She is my fifth great grandmother. The Shikellamy children were of the Cayuga Tribe. The indictments offer the first hints of what prosecutors think took place at the Gee home in the tiny town of Beason, about 35 miles northeast of Springfield. } However, an autopsy and analysis of his brain at Johns Hopkins Hospital found no abnormalities.[2]. 2 plead not guilty on charges related to Rhoden family massacre. He departed this world in 2005 in Milwaukee, WIThanks,Milwaukee, WI, The Spicer lineage is still fairly concentrated in the greene county area. Hello. Lament. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I married Susan, a Seneca maid, and we had one child, James Logan, who died at the age of thirty. Logan meets with the surviving family members . I wonder if you know of a way to obtain a copy. Michael Myers of Washington County, Pennsylvania, to guide them over to the west side of the Ohio River where they wished to travel up Yellow Creek and examine some land a few miles from the stream's confluence with the Ohio. Myers shot and killed the Indian. 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 war to chastise them ,would be ineffective and would inevitably lead to the "destruction of this country. Hi. I would also like to visit Mrs. Reducing that likelihood makes t. 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. 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, Betsy is my 4th GrGrandmother. 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. With the disruption of warfare, disease, and encroachment, some Seneca, Susquehannock, and Cayuga among the Iroquois migrated to the Ohio Country, as did Lenape. The massacre of the John Lively family by Indians in 1813, in what would later be called Covington Township, Washington County, Illinois, was an act of violence that was shocking, both to people of the time and even now, more than 200 years later. I live in DC Metro area, My name is Debby Fair pleases feel free to call 760-238-3343 if your interested. The case was also featured in an episode of the PRX podcast Criminal.[8]. Eight executed in their beds in four separate homes. Betsy and William were horrified, and Betsy notes that it was an image forever frozen in her memory. Elizabeth is my 4th Great. . [4] Historians who agree that Logan the orator was not named "Tah-gah-jute" sometimes identify him as Tachnechdorus. The Mingo fearing he would leave them, begged for him not to go. It worked. He was a very old man when I was very young, but I recall what he looked like. I hope to travel to Green County by the end of May 2022, to do some investigating, do I have any cousins up for the trip. Jacob Greathouse himself slaughtered Koonay and dissected her belly, removed her unborn son and scalped him. Michael Bowen is my third G.G. As the contest began, one of the Indians, John Petty, who was somewhat intoxicated, wandered through the trading post. Reply for me details, My great great grandmother was nona spicer please e mail me at ptknight@live.com, Well, how many more skeletons are in the Spicer's Family Linage? Thank you! Next summer, if I live I hope to visit Logan Valley, where my grandfather resided, and view the scenes that my father loved to talk about. Coming upon Tomlinson's regimental coat and hat, he put them on and swaggered through the house claiming, "I am a White Man." During the four years he'd lived in the area, he had consistently tried to maintain peace. It is Near Newell in Hancock County West Virginia. Wondering if you have received any further information on her grave site meanwhile? Curious to know whether he could be related to any of these "Spicers.". This comment has been removed by the author. She would of been my 6th great grandmother. Suspect was arrested and survived the first lynch mob only to fall victim to the second. I'm William's 7 great granddaughter. Logan, whose power to self-heal is dwindling, has surrendered himself to alcohol and now earns a living as a chauffeur. In waning consciousness she went downstairs and called two friends and then her stepsister, Nicole Vagedes. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I think the gray hair is a false memory, too. Spicer heard the Mingo tribesmen approaching and struck his ax in a log and approached the house to get some food to offer to his visitors. I would love to see any books or copies of information if you would like to share. James Logan, also called John Logan, original name Tah-Gah-Ute, (born c. 1725, probably at Shamokin [now Sunbury], Pennsylvania [U.S.]died 1780, near Lake Erie), prominent Indian leader, whose initial excellent relations with white settlers in Pennsylvania and the Ohio Territory deteriorated into a vendetta after the slaughter of his family in Porcelain Dolls: The Stacy Moody Story, on YouTube, a short, well-made documentary from 2016 in which Stacy speaks at length on camera. To Captain Cressap - What did you kill my people on Yellow Creek for. Possible connection between this story and this story, :http://www.wvgenweb.org/marshall/eric-crowfam.htm(Start at the line: "We now come to the well known story of the massacre of the three Crow girls")The two stories happened with in the vicinity of each other (this one in 1774 and the other in 1791 (17 years later)) is it possible that William Jr. (or a relative) Could be the Spicer mentioned in this story, No one seems to know the "Spicer"'s first name, though I admit at this point my research leaves something to be desired. That angle and location is, however, consistent with the wounds of every other victim. The massacre of the Roberts family is best told in a manuscript (1) left by John Anderson, relative of Roberts, and a near neighbor. On the morning of November 4, 2019, dozens of men armed with assault rifles positioned themselves for an ambush along a dirt path through Sonora, Mexico, 70 miles from the US border. I was taught to hunt by my grandfather, who died in 1820. LINCOLN, Ill. (CBS/AP) Indictments released Wednesday claim two brothers, Christopher and Jason Harris, armed with a tire iron broke into a family's home in Beason, Ill. to rob them and assault a. As a result, the U.S . 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 . His 12 year old daughter, Elizabeth, also known as Betsy was ironing clothes while her mother, Lydia and siblings, including 9 year old William Jr., were caring to the duties inside the Spicer cabin. Nor the reason why he asked his eldest son, Arthur, to . 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. Jake Gyllenhaal flaunted his seriously ripped physique on Friday when he filmed a shirtless scene for the Road House remake.. [citation needed]. 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. For Logan and the natives, the massacre was a declaration of war, and so began Lord Dunmore's War. It did disperse during the great depression, so its possible you could be related but not likely. Yellow Creek Massacre Logan's friendly relations with white settlers changed with the Yellow Creek Massacre of April 30, 1774. The Logan Cemetery as it appears today north of Interstate 44. Her statement (in the linked article) - the parts they printed - strongly implied he molested her. [7] A close friend of Marie Lawson's, Ella May, came forward and disclosed that a few weeks before Christmas 1929, Marie confided in her that she was pregnant by her own father and that both he and Fannie knew about this.Many thought that this is what also led to him massacuring his family because he didn't want the secret to get out. Stacy, attempting to move past the tragedies, has not attempted to discover the identity of the man she saw that night. Like his father, Logan generally maintained friendly relationships with white settlers who were moving from eastern Pennsylvania and Virginia into the Ohio Country: the region that is now Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, and western Pennsylvania. Betsy still holding her iron grabbed Williams hand with her free hand and fled through the backdoor of the cabin into the forest. Ashley, who didn't get along with her stepdad because of his rules, said he had money in his house. Col. Cresap, the last spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, murdered all the relations of Logan, not sparing even my women and children. Headstone inscription reads "Not now, but in the coming years, it will be a better land, We'll read the meaning of our tears and then sometime we'll understand.". My takeaway is that Stacy is horribly traumatized and had nothing to do with it, and that Scott most likely did it. Chief Logan. A historical marker in Danby, New York, designates the "possible birthplace of Chief Logan (Tah-Gah-Jute)," and then quotes Logan's famous speech. Chief Logan of the Mingo was on good terms with the English Speaking Colonist west of the Alleghenies. But, as anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace has written, "Which of Shikellamy's sons was Logan the orator has been a matter of dispute. Once caught, Chief Logan took the young Spicer children back to the cabin, where it was discover that the youngest Spicer child was still alive. My maiden name is Rebecca Jo Bowen. The Netflix series 28 days haunted (2022) shows the place where the victims were embalmed and describes what happened. They fell upon the Spicers, slaying Williams wife and two of the children that were inside the house. The young girl Betsy from this story is ny great great great great great Grandmother. The bodies were found Sunday at a home in rural Ohio, 45. Published: Dec. 14, 2022 at 10:00 AM PST. Here is the Rolla weather data for the 24-hour period ending at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 2, 2023. We still live, and raise cattle not 2 miles from where the spicer cabin stood. The third, William, born in 1914, died of an illness in 1920. He died in an altercation near Lake Erie in 1780. It was impossible to predict, wrote McKee, whether the worsening situation around Pittsburgh would result in a general Indian war. 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. Hi Heather nice to meet you! Lawson shot Marie, and then found and killed the two boys. 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 . Wayne Spicer from Olean, NY was her father. 16 year old Job was out in the cornfield building squirrel traps to keep varmints from devouring their precious food source. The savagery of the attack was astounding, and even James Chambers, a neighbor of Baker's who was not present, declared that the murderers "appeared to have lost, in a great degree, all sentiments of humanity as well as the effects of civilization.". Rebecca Jo Bowen(Becki). After the government passed the Selective Service Act, over nine million men . Submissions should outline a mystery and provide a link to a more detailed review of the case such as a Wiki article or news report. http://www.topix.com/forum/city/huntsville-oh/T4EKSRKBK1MEM12J7/p1. Until now, authorities had said only that the Gees and their children Justina, 14-year-old Dillen Constant, 11-year-old Austin Gee and survivor Tabitha Gee were the victims of blunt force trauma and a violent struggle had taken place. A cake that Marie had baked on Christmas Day was displayed on the tour. Hi, I too am a Spicer/Bowen descendant and I came across your post here while I was reading about the Spicer Massacre. I too am interested in hearing more about the Spicers, if anyone would like to get in touch with me please leave a reply! Additionally his wife and 4 of his children were in the family home and someone burned it down, killing them all. The party under Taylaynee behest crossed the river to visit the cabin of Joshua Baker, a settler and rum trader. This page was last edited on 28 January 2023, at 00:11. Important details about Logan have been disputed by scholars, including his original name and whether or not the words of "Logan's Lament" were actually his. 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. "I was born on the West Bank of the Allegheny River, in the Cornplanter Reservation, in 1809, the same year as Abraham Lincoln. Great post! I wish I knew your name. As a boy I excelled at the Indian games of long ball and snow snake. The Bird's Nest Bridge is located north of Steelville and stretches across the Meramec River. Logan the Orator (c. 1723-1780) was a Cayuga orator and war leader born of one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. I and several other pastors went with our districts missions director to lead a conference for the Assemblies of God church of Thailand. Statement of Jesse Logan, aged 106 years old and Great Grandson of Chief Shikellamy Camping for the night a short distance from their destination, Myers and the two men were wakened later that evening by the loud rattling of a bell attached to one of their horses. Low 38F. Gross, at Fort Augusta, who has done so much to honor Shikellamy's memory. A key figure in land distribution was James Logan, agent of the Penn family, investor and political operator. For example, Scott's 14yo girlfriend, Paige Harshbarger, was sleeping over with him that night. Logan meets with the surviving family members . Numerous places carry Logan's name, including: Direct same to Lee Sultzman, as re-directed by West Virginia Archives and History, "Heron Who Waits at the Speleawee-thepee: The Ohio River and the Shawnee World", From Documentary History of Dunmore's War, "On This Day in West Virginia History, April 30, 1774: Massacre of Logan's family", Jefferson and the Indians: The Tragic Fate of the First Americans, Appletons' Cyclopdia of American Biography, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Logan_(Iroquois_leader)&oldid=1135970551, Logan Honors Program - at Fort Steuben Scout Reservation in. 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. [citation needed] Arthur Lawson was killed in a 1945 motor accident (age 31), leaving a wife and four children. His mother was Neanoma a Cayuga, and step-mother was Tutelo. I really wonder if Wallace actually was guilty, but I guess no one will ever know. Pike County, Kentucky Tourism has a driving map for it. While fleeing, the Mingo took good care of Betsy and William, even carrying them when they got tired or at night sleeping with the children in between two warriors to keep them warm. display: none; Funeral of the slain Lawson family in Germanton, North Carolina, in 1929. Two days later, on May 5, McKee met again with many of the same representatives. A tribesman named Snake took hold of the crying infants feet and bashed its head against the side of the cabin. In my old age I am well cared for by my Indian friends, but regret that 'my blood flows not in any living person,' to use the language of my great-uncle James. Hello, is George Wilson related to the Spicers? Also I can't seem to find any record of William Jr's Children, though being that they were born into an Indian tribe this is not necessarily surprising. My brother and I visited the Greene County Hist. John Murray, the 4th Earl of Dunmore and the Governor of Virginia, convinced his legislature to mobilize the state militia to suppress the natives. One incident that helped to support this treatment was when Betsy beheld one of the Mingo women wearing her mothers clothing. Fox News Channel premieres Lara Logan Investigates: Mexican Mormon Massacre Jan. 31 at 10 p.m. How a tragic boating crash is connected to the family of Alex Murdaugh Many traveled back across the Allegheny Mountains. I am looking for information about John Spicer (born 1814, died 1882) from whom I am descended. Christopher Harris' attorney Tim Timoney did not immediately return a message left for comment. I would love for someone to contact me as I'm trying to trace this heritage as everyone older than me is now goneFrom what I see William Spicer Cochran was my great grandfathers dad. Contact me at omiakron@gmail.com. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. A few details seem to be off in the 1950 article but this not surprising because the 1950 report was written before the web and the author may not have had access to the more accurate account in the "WVgenWeb.org" link. My grandfather Michael father Michael Bowen came form PA. A second group of Mingos attempted another landing, but like the first, was turned away by Greathouse and his companions. She was not at the Gee home at the time of the deaths and has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Logan was not present in the area when the massacre took place, and was summoned to return by runners. .component--type-recirculation .item:nth-child(5) { Following the battle, Dunmore's army marched into the Ohio Country and compelled the Ohio Indians to agree to a peace treaty. Are there any Bowen relatives here who might have a copy? Logan, the county seat of Hocking County, was named in honor of Chief Logan of the Mingo Indian tribe. [9] In 1822 the speech inspired the John Neal novel Logan, which also featured Logan as a main character. Matewan, WV 25678. Elizabeth Spicer (Betsy) is my 4th GrGrandmother. NYTimes piece published within 48 hours of the murders, edit: inaccurate reference to Wilma Buroker's will. John Logan's Father was the Iroquois Chief, Shikellamy of the Oneida Tribe. I'm being pedantic about these details because this case is light on publicly-available facts and heavy on rumour and hyperbole. Although Baker was not present, by dawn, thirty-two men were lying in wait. The dark hole of Topix has quite a few opinions that it was Stout, framing Scott. Thank you. I remember Philip Tome, the great elk and panther hunter, who lived a mile up the river. Sheri had tried and failed to have Sharyl removed as the executor of the will. Sid Hatfield was the Sheriff of Matewan, West Virginia from 1919 until his death in 1921. He was often the winner of foot races, wrestling matches, shooting contests and running the gauntlet, a practice among the natives where a man will run through two lines of other men with clubs or firebrands. It would also be a reason for Stacy not to call 911 after the murders. I just received information about the Spicer Massacre in 1773. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. In the new settlement young Benjamin Logan wooed and married Montgomery's daughter Anne. This would have been an unusual occurrence for a working-class rural family of the era, which has led to speculations that Lawson's act was premeditated. Just last week, I returned from a trip to Thailand. 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. Click here for: Hatfield McCoy Airboat Tours328 WV-49. In 1911, Charles Lawson[1] married Fannie Manring, with whom he had eight children. And the ex-wife, Nicole Gee, is standing by her former lover. I love a joke and enjoy a good dinner. Guess I found my rabbit hole for the night. 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. watch "park south freestyle" music video https://youtu.be/q_xnx_-nqiothe killer clowns came back.. **security footage**they came back subscribe htt. 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. As footprints encircled the tree, it was supposed that he had been pacing around the tree prior to taking his life. The Logan Cemetery today holds the remains of Malcolm and Anna Logan as well as their four children. It was there on April 30, in Logan's absence, that the infamous Yellow Creek Massacre occurred. My father was John Logan, Jr., a Cayuga, the only surviving child of Captain John Logan, the oldest son of Shikellamy. These are tough things to swallow." Bellefontaine is about 45 miles northwest of Columbus in Logan County. The white People killed my kin at Coneestoga a great while ago, & I thought nothing of that. It resulted in the death of many people including two of the influential mutants of all time. "The panic becoming universal, claimed Connolly, "nothing but confusion, Distress and Flight was conspicuous. Today, Nathaniel Tomlinson, Baker's brother-in-law, was more generous than usual with his liquor and eventually invited the Indians to take part in a shooting match. Stacy found strong religious faith in the aftermath. Probably both. At least two canoes were dispatched from the Yellow Creek village to aid their members, but they were repelled by Greathouse's men concealed along the river. I attribute my long life to my love of outdoor exercise and hunting and fishing. ". One of the families living near the fort was the family of Matthew Dean. The action insulted Tomlinson, and when the Indians discharged their weapons at a target, he grabbed his rifle and shot Petty as he stood in the doorway. Logan never felt fear. While hiding in a hollow overnight, the surviving Spicer children were threatened that if they cried for help Chief Logan would kill them as well. This story states that her grave is in Davistown. They attacked settlers in several frontier regions, both killing and taking captives. . 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. The roots of the Dec. 14 massacre by Scots-Irish Presbyterian militia lay decades earlier in the settlement patterns of the region. Physically, my father and my son were small men, much smaller than my grandfather and my great-uncle. 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. After a few d. She was seriously injured, but I think miracle is an overstatement. John was the oldest of the siblings. He called out the local militia, ordered needed repairs to Fort Dunmore, and sent a party of soldiers to patrol the Ohio River below Pittsburgh, hoping to engage and defeat one of the hostile bands that roamed the area. "Only several hundred yards distant" that the last massacre occurred, where Jane Logan McKee lost her life. Mass murderer Charlie Lawson shares the same headstone as his family victims. It's a small town, and I get the impression there was a lot of cross-over between Stacy and Scott's social groups. Gonna check it out for sure. Frightened, Myers and his two companions fled back to Virginia and Baker's trading post. Man sold possessions to move family west. Real Audio by Eloise Lane. The event inspired a number of songs and other tributes including the murder ballad "The Murder of the Lawson Family", which was originally recorded by the Carolina Buddies for Columbia records in 1930 and covered by Stanley Brothers in March 1956. Topics and series. The goal of developing new explosives is often to enhance their performance by increasing key metrics such as pressure and velocity of detonation while simultaneously decreasing their ability to be initiated, to reduce the likelihood of accidental initiation. The Spicer Massacre Prelude Chief Logan of the Mingo was on good terms with the English Speaking Colonist west of the Alleghenies. I grew up 30 minutes from there! The remaining Indians also were shot or tomahawked. After developing a degenerative brain disease, Charles Xavier had a telepathic seizure and lost control of his powers, causing six hundred people to be injured and the deaths of several members of the X-Men, in addition to the permanent destruction of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. A 3-Year-Old Boy Was The Only Witness To His Mother's Murder In January 1992, 26-year-old Charlene Puffenbarger was found bludgeoned in her suburban Cleveland home. }, First published on October 30, 2009 / 8:29 AM. You have permission to edit this collection. 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." One day, a female stranger asks Logan to drive a girl named Laura to the Canadian border. How does a person shoot themselves from behind and above an ear with a freaking rifle?? In their desperation, Betsy and William frantically hollered for help to the farmers to no avail. Several parties of mixed Mingo and Shawnee warriors soon struck the frontier, including one led by Logan. 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. When Logan heard of the massacre, he was led to believe that Capt. It was shocking, yes, but was it senseless? Nicole drove over to the home and discovered the other victims while speaking with 911. / CBS News. Michael Cresap was responsible for attack. They were his ex-wife's family. Chinese general Dodo perpetrated it, and historians claim that 800,000 people were killed in ten days. In the iconic south-west corner of Australia, colonial descendent Sam Carmody set out to uncover long-held family secrets and discovered terrible acts of settler violence that remain largely unknown and unacknowledged. On 29 July a row broke out over a trivial matter: damage to a stereo that Logan was blamed for. He is supposed to be son of William Spicer who was captured by the Seneca Indians, and Fair Cloud the Seneca woman William married. I would love stay in contact and learn more about the Spicers, my email is omiakron@gmail.com Thank you! I killed hundreds of elk, many bear and deer, and quite a few panthers, the last in 1860. The way she describes the moment, she was lying on her stomach when her killer came up behind her. Have you reached the part of the rabbit-hole where Stout finds out his 3yo son is another man's? The Royal Governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore, responded by launching an expedition against the Mingo and Shawnee, in the conflict known as Dunmore's War. For years after, Sappington took particular delight in boasting of the feat and de- scribed the trophy, which still was adorned with trade silver, as a "very fine one."