City, Hamilton, Ohio
1778 Weber Street
Birth Date: Jan 1837
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Race: White
Head-of-household Name: George W Ford
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 24
Estimated Marriage Year: 1876
Enumeration District: 0215
Page: 13
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 270
Reference Number: 32
Film Number: 1241279
Image Number: 00597
Household
Spouse
Name: Anna E Ford
Birth Date: Sep 1853
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 24
Estimated Marriage Year: 1876
Mother How Many Children: 2
Number Living Children: 2
Name: Charles E Wilson
Birth Date: Dec 1881
Birthplace: Ohio
Relationship to Head of Household: Step Son
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: telegrapher
Name: Mary Wayman
Birth Date: Jun 1815
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother-in-law
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Mother How Many Children: 8
Number Living Children: 7
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Sorry to say - this an an account of two of her brothers.
Published in The New York Times newspaper; 20 January 1853
The Flat-boat Murder
Our readers will recollect that only a short time since a horrible murder was committed on board a flat-boat, about one-hundred miles below Cleveland, near Troy. In the Madison 'Daily Banner', of Tuesday, the 24th inst., we find the following confession of one of the murderers:
"Having learned that Robert Kelly, who is imprisoned in our County jail, on charge of murder, had confessed to the part he took in the awful tragedy, which hurried three human beings into eternity, we made arrangements to obtain a true statement of the confession. In a conversation with two gentlemen, in the jail, young Kelly stated that he was raised in the vicinity of Versailles, in this State, where his parents now reside. He went to Cincinnati, a short time ago, to use his own language, "to make a raise." Soon after he reached Cincinnati, he and his brother Moses shipped on a flat-boat, belonging to Messrs. Gardner and Miller. The boat was laden with potatoes, apples, &c,, and was designed for Southern coasting trade. Three other men shipped on the boat as hands. Thus manned, the boat, with Gardner & Miller on board,
started down the river. When some eighteen miles above Troy, Indiana, the boat was landed in consequence of high winds, and two of the hands went ashore for the purpose of taking a hunt, The evening being calm, the boat was turned into the stream, leaving the two men ashore. Shortly after the boat left the shore, the prisoner states that Moses Kelly, his brother, told him of his intention to murder the proprietors of the boat for their money. This, he states, was the first intimation he had received from his brother of his murderous intentions. His brother had no enmity whatever against either of the deceased, and committed the bloody deed soley for the purpose of obtaining their money.
About 2 o'clock the next morning he was called from his bed by his brother and told that the time had come when the other men upon the boat must die. They were Gardner, Miller and a hand by the name of Frank _____, the prison having forgotten his surname. He went up to the roof of the boat for the purpose, he says, of keeping a look-out, and his brother went below and murdered the three men. He says he heard blows and groans, but refuses to state any of the particulars of the horrible tragedy. On being asked if he saw the men after they dead, he replied that he did, but refused to say anything more upon that point. The bodies of the murdered men were thrown into the river, through the scuttle of the boat, and their spilled blood was wiped from the floor by the two brothers. Upwards of one thousand dollars in money was taken from the murdered men; but the prison refused to state whether or not he shared it with his brother.
The two Kellys left the boat the next morning and went to Evansville, Ind. At that place Moses Kelly took passage on the 'John Simpson' for St. Louis, and the prison returned to the residence of his father. The brother of Gardner, one of the murdered men, on examining the boat, discovered the envelope of a letter addressed to Moses Kelly. This caused suspicion to rest upon him as one of the murderers. Learning that Kelly lived near Versailles, Mr. Gardner made arrangements to find where he was. The wife of Kelly received a letter from him, post marked St. Louis, and Gradner proceeded to procure his arrest. But the former, being aware that the police were on the look-out for him, eluded their search and returned to his home. He remained there about three hours, and then left for parts unknown.
Up to that time suspicion had not rested upon the prison - although he was at his father's house at the time Gardner was at Versailles, endeavoring to lay plans to arrest his brother, no one thought him guilty of murder. But Gardner, subsequently learning that he was absent from his home at the time the murders were committed, induced two gentlemen, who resided at North Bend, Ohio, at which place Gardner & Miller's flatboat stopped to take on some freight, to visit Versailles. On seeing the prisoner, they recognized him as one of the hands on the boat. He was immediately arrested, examined before a justice of the peace, and committed to jail, to await his trial.
Robert Kelly, the prison, is a youth about seventeen years of age. He is spare built, has blue eyes and light hair. His countenance is not good, yet he has none of the villain in his look.
In addition to this the Lawrenceburg 'Register' says that Robert Kelly, when told that in all probability his life must pay the forfeit, stated that he was not concerned with the murder, but only kept watch while his brother committed the deed. He also states that he thinks his brother murdered the two hands that he set ashore some eighteen miles above where the murder was committed, and who have not been heard from since. He states that when Mose returned to the boat he brought some milk and meal along with him, and said he was sick; but after wards told him (Robt Kelly) that that night the deed must be done. He states also, that in the evening they went to bed - he and his brother occupying one bed, and Miller and Gardner the other - leaving the pilot on watch. He says that he and his brother remained awake awaiting the change of watch, which takes place at 12 o'clock, and that when the pilot came down to change watch, they feigned sleep, and after the pilot had called two or three times, Mose got up and went on deck, and he (Robert) waited until the pilot went to sleep. He then got up, went carefully out on deck, and told Mose, who immediately went below and commenced his work of death. Robert states that he heard the blows distinctly, and that that, together with the groans of the dying men, made him sick. After the murder was committed, he went below and assisted his brother in fastening weights to the bodies and throwing them overboard. He states that it was their intention to proceed on down the river with the boat, but finding it impossible to clean the boat of the blood which was scattered around on the boards, &c, they then took the clothes of the murdered men, put them on, and threw their, which were somewhat bloody, overboard. They then took the skiff, and proceeded to Evansville, from which place he (Robert) returned home, and his brother going he knows not where.
Robert is unwilling to be taken to the same place for trial with his brother, as he thinks he will kill him also if he gets the chance, for the confessions he has made in regard to the matter. The trial, we suppose, will be held at the County Seat of Hancock County, Ky., as the murder was committed only some forty or fifty yards from the Kentucky shore."
Robert Kelly passed down the river yesterday on the steamer 'Hindoo', in charge of an officer, in route for Hawesville, Ky., where he is to be tired, together with his brother, Moses Kelly.
WAYMAN, Mary Wayman widow of the late Thos. G. Wayman, who was a member of the Ky., Militia, War of 1812, age 93 years. Funeral Friday morning at 8 o'clock from residence of her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Ford, 4260 Langland St., Northside. Burial at Independence, KY.
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Brownstown Banner newspaper, Brownstown, IN
Wednesday 3 June 1908; Page 6, Column 3
"Medora Melange" - Carr Township column
George and Jonathan Wayman were called to Cincinnati last Thursday on account of the death of their mother, Mrs. Mary Wayman, which occurred Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eliza Ford.
Burial took place Friday at Independence, KY.
She was 93 years of age and the widow of Thomas G. Wayman, who served in the 21st Kentucky Militia, War of 1812.
She is survived by five children - two sons and three daughters - viza; Mrs. Eliza Ford, of Cincinnati; Mrs. Dr. True, of McConnellsville, Ohio; Mrs. Emma Young,of Yorkville, IL, and George and Jonathan Wayman, of Medora, whose combined ages are 318 years.
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From Family Search.org
Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960
birth: 17 Jan 1853 , , KENTON, KENTUCKY
residence: 1853 Kenton, Kentucky, United States
parents: Thomas Wayman, Mary Kelley
name: Wayman
gender: Female
birth date: 17 Jan 1853
birthplace: , , KENTON, KENTUCKY
father's name: Thomas Wayman
mother's name: Mary Kelley
indexing project (batch) number: C51756-1
system origin: Kentucky-EASy
source film number: 216830
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1900 US Census
Cincinnati City, Hamilton, Ohio
Name: George W Ford
Residence: Cincinnati City, Hamilton, Ohio
1778 Weber Street
Birth Date: Jan 1837
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Race: White
Head-of-household Name: George W Ford
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 24
Estimated Marriage Year: 1876
Enumeration District: 0215
Page: 13
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 270
Reference Number: 32
Film Number: 1241279
Image Number: 00597
Household
Spouse
Name: Anna E Ford
Birth Date: Sep 1853
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 24
Estimated Marriage Year: 1876
Mother How Many Children: 2
Number Living Children: 2
Name: Charles E Wilson
Birth Date: Dec 1881
Birthplace: Ohio
Relationship to Head of Household: Step Son
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: telegrapher
Name: Mary Wayman
Birth Date: Jun 1815
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relationship to Head of Household: Mother-in-law
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Mother How Many Children: 8
Number Living Children: 7
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Sorry to say - this an an account of two of her brothers.
Published in The New York Times newspaper; 20 January 1853
The Flat-boat Murder
Our readers will recollect that only a short time since a horrible murder was committed on board a flat-boat, about one-hundred miles below Cleveland, near Troy. In the Madison 'Daily Banner', of Tuesday, the 24th inst., we find the following confession of one of the murderers:
"Having learned that Robert Kelly, who is imprisoned in our County jail, on charge of murder, had confessed to the part he took in the awful tragedy, which hurried three human beings into eternity, we made arrangements to obtain a true statement of the confession. In a conversation with two gentlemen, in the jail, young Kelly stated that he was raised in the vicinity of Versailles, in this State, where his parents now reside. He went to Cincinnati, a short time ago, to use his own language, "to make a raise." Soon after he reached Cincinnati, he and his brother Moses shipped on a flat-boat, belonging to Messrs. Gardner and Miller. The boat was laden with potatoes, apples, &c,, and was designed for Southern coasting trade. Three other men shipped on the boat as hands. Thus manned, the boat, with Gardner & Miller on board,
started down the river. When some eighteen miles above Troy, Indiana, the boat was landed in consequence of high winds, and two of the hands went ashore for the purpose of taking a hunt, The evening being calm, the boat was turned into the stream, leaving the two men ashore. Shortly after the boat left the shore, the prisoner states that Moses Kelly, his brother, told him of his intention to murder the proprietors of the boat for their money. This, he states, was the first intimation he had received from his brother of his murderous intentions. His brother had no enmity whatever against either of the deceased, and committed the bloody deed soley for the purpose of obtaining their money.
About 2 o'clock the next morning he was called from his bed by his brother and told that the time had come when the other men upon the boat must die. They were Gardner, Miller and a hand by the name of Frank _____, the prison having forgotten his surname. He went up to the roof of the boat for the purpose, he says, of keeping a look-out, and his brother went below and murdered the three men. He says he heard blows and groans, but refuses to state any of the particulars of the horrible tragedy. On being asked if he saw the men after they dead, he replied that he did, but refused to say anything more upon that point. The bodies of the murdered men were thrown into the river, through the scuttle of the boat, and their spilled blood was wiped from the floor by the two brothers. Upwards of one thousand dollars in money was taken from the murdered men; but the prison refused to state whether or not he shared it with his brother.
The two Kellys left the boat the next morning and went to Evansville, Ind. At that place Moses Kelly took passage on the 'John Simpson' for St. Louis, and the prison returned to the residence of his father. The brother of Gardner, one of the murdered men, on examining the boat, discovered the envelope of a letter addressed to Moses Kelly. This caused suspicion to rest upon him as one of the murderers. Learning that Kelly lived near Versailles, Mr. Gardner made arrangements to find where he was. The wife of Kelly received a letter from him, post marked St. Louis, and Gradner proceeded to procure his arrest. But the former, being aware that the police were on the look-out for him, eluded their search and returned to his home. He remained there about three hours, and then left for parts unknown.
Up to that time suspicion had not rested upon the prison - although he was at his father's house at the time Gardner was at Versailles, endeavoring to lay plans to arrest his brother, no one thought him guilty of murder. But Gardner, subsequently learning that he was absent from his home at the time the murders were committed, induced two gentlemen, who resided at North Bend, Ohio, at which place Gardner & Miller's flatboat stopped to take on some freight, to visit Versailles. On seeing the prisoner, they recognized him as one of the hands on the boat. He was immediately arrested, examined before a justice of the peace, and committed to jail, to await his trial.
Robert Kelly, the prison, is a youth about seventeen years of age. He is spare built, has blue eyes and light hair. His countenance is not good, yet he has none of the villain in his look.
In addition to this the Lawrenceburg 'Register' says that Robert Kelly, when told that in all probability his life must pay the forfeit, stated that he was not concerned with the murder, but only kept watch while his brother committed the deed. He also states that he thinks his brother murdered the two hands that he set ashore some eighteen miles above where the murder was committed, and who have not been heard from since. He states that when Mose returned to the boat he brought some milk and meal along with him, and said he was sick; but after wards told him (Robt Kelly) that that night the deed must be done. He states also, that in the evening they went to bed - he and his brother occupying one bed, and Miller and Gardner the other - leaving the pilot on watch. He says that he and his brother remained awake awaiting the change of watch, which takes place at 12 o'clock, and that when the pilot came down to change watch, they feigned sleep, and after the pilot had called two or three times, Mose got up and went on deck, and he (Robert) waited until the pilot went to sleep. He then got up, went carefully out on deck, and told Mose, who immediately went below and commenced his work of death. Robert states that he heard the blows distinctly, and that that, together with the groans of the dying men, made him sick. After the murder was committed, he went below and assisted his brother in fastening weights to the bodies and throwing them overboard. He states that it was their intention to proceed on down the river with the boat, but finding it impossible to clean the boat of the blood which was scattered around on the boards, &c, they then took the clothes of the murdered men, put them on, and threw their, which were somewhat bloody, overboard. They then took the skiff, and proceeded to Evansville, from which place he (Robert) returned home, and his brother going he knows not where.
Robert is unwilling to be taken to the same place for trial with his brother, as he thinks he will kill him also if he gets the chance, for the confessions he has made in regard to the matter. The trial, we suppose, will be held at the County Seat of Hancock County, Ky., as the murder was committed only some forty or fifty yards from the Kentucky shore."
Robert Kelly passed down the river yesterday on the steamer 'Hindoo', in charge of an officer, in route for Hawesville, Ky., where he is to be tired, together with his brother, Moses Kelly.
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