Lift Your Voices, Watchmen

Author: James S. Wells

James was the son of Chaun­cey Wells and Su­san­nah Freer, and hus­band of An­nie Eli­za­beth Lin­der (mar­ried cir­ca 1918). He is re­mem­bered as a hymn writ­er, po­et, and news­pa­per co­lum­nist. His col­umns (such as Lit­tle Light Lyr­ics and Vers­es of Vic­tory) ap­peared re­gu­lar­ly in The Dal­ton/North Georg­ia Ci­ti­zen news­pap­er. One col­umn had this head­ing: By JAMES WELLS—The Printer-Poet Writer of Hu­mor­ous Verse, Gos­pel Hymns, and Po­pu­lar Song Hits. Sac­red songs in all Lead­ing South­ern Song Books for 1917. Mem­ber of the Song-Writ­ing Team of Wells & Pond, with H. S. Gor­don, New York, Pub­lish­er. Wells lat­er wrote a re­gu­lar col­umn in the DalÂ… Go to person page >