John Logan was also known as Tachnechtoris, "The Spreading Oak" or John Shikellamy. Williamson claimed Cole punched Logan . A tribesman named Snake took hold of the crying infants feet and bashed its head against the side of the cabin. This wasn't a plot to get Stacy the inheritance money. Nor the reason why he asked his eldest son, Arthur, to . Hi, I too am a Spicer/Bowen descendant and I came across your post here while I was reading about the Spicer Massacre. "[2] Logan the orator has been variously identified as Tah-gah-jute, Tachnechdorus (also spelled "Tachnedorus" and "Taghneghdoarus"), Soyechtowa, Tocanioadorogon, the "Great Mingo",[3] James Logan, and John Logan. [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. My grandfather Michael father Michael Bowen came form PA. Hello. The coal town of Matewan in southern West Virginia's Mingo County was the site of a bloody conflict that resulted in the deaths of local lawmen and Baldwin Felts Detectives. I have always been fond of sports. But despite the violence perpetrated by natives and whites alike, there seemed to be a temporary lull in the hostilities. They fell upon the Spicers, slaying Williams wife and two of the children that were inside the house. But I can kind of understand her reasoning here -- she's lost so much family already, she's afraid of ripping apart what she has left. And if so, could you share his lineage? It stayed in the McKee family through E(dgar) M(cKee) Lackey ownership in 1898, or for about 150 years. Sid Hatfield was the Sheriff of Matewan, West Virginia from 1919 until his death in 1921. Police have called the Gee family murders a "brutal homicide." The Logan Cemetery today holds the remains of Malcolm and Anna Logan as well as their four children. Reducing that likelihood makes t. As Sheri had been an only child, Stacy was the main beneficiary of not only the . An eighth adult victim was found in his . Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The violence unleashed by Creasap's men spread unabated across the region, culminating in an incident that, even by frontier standards, was distinguished by its cold-blooded brutality. She is now married and has a baby son she named Edrick Scott. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. Answering the Call to Serve: Camp Logan, Houston, Texas 1917-1919. Logan continued his attacks on white settlers and associated himself with British-allied Mohawks during the American Revolution. They say the Harris brothers entered the home armed with a tire iron, intending to sexually assault 16-year-old Justina Constant, Ruth Gee's daughter from a previous relationship. My brother and I visited the Greene County Hist. Stacy claims it happened just as you suggest. The murder of the Lawson family refers to a familicide which took place in [[America He departed this world in 2005 in Milwaukee, WIThanks,Milwaukee, WI, The Spicer lineage is still fairly concentrated in the greene county area. [citation needed]. Although Baker was not present, by dawn, thirty-two men were lying in wait. The pair are accused of killing Raymond "Rick" Gee, his wife, Ruth, and three of their children last month. 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. 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. A key figure in land distribution was James Logan, agent of the Penn family, investor and political operator. Many traveled back across the Allegheny Mountains. Two days later, on May 5, McKee met again with many of the same representatives. A female slave captured by Logan in the fall of 1774 noted that one of her captors was "a Large man much whiter than the rest and talked good English." Four months after the massacre at Yellow Creek, in August 1774, the family of Balser Lybrook was attacked by a small war party in a frantic, brutal raid. I was very excite to find this history along with the info about the tribe. 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. I attribute my long life to my love of outdoor exercise and hunting and fishing. First published in The Virginia Gazette in 1775, the speech was more widely popularized when Thomas Jefferson reprinted it in his book Notes on the State of Virginia (1782). Of course if Stout was abusing, or even grooming her, she could have lost trust in local law enforcement. Following the family annihilation, Stacy went to live nearby with her father and stepmother, Steve and Audrey Moody. The 68 counts against Christopher Harris and 71 against his brother include first-degree murder, attempted murder, variations of those charges and attempted sexual assault. He took revenge for family members killed by Virginian Long knives in 1774 in what is known as the Yellow Creek Massacre. Have you reached the part of the rabbit-hole where Stout finds out his 3yo son is another man's? The final resting place of Patrick Wallace is unsure but may be within Steelvilles Burrell Cemetery based on the original burial description. I really wonder if Wallace actually was guilty, but I guess no one will ever know. 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. The shot was a signal for Greathouse and the others to come out of hiding and attacked the remainder of the Mingos. Sincerely, Cheryl Bowen-Hance. My name is Joshua Bowen I am a descendant from the Bowen spicers I have a family book that tells part of the story of the Spicer Massacre I never knew what had led up to the massacre if there's any other information that you could possibly tell me about the spicers I would appreciate it thank you. Logan and his hunting party were camped on the west bank of. 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." There is a well-established rumour that they were found in his county-issued vehicle engaged in oral sex, but the courts weren't able to make much stick. Subscribe November 13, 1961 In November 1961, the oil tanker, Golf Lion, was sailing the Northwest Providence Channel in the Bahamas. I use tobacco and liquor sparingly. Betsy still holding her iron grabbed Williams hand with her free hand and fled through the backdoor of the cabin into the forest. The murder of the Lawson family refers to a familicide which took place in Germanton, North Carolina, United States on December 25, 1929, in which sharecropper Charles Davis "Charlie" Lawson murdered his wife and six of his seven children. The Lawsons were laid to rest in a family graveyard established in 1908, originally for the use of the W. D. Browder family and selected friends and neighbors. The fort was for the protection of the settlers living west of Water Street and those living in Canoe Valley. The Lawsons worked as tenant tobacco farmers, saving enough money by 1927 to buy their own farm on Brook Cove Road. The Shikellamy children were of the Cayuga Tribe. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. -- The grandparents of the lone teenage survivor of a Houston massacre are "in awe" of her courage that allowed her to call the police . Storyline 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; anonymous Plot summary Add synopsis Genre News Add content advisory IMDb Best of 2022 Details 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. 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 teenage girl before beating five people to death. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. Funeral of the slain Lawson family in Germanton, North Carolina, in 1929. In 1840 there were 186 Logan families living in Pennsylvania. my email address is acmtmail@yahoo.com. During the Seven Years War, Shikellamy and his family had sought refuge at Thomas McKee's trading post. Myers shot and killed the Indian. The remainder of Logan's life is shrouded in obscurity. I would love to know if you have any information further back on the Bowen line. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Do you think Stout coached or coaxed Stacy in that first interview? 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. Does anyone know if there were any African Americans in this Spicer's Lineage, from Nashville or Virginia? 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 Westchester Incident was an event that occurred in 2028 of the revised timeline. 60, W 5.5 miles to Rt.631, 1/2 mile, home is on the north side of highway adjoining. Wondering if you have received any further information on her grave site meanwhile? Yikes! 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. After a few d. 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. View of the historical marker looking north along state route 2, with a distant view of the Mountaineer Casino across the street. Greathouse and his companions also killed Logan's sister as she carried her newborn infant on her back. 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. Christopher Harris had been married to one of Raymond Gee's daughters, Nicole. 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. 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. Following the battle, Dunmore's army marched into the Ohio Country and compelled the Ohio Indians to agree to a peace treaty. In her terror, Betsy only remembers to let loose of the flattening iron once they were deep into the forest. The Logan family is one of the most important families on the CBS soap 'The Bold and the Beautiful'. 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. On 29 July a row broke out over a trivial matter: damage to a stereo that Logan was blamed for. When Logan heard of the massacre, he was led to believe that Capt. Matewan Massacre. 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. Because visitors began to pick at the raisins on the cake to take as souvenirs, it was placed in a covered glass cakeserver for many years. I did, however, learn some new uses of the word sh#t. Word of the murders raced through the western border settlements and with it the fear of Indian retaliation. WAVERLY, Ohio (FOX19) - Angela Wagner pleaded guilty Friday in connection with the 2016 Rhoden family massacre. One of the events which led up to Dunmore's War was the killing at this point of the family of Chief Logan, eloquent leader of the Mingo Indians, April, 1774, opposite their village at the mouth of Yellow Creek in Ohio. Christopher Harris, 30, and Jason Harris, 22, are charged in the deaths. During their escape, a company of horses came fluttering down the road seeking information on the commotion near the Spicer cabin. Betsy Spicer is my 8th great grandmother. Logan, the county seat of Hocking County, was named in honor of Chief Logan of the Mingo Indian tribe. 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. 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. Stout is implying that Stacy was either the killer, or colluded with Scott and then turned on him. 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. When the United States entered the global conflict on April 6, 1917, the country was unprepared for modern warfare. She would of been my 6th great grandmother. Later in the day on April 22, seven of the victims were discovered in three of the homes. A group of Virginia Long knives led by Daniel Greathouse murdered a number of Mingo, among them Logan's brother (commonly known as John Petty) and at least two other close female relatives, one of them pregnant and caring for an infant daughter. Mass murderer Charlie Lawson shares the same headstone as his family victims. 2 plead not guilty on charges related to Rhoden family massacre. The reason for this massacre was the resistance attempts by the residents of the city. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. On a different note, it's mind bending to read about your home and places you've been to in this context. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. "[5] The Iroquois and other Native American tribes tended to have peace chiefs and war chiefs, or leaders. John Sappington, one of the Virginians, shot and killed Logan's brother and then scalped him. I love a joke and enjoy a good dinner. Logan the Orator was a Cayuga orator and war leader born of one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. You can just imagine how we're all dealing with this. Guess I found my rabbit hole for the night. 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Society in July and saw the painting and the iron. Nobody knows exactly the reason Charlie killed his entire family. She was by his side for 56 years and bore him ten childrensix sons and four daughters. "I was born on the West Bank of the Allegheny River, in the Cornplanter Reservation, in 1809, the same year as Abraham Lincoln. Logan's home lay opposite the site of Joshua Baker's Virginia homestead and trading post. A letter written by Colonel William Christian to Colonel William Preston, dated November 8, 1774, definitely ties the Mingo Chief John Logan, as the leader of the Roberts massacre. 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. One of the events which led up to Dunmore's War was the killing at this point of the family of Chief Logan, eloquent leader of the Mingo Indians, April, 1774, opposite their village at the mouth of Yellow Creek in Ohio. Thank you! My fifth great grandmother on my father's side was Elizabeth Spicer Bowen, Elizabeth is my 4th GrGrandmother on my mother's side. NYTimes piece published within 48 hours of the murders, edit: inaccurate reference to Wilma Buroker's will. 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. They came upon a man and a small child floating in a dinghy. Winds light and variable. Great post! .component--type-recirculation .item:nth-child(5) { One incident that helped to support this treatment was when Betsy beheld one of the Mingo women wearing her mothers clothing. Curious to know whether he could be related to any of these "Spicers.". LAPLACE - Ashen-faced and visibly shaken, St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff Wayne L. Jones stepped up to an array of microphones Thursday and announced the arrest of 35-year-old Garyville resident David Logan Roy in the slayings of his wife, Melissa, and the couple's three children - ages 9 years, 2 years and 10 months. My grandfather's name was Homer Spicer. 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. The attack was swift and brutal. The site contains the remains of Malcolm and Anna Logan as well as their four children killed in the 1886 massacre. 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. During the four years he'd lived in the area, he had consistently tried to maintain peace. to John Gibson near Chillicothe in 1774. I can't square it with Scott's innocence either. The dark hole of Topix has quite a few opinions that it was Stout, framing Scott. 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. He was born in Georgia in 1905. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. According to investigators, Moody shot his grandparents with a .22-caliber rifle before heading home, where he went from bedroom to bedroom, shooting his mother, teenage sister and two friends. 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. Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. 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. 72.4k members in the missouri community. Published: Dec. 14, 2022 at 10:00 AM PST. Within seconds, all the Mingos were dead. October 30, 2009 / 8:29 AM The really wild thing is that the accused tried to blame a local black man, but neither the sheriff nor the lynch mobs believed him. #inline-recirc-item--id-d445f4ac-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { Police in Ohio say a young man about to graduate from high school took the lives of five family members and friends before ending his own. They drank, and drove 4-wheelers around the farm before eventually falling asleep on couches and in beds. The Gee's 3-year-old daughter also was severely injured. I and several other pastors went with our districts missions director to lead a conference for the Assemblies of God church of Thailand. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. / CBS News. [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. Suddenly a harrowing howl was followed by William Spicer being struck by his own ax in the head by one of the warriors who then took his scalp. Frightened, Myers and his two companions fled back to Virginia and Baker's trading post. The Logan family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The two nations listened to the message sent from McKee on May 5. Theres been no proof made public that he initiated a sexual relationship with Stacy before the murders. I too am interested in hearing more about the Spicers, if anyone would like to get in touch with me please leave a reply! The bodies of the Mingo victims were mutilated. Very interesting story. Bleeding and in pain, she went to her mothers room and found her injured. Elizabeth Spicer Bowen died in 1845 and is buried in Davistown in Dunkard Township, Greene County, PA. Many fled, abandon- ing their homes and their possessions. I too would love to obtain a copy of the family book! Who is there to mourn for Logan? 2 men found drugged after leaving NYC gay bars were killed, medical examiner says I couldn't get past the first couple pages. A well-known orator, Logan advocated for peaceful relations with encroaching white settlers. My mother was a daughter of the Seneca Chief Cornplanter. Kayashuta and White Mingo were the Mingo chiefs. [6]. While alive, Betsy visited William and the Mingo often and was treated as tribal royalty.