Note: Frank Wells was a partner with his father-in-law, Charles H. Bevan, and Charles Doddridge in operating the saw mill in Guyan township. On 14 April 1903 the boiler exploded killing Charles Bevan, Richard Houck and Rufus Houck. Others were severely injured in the blast. Frank was badly scalded in the accident but survived.
In the early twentieth century scalds were very serious and painful afflictions. Frank must have had excellent nursing care to avoid infections. He lived until 1941.
Note: Frank Wells 38 years old was running a farm. He and his wife Carrie A. (Bevan) 25 years old had been married for seven years. Carrie had had three children, and they were all living: Haskell H. seven, Lillian a. five and Harley D. three years old.