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Constable William Melton Mears, a 34-year-old white male from Sylvania, Georgia, was tragically killed on August 9, 1900. Constable Mears was serving with the Screven County Constable's Office at the time of his death. He was ambushed and shot while attempting to serve a warrant on a teenager accused of communicating threats. As Constable Mears and his companions approached the boy's home near the Savannah River, several men hiding in a nearby swamp opened fire. Constable Mears and Fillmore Herr ...Read More
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William Melton Mears
Male
White / Caucasian
Sylvania
GA
1900-08-09
34
William
Melton Mears
11/22/2025
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It's so unsettling to read about the ambush that took the life of Constable Mears and Fillmore Herri... ...Read More
09/06/2023
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