[6] Jettie died in early 1928, meaning Fannie had been suspicious of the incest at least that long before the murders in late 1929. Ancestors at that time could be listed in Virginia or Pennsylvania. Found dead in the family massacre were Raymond and Ruth Gee, approximately 46 and 39 years old, and their three children ages 11 to 16. John was the oldest of the siblings. The shot was a signal for Greathouse and the others to come out of hiding and attacked the remainder of the Mingos. How the hell did I not hear anything about this? If it was me, my response would be very different. The young girl Betsy from this story is ny great great great great great Grandmother. When Betsy saw the woman in her mothers dress she assaulted her violently, tearing the clothes off the Mingo womans back. Several parties of mixed Mingo and Shawnee warriors soon struck the frontier, including one led by Logan. I too would love to obtain a copy of the family book! Award-winning journalist Lara Logan dives deep into the 2019 massacre that left nine Mormon women and children dead at the hands of a Mexican cartel. 72.4k members in the missouri community. The reason for this massacre was the resistance attempts by the residents of the city. 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says, Colombia wants to deport "cocaine hippos" to stop them from multiplying, Alex Murdaugh found guilty of murders of wife and son, How a tragic boating crash is connected to the family of Alex Murdaugh, October 8, 2009 - Nicole Gee Defends Ex-Husband Christopher Harris, Accused of Killing Her Family, September 22, 2009 - Beason, Illinois Killer Slays Five but a Child Survives. He waited for them by the tobacco barn until they were in range, shot them with a 12-gauge shotgun, then ensured that they were dead by bludgeoning them. The Logan Cemetery as it appears today north of Interstate 44. [10] The American elm tree in Pickaway County, Ohio under which Logan was said to have given the speech became known as the Logan Elm. "[5] The Iroquois and other Native American tribes tended to have peace chiefs and war chiefs, or leaders. They came upon a man and a small child floating in a dinghy. You can always count on Topix. From that angle, you'd think she would have a single memory of his shoes or pants or something. One known as the Spicer Massacre in Greene County, Pennsylvania. In the meantime, McKee urged all parties to remain calm and to keep the peace. Logan's friendly relations with white settlers changed after the Yellow Creek Massacre of April 30, 1774. I tried to fight for the white man in the Civil War, but when I got to Harrisburg I was sent back as too old. Logan delivering his . She is my fifth great grandmother. On September 9, 1990, an unusual event occurred at a site six miles west and two miles north of Russell Springs in Logan County, Kansas. October 30, 2009 / 8:29 AM View of the historical marker looking south along state route 2. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. To the best of my knowledge, he died in this reservation, and is buried near the grave of Chief Cornplanter. During their escape, a company of horses came fluttering down the road seeking information on the commotion near the Spicer cabin. He performed the condolence ceremony, "covering the Bones of their deceas'd Friends with some Goods suitable to the Occasion and agreeable to their Custom," and he dispatched several messages to the western tribes "to convince those People to whom they were to be delivered, of our Sincerity, And That We did not countenance these Misdemeanors. I'm a Spicer/Bowen descendant through my mother's paternal line. The most Logan families were found in USA in 1880. This unfortunate event is known as the Dowdy Family Massacre. A new burial marker for the six deceased members of the Logan family will be installed at the Logan Cemetery later this year. You can check out the ghosts of the Hatfields and McCoys in both West Virginia and Kentucky. The dark hole of Topix has quite a few opinions that it was Stout, framing Scott. Jake Gyllenhaal flaunted his seriously ripped physique on Friday when he filmed a shirtless scene for the Road House remake.. Our minds play tricks on us in high stress moments - I think she saw a flash of something gray and this is her mind's way of coping. Sheris father, Gary, owned and operated the farm, and Steves family have said Sheri felt her parents couldn't handle the work on the farm and were resisting her efforts to modernize it. Additionally his wife and 4 of his children were in the family home and someone burned it down, killing them all. Today, he agreed to change his plea to guilty - on the five year anniversary of the Rhoden family massacre, in order to take the death penalty for himself off the table. Nine women and children from a Mormon community in Mexico were killed while traveling in a three-car caravan south of the US-Mexico border on Monday, according to Mexico's . The brothers also planned to rob the family and took an Acer Aspire laptop computer, the documents say. McKee learned of the Yellow Creek murders on May 3, and he immediately called Connolly, Kayashuta, a deputation from the Six Nations, and members of the local militia together for a meeting at Croghan's home, where he informed them of the Mingos' deaths. Logan was chief of the Mingo Indians, a multi-tribal confederation allied to the Six Nations. Nice to meet you! Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. To prepare and encourage Missourians to learn more about severe weather and how to protect themselves, the National Weather Service, the State Emergency Management Agency and local emergency managers will observe Severe Weather Preparedness Week Monday through Friday, March 6 to 10. On a quiet morning of September 24, 1774, there was a sudden retribution made in the southern most boundary of Native American territory as War Chief James Logan and his companions massacred the John Roberts family, except one son, at the north fork of Reedy Creek. The Lawsons worked as tenant tobacco farmers, saving enough money by 1927 to buy their own farm on Brook Cove Road. A mother, stepfather and a teenager have been given life sentences for murdering five-year-old Logan Mwangi and dumping his body in a river. I think iam a Spicer descendant threw nona Spicer on my mother side born in west Virginia please contact me with furthet info at ptknight@live.com, Just discovered I am a direct descendant of Betsy, she was my 6th great grandmother on my mothers side. John Logan's Father was the Iroquois Chief, Shikellamy of the Oneida Tribe. CINCINNATI (WXIX) - The family of a 19-year-old killed Tuesday is "lost for words" after a triple shooting in Roselawn claimed their loved one's . Today, it is open for burials only for direct descendants of W. D. Browder, owing to limited plot availability. On November 5, 2009, 13 people are killed and more than 30 others are wounded, nearly all of them unarmed soldiers, when a U.S. Army officer goes on a shooting rampage at Fort Hood in central . "I was born on the West Bank of the Allegheny River, in the Cornplanter Reservation, in 1809, the same year as Abraham Lincoln. In the linked documentary, Stacy says she just never thought to call 911, which sounds plausible to me. 16 year old Job was out in the cornfield building squirrel traps to keep varmints from devouring their precious food source. Daughters Alice, age 18, Martha, age 16, and Susan, age 14 were out watching over the family's flock of sheep with their youngest brother James, age 11 about a . Then he returned home, reloaded, and went from bedroom to bedroom shooting relatives and friends while they slept before shooting himself twice in the head. Scholars agree that Logan Elrod was a son of Chief Shikellamy, an important diplomat for the Iroquois Confederacy. Baker and the Mingos had lived peacefully ever since Logan's arrival. The Logans are known for being close to the Forrester, Marone and Spencer families, as they have worked with them and have had relationships with them . I am Afro-American, my father's name is Mr. Buford Mason Spicer. The family in this case is stunned. After his 1760s move to the Ohio Country, he became affiliated with the Mingo, a tribe formed from Seneca, Cayuga, Lenape and other remnant peoples. 03:04. I'm wondering about the location of her grave. .component--type-recirculation .item:nth-child(5) { Stacy found strong religious faith in the aftermath. Every morning, winter or summer, rain or shine, at six o'clock he would come out of his house and ring a big dinner bell as a signal for all to get busy. Thrilling Adventures Among the American Indians by Edward S. Ellis, 1905 Some indicate that the Mingo were part of the Iroquois (Seneca) that left the Iroquois between 1740 and 1750 and migrated to Western Pennsylvania, the Ohio Country and West . Logan was the oldest son of Johnny Shikellamy, and both father and son were well known along the western border for their steadfast loyalty to the British. A cake that Marie had baked on Christmas Day was displayed on the tour. Hello, I am searching for my 4th great grandfather. What's your mother's name if you don't mind I can look and see if it's in the book other than that I haven't made any copies yet but soon as I do I can email them to you or if you want to get ahold of me here's my email address joxbowen@gmail.com, If you send me your contact info I will email you what i have on the lineage between the Bowen Spicer's written in my family book. A war to chastise them ,would be ineffective and would inevitably lead to the "destruction of this country. Each Spring, thousands of wagon trains left for California, and the story of the Arkansas Emigrants and the Mountain Meadows Massacre, has incorrectly morphed into one large, all-inclusive, "Baker-Fancher" Train whose members all departed from Bellers Stand/Milum Springs, in Carroll County, Arkansas at the same time. However, many people familiar with the incident (including George Rogers Clark) knew that the Greathouse brothers and their men were the ones who had killed the party. Yikes! They'd tie up Ashley and demand a ransom. Do you think Stout coached or coaxed Stacy in that first interview? The gunshot signaling Lawson's own suicide was heard by the many people who already had learned of the murders on the property and gathered there. On June 10, realizing that the local situation was well beyond his ability to influence, McKee wrote to Johnson and advised the superintendent that only the reimposition of imperial or Pennsylvanian control could halt the violence. Just "gray hair." The most surprising part of the story is that the victims were known quite well to Christopher Harris. Maybe the trauma of everything has blocked some memories? Click here for: Hatfield McCoy Airboat Tours328 WV-49. When William was about 20, he was called back to Greene County to deal with part of his fathers estate. Jacob Greathouse himself slaughtered Koonay and dissected her belly, removed her unborn son and scalped him. MORE ON CRIMESIDEROctober 8, 2009 - Nicole Gee Defends Ex-Husband Christopher Harris, Accused of Killing Her FamilySeptember 22, 2009 - Beason, Illinois Killer Slays Five but a Child Survives, Trending News One of the families living near the fort was the family of Matthew Dean. Winds light and variable. Her children's father was John Gibson, a prominent trader in the region. ", The frightened settlers were more than warranted in their apprehension. Award-winning journalist Lara Logan dives deep into the 2019 massacre that left nine Mormon women and children dead at the hands of a Mexican cartel. As soon as the gun was fired, Marie, who was inside, screamed, while the two small boys, James and Raymond, attempted to find a hiding place. I am looking for information about John Spicer (born 1814, died 1882) from whom I am descended. His pacific outlook was changed in the spring of 1774, when a party of white settlers massacred eight Indians at Baker's Tavern across from Yellow Creek. The home for all Missourians on reddit. Hi Joshua, Nice meeting you. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. When Betsy was very old, her granddaughter, Ruth Steele was responsible for filling a pipe for her and place a coal from the wood fire on it so Grandma could have another smoke. However, her captivity was short lived. My grandfather Michael father Michael Bowen came form PA. It stayed in the McKee family through E(dgar) M(cKee) Lackey ownership in 1898, or for about 150 years. Michael Bowen is my third G.G. The rope supposedly used of lynch Patrick Wallace in 1886 is currently on display on the first floor of the Crawford County Courthouse in Steelville. The remaining Indians also were shot or tomahawked. The Netflix series 28 days haunted (2022) shows the place where the victims were embalmed and describes what happened. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. I don't know why Stacy wouldn't know about the abuse. Logan, the county seat of Hocking County, was named in honor of Chief Logan of the Mingo Indian tribe. Elizabeth Spicer (Betsy) is my 4th GrGrandmother. He was named for my great-uncle, the immortal Cayuga orator. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. I was surprised by Stacy's lack of visible physical scars and impairment. After the government passed the Selective Service Act, over nine million men . Hi, I too am a Spicer/Bowen descendant and I came across your post here while I was reading about the Spicer Massacre. Coming upon Tomlinson's regimental coat and hat, he put them on and swaggered through the house claiming, "I am a White Man." I dont know whether to be impressed by the lower than expected quotient of racism or aghast at the vigilantism. I wonder if you know of a way to obtain a copy. Logan and small parties of Shawnee and Mingo soon began striking frontier settlers in revenge for the murders at Yellow Creek. Eight executed in their beds in four separate homes. I really wonder if Wallace actually was guilty, but I guess no one will ever know. His father-in-law with his family, including the family of Montgomery's son-in-law, Joseph Russell, followed Logan to Kentucky in 1779 and made a settlement 12 miles from "Logan's Fort." By late May, only Logan's Mingos were at war. Rebecca Jo Bowen(Becki). Skip to main content. Funeral of the slain Lawson family in Germanton, North Carolina, in 1929. Please contact me, omiakron@gmail.com . One day, a female stranger asks Logan to drive a girl named Laura to the Canadian border. Ok. What did Stout think Stacy knew about the shootings? They had said nothing about the weapon used or a possible motive. I am a direct descendant and one of Williams great great great great great granddaughters. The murder of the Lawson family refers to a familicide which took place in [[America The case was also featured in an episode of the PRX podcast Criminal.[8]. I'm part of that lineage and have much info about it. The graveyard was renamed in their memory after the familys 1886 massacre. She would of been my 6th great grandmother. He was a large, strong man, not dark in color, and with grey eyes. Contact me at omiakron@gmail.com. Joshua, I had the family history book you mentioned but lost it in a fire. Interesting! Betsy still holding her iron grabbed Williams hand with her free hand and fled through the backdoor of the cabin into the forest. [7] John Logan's sister was known as the widow of Cajadies who was known as "the best hunter among all of the Indians" who died in November 1747. A police officer who was with Arthur ran down to discover Lawson's body along with letters to his parents. In 1911, Charles Lawson[1] married Fannie Manring, with whom he had eight children. You can take an airboat ride down the Tug Fork in Matewan, West Virginia and get an . His brother, Arahhot or "Unhappy Jake" was killed in the war with the Catawbas in 1744. Speaking of the Indians living in the Ohio Country, McKee wrote that "they have given great proofs of their pacific disposition, and have acted with more moderation than those who ought to have been more rational." In the spring of 1774 approximately eight people from the Native American village of Yellow Creek were murdered by white settlers, an event known to historians as the Yellow Creek Massacre. I just visited my father's grave at Good Hope Cemetary near Jane Lew, WV, and saw a marker for Elizabeth Spicer Bowen. I would also like to visit Mrs. I think we are related the spicer are in my family nona spicer is or was my great great grandmother please e mail me at ptknight@live.com, I just stumbled on this while doing some research to find out about Spicer Cochran and William Vestus Cochran. Chief Logan of the Mingo was on good terms with the English Speaking Colonist west of the Alleghenies. Lastly, he killed the baby, Mary Lou; it is thought that she was bludgeoned to death. Area property owner Bill Buchanan and Missouri Humanities Council Archaeologist Erin Whitson next to the suspected old cellar remaining from the Logan family homes 1886 razing. The girl, who police said was shot seven times by ex-Marine Bryan . Gross, at Fort Augusta, who has done so much to honor Shikellamy's memory. In 1929, days prior to Christmas, Lawson (age 43) took Fannie (his wife age 37) and their seven children, Arthur (age 19), Marie (age 16), Carrie (age 12), Maybell (age 7) James (age 4) Raymond, (age 2) and Mary Lou (age 4 months) into town to buy new clothes and to have a family portrait taken. McKee assured his guests that the incident was the act of "a few rash and inconsiderate White People, and not by the intention or Knowledge of any of our Wise People"; he promised them that Dunmore, after he learned of the murders, would surely take every step to rectify the situation. The testimony from the domestic abuse counselor is pretty damning. He died in an altercation near Lake Erie in 1780. "The panic becoming universal, claimed Connolly, "nothing but confusion, Distress and Flight was conspicuous. According to investigators, on Sunday, May 29th 2005, the morning he was to graduate high school, Scott Moody walked across his familys failing dairy farm to his grandparents' farmhouse and shot them both dead with a .22-caliber rifle. Concrete edging borders the grave containing Charlie and the seven victims. Real Audio by Eloise Lane. After the murders, he went into the nearby woods and, several hours later, shot himself. But the viciousness of the murders that had precipitated the crisis, when combined with the long-standing grievances of the western tribes, meant that a peaceful resolution would be difficult to obtain. Who is there to mourn for Logan? display: none; Hello, is George Wilson related to the Spicers? The purpose of the conference was to encourage and invest in pastors and church leaders. A 2019 massacre leaves nine Mormon women and children dead at the hands of a Mexican cartel; Lara Logan meets with the surviving family members from La Mora, a. The graveyard was renamed in their memory after the family's 1886 massacre. He'd been a Logan County deputy sheriff for a year longer than Stacy had been alive. Nicole Gee attended Wednesday's hearing but has not spoken to reporters about the case. If anyone has any further information, please email me at azapcic@yahoo.com. On the afternoon of December 25, Lawson first shot his daughters, Carrie and Maybell, as they were setting out to their uncle and aunt's house. But fifteen to twenty Mingos under Logan set off for the Ohio Valley to seek retribution for the loss of their family and friends.". However, historian Francis Jennings wrote that Mayer's book was "erroneous from the first word of the title." That is SUPER interesting, I've never heard of the Logan Family before. Is it possible he didn't/wasn't (and wasn't involved in the murders), but saw a vulnerable teen girl he could exploit to have a relationship with after he got to know her because of investigating the murders? After that, the remains of the city of Yangzhou were burned to the ground. I wish I knew your name. Matewan, WV 25678. Stout has always maintained that he befriended Stacy only because he thought she knew much more about shootings than she let on; in his guilty plea he admitting only to having considered speeding once when she was a passenger in his car. William was the "White Renegade" man involved with the massacre of the Crow sisters. Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife and son, Biden had cancerous skin lesion removed last month, doctor says, White supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes kicked out of CPAC, Tom Sizemore, actor known for "Saving Private Ryan" and "Heat," dies at 61, Biden team readies new advisory panel ahead of expected reelection bid, At least 10 dead after winter storm slams South, Midwest, House Democrats unhappy with White House handling of D.C.'s new criminal code. Hi. After his 1760s move to the Ohio Country, he became affiliated with the Mingo, a tribe formed from Seneca, Cayuga, Lenape and other remnant peoples. I would love to read the family book you mentioned, could you please tell me the title? my email is: patison@ncidata.com if anyone would like to get in contact with methank you, Please e mail at ptknight@live com nona spicer was my great great grabdmother. This was a reunion of descendants of John and Liddia German and descendants of Medicine Water and Calf Woman whose destinies met at this site on September 11, 1874. A key figure in land distribution was James Logan, agent of the Penn family, investor and political operator. ". It was a hot and humid summer day on June 5, 1774, when William Spicer was chopping wood outside his cabin near a stream that flowed into the Big Whitely Creek, a mile south of Willow Tree in Greene Township. Their youngest, 3-year-old Tabitha, survived the attack in the family's Beason, Ill., home and was taken to a hospital. Bleeding and in pain, she went to her mothers room and found her injured. ET. Thank you! On October 5, 1878, still in the midst of unpacking their belongings, the Dowdy family was going about their normal day. Col. Cresap, the last spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, murdered all the relations of Logan, not sparing even my women and children. After dealing with his fathers estate, he did return to the Mingo and married a woman of the tribe. But, as anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace has written, "Which of Shikellamy's sons was Logan the orator has been a matter of dispute. This is the place for anything related to the state of Missouri. It was shocking, yes, but was it senseless? Over the course of the evening/night of April 21-22, 2021, someone entered four separate homes in Pike County, Ohio, and shot eight members of the Rhoden family. A 2019 massacre leaves nine Mormon women and children dead at the hands of a Mexican cartel; Lara Logan meets with the surviving family members from La Mora, a small Mormon community in Sonora, Mexico, who recount the events of that tragic day. No such train ever existed. As the contest began, one of the Indians, John Petty, who was somewhat intoxicated, wandered through the trading post. He says: Last Friday was two weeks ago (October 21), Logan, a famous chief went home with a little boy, a son of Roberts on . Logan and his hunting party were camped on the west bank of. With the Logan County Sheriffs office neighbouring the Shafer farm, police response was swift. . Edward Wagner pleaded not guilty in 2018 when he was charged in the Rhoden family murders. Sometime after that, Stacy awoke to a gun in her face. I agree about the counsellor's testimony. The massacre of the Roberts family is best told in a manuscript (1) left by John Anderson, relative of Roberts, and a near neighbor.
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