Hart-Elbert-Oglethorpe County GaArchives News.....The Bride Fainted October 6, 1897
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Macon Telegraph October 6, 1897
The Bride Fainted-Young Couple In Hart County Pursued By Bride's Brothers
6 Oct. 1897, page 3
Hartwell, Ga., Oct.5
On last Friday morning, Mr. Freeman Dunn who lives in Hart County, securing a
mule and buggy went to the home of Mrs. Amanda Swillings, there taking the girl
of his choice, a Miss Swilling, in the buggy with made a rush for the nearest
justice. When the brothers of this young lady found that she and her lover had
eloped, they grabbed their Winchesters and went in hot pursuit after them
arriving at the justice's home in time to prevent the marriage. The lovers made
their escape through a back door and fled to the woods, where they remained
during the night hiding from the brothers, who were hunting them.  Early
Saturday morning, they made their way to Bio district afoot, about eight miles
from where they were, to a residence of one of the citizens of that district.
The father of Mr. Dunn secured the services of a justice from Alford's district,
and they hurriedly drove across the county, a distance of about fourteen miles,
to where the young couple were, and as soon as they arrived at the place, the
justice at once began to preform the ceremony.  The rapid driving of the father
and justice excited the curiosity of an old inhabitant who saddled his mule and
went in hast after them, he not being able to keep up with the justice and the
father, rushed up just as the marriage was being consummated, causing the young
lady to faint, she thinking it was her brothers. The brothers when last heard
from were still hunting the young couple.

Additional Comments:
The bride, Edna Swilling was the first wife of Freeman Robert Dunn, which ended
in divorce with no children. Robert Freeman Dunn later married Malissa Ann Beula
Madden, who were my grandparents

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