Larry Bayless, a former resident of Wells County and a stilt walker in more than 25 Bluffton Street Fair parades, has donated a 626-page hardcover book —  an outline of the Bayless Family Tree — to the Wells County Public Library. The book starts with John Bayless (1617-1682) who arrived in New York in 1635. This family record includes the Bayless family members who lived in Wells County, and many of whom are laid to rest in the St. Paul Cemetery in Rockcreek Township. (Photo provided)