Homicides of Adults in Franklin County, Georgia, to 1900

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Suspect(s
USPECT(s): Hepsaby [Apsoby] Wood
VICTIM(s):

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Inquest:
Indictment: yes, murder
Term: 11/1861
Court proceedings: pG to vol. mansl. 8 yrs in penitentiary & c. Pardoned 3/1866.

Legal records:
SCM, v. Apr. 1858 - Apr. 1863
MURDER (250-1): 11/1861t: Hepsaby [Apsoby] Wood (white). tb pG to vol. mansl. 8 yrs in penitentiary & c.
Prison Records (v. 2)
#1916: VOL MANSL: 8 yrs. ent. 12/1861. no occup, b. Ga, 17, 5' 2", fair complex., auburn hair, blue eyes. Pardoned 3/1866.

Newspaper:

Census:
1860 Census
no Woods in Franklin Co.
1870 Census
Woods black & white in Franklin Co.

Genealogy:
Accused: Hepsaby [Apsoby] Wood
Ethnicity:

Race: w

Gender: [f]

Age: 17 62"

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Marital Status: [s]

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Occupation: none

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Birthplace: GA

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1863 FRA

FILE

Class: certain

Crime: HOM

Rela: UNK

Motive: UNK

Intox?:

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Suspect(s

USPECT(s): Jeremiah Cleveland and Ephraim O. Finch
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Inquest:
Indictment: yes, murder
Term: 10/1863
Court proceedings: 4/1865t: fNG.

Legal records:
SCM, v. Oct. 1863 - Oct. 1875
MURDER (5): 10/1863t: Jeremiah Cleveland & Ephraim O. Finch. tb [4/1865t (25): fNG.]

File Box 10 159-1-41

MURDER (10/1863t): Jeremiah Cleveland, charged with involuntary mansl. Wit: Madison M. McMurry [s] $500 b. to testify.
Newspaper:

Census:
1860 Census
no Jeremiah Cleveland / no Clevelands in Franklin

Ephraim O. Finch FRAN 656

1870 Census
Jeremiah Cleveland (61, M, W, b. SC, Carnesville PO, 150 31).

no Ephraim O. Finch

Genealogy:
Accused 1: Jeremiah Cleveland
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Race: w

Gender: m

Age: adult

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Accused 2: Ephraim O. Finch
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Gender: m

Age: adult

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1865 FRA

CT
NOTE: It appears that the indicted men are the same soldiers refered to in the Grand Jury presentment of the 4/1865 term of the court.

Class: probable

Crime: HOM

Rela: NONDOM [CONFEDERATE SOLDIER by UNION SOLDIERS]

Motive: POLITICAL

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Suspect(s

USPECT(s): John Kelly, John Dooley, Thomas Magan, William Jordan, and Patrick McCann
VICTIM(s): [a soldier of the Army of Tennesee]

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Inquest:
Indictment: yes, murder
Term: 4/1865
Court proceedings: [nol pros]

Legal records:
SCM, v. Oct. 1863 - Oct. 1875
MURDER (25): 4/1865t: John Kelly, John Dooley, Thomas Magan, Wm Jordan, Patrick McCann. tb

SCM, v. Oct. 1863 - Oct. 1875 [probably the same case]

MURDER (29-30): 4/1865t: grand jury presentments: "We beg leave to call the attention of the proper Military authorities to the conduct of a Squad of Cavalry under the Command of Sargeant McCarter who as we are informed belongs to Ratcliffs Command of General Reynolds Staff this Squad of Cavalry was in our town during the Sitting of the Superior Court of said County and Committed a most brutal murder as we are informed upon a Soldier passing through said County belonging to the Army of Tennessee." A demand made on Sgt. McCarter to deliver the "murderers." "he not only refused to deliver them up but undertook to justafy [sic] the act and set up the Milita law as Supreme to that of the civil." Asks Gen. Reynolds & Gen. Cobb to bring the murderers to justice. "If squads of cavalry passing through our county are to be allowed to commit the most brutal acts of murder and other enjuries [sic] without being liable or subject to the civil law of the country and to be the judges of the offence committed as Sgt McCarter seemed to contend that he was and should be in this case, we think we have fought this war to but little purpose. If we are to be subjected to a Military despotism the sooner we know it the better." Demand a full investigation by the proper authorities.

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Census:
1860 Census
no John Kelly in Franklin

an Asa C. Dooly (585) & Bennett (589) & Jesse (589) Dooley

no Magans in Franklin

no Wm Jordan in Franklin

no Patrick McCann in Franklin

1870 Census

no John Kelly in Franklin

no Thomas Magan

no Patrick McCann in Franklin

no Wm Jordan in Franklin

no John Dooley in Franklin
Genealogy:
Accused 1: John Kelly
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Race: [w]

Gender: m

Age: adult

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Accused 2: John Dooley
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Age: adult

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Accused 3: Thomas Magan
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Age: adult

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Accused 4: William Jordan
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Gender: m

Age: adult

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Accused 5: Patrick McCann
Ethnicity:

Race: [w]

Gender: m

Age: adult

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Victim: ___
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Race: w

Gender: m

Age: adult

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Organizations: Army of Tennessee

1867 FRA

CT
Class: probable

Crime: HOM

Rela: UNK

Motive: UNK

Intox?:

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Suspect(s
USPECT(s): George Horton
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Inquest:
Indictment: yes, murder
Term: 10/1867
Court proceedings: fled. no arrest.

Legal records:
SCM, v. Oct. 1863 - Oct. 1875
MURDER: 10/1867t: George Horton (colored) tb. [10/1868t: no arrest]

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Census:

1860 Census

no Hortons in Franklin

1870 Census

no George Horton
Genealogy:

Accused: George Horton

Ethnicity:

Race: b

Gender: m

Age: adult

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1870, Apr. FRA

CEN
Class: do not count

Crime: UNK if war, cas, or hom

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VICTIM(s): Jesse Adams

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Census:
1870 Census, Franklin Co. Mortality Schedule

No. 921 [Number of family, as given in the 2nd column of Sched. 1

Jesse Adams, 58, M, W, Married, VA, April, Miller, Wounds [unspecified as to whether this is a homicide]

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Victim: Jesse Adams
Ethnicity:

Race: w

Gender: m

Age: 58

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Marital Status: m

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Occupation: miller

Town: FRA

Birthplace: VA

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1870 FRA

CT
Class: certain

Crime: HOM

Rela: UNK

Motive: UNK

Intox?:

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Suspect(s
USPECT(s): John Collins
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Inquest:
Indictment: yes, murder
Term: 10/1870
Court proceedings: [np]

Legal records:
SCM, v. Oct. 1863 - Oct. 1875
MURDER: 10/1870t: John Collins. tb

Newspaper:

Census:
1860 Census
John B. Collins FRAN 681

1870 Census

no John Collins

Genealogy:

Accused: John Collins

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Race: [w]

Gender: m

Age: adult

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1874 FRA

CT
Class: certain

Crime: HOM

Rela: UNK

Motive: UNK

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Suspect(s
USPECT(s): Lewis Strickland [aka Lewis Armstrong]
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Inquest:
Indictment: yes, murder
Term: 10/1874
Court proceedings: fG. DEATH. To hang F, 11/27/1874 b/w 10am & 4pm.

Legal records:
SCM, v. Oct. 1863 - Oct. 1875
MURDER: 10/1874t: Lewis Strickland aka Lewis Armstrong (col.) tb. fG. DEATH. To hang F, 11/27/1874 b/w 10am & 4pm.

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Census:
1870 Census
no LS or LA in Franklin

Genealogy:
Accused: Lewis Strickland [aka Lewis Armstrong]
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Race: b

Gender: m

Age: adult

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1875 FRA

CT
Class: certain

Crime: HOM

Rela: UNK

Motive: UNK

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Suspect(s
USPECT(s): Miles M. Fulgham and Martin Fulgham
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Indictment: yes, murder
Term: 4/1875
Court proceedings: 10/1875t: MMF: fNG.

Legal records:
SCM, v. Oct. 1863 - Oct. 1875
MURDER: 4/1875t: Miles M. & Martin Fulgham. [10/1875t: MMF: fNG]

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Census:
1870 Census
Sarah Fulghram (63, F, W, b. Ga, Aquilla PA, 150 22)

Genealogy:
Accused 1: Miles M. Fulgham
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Race: [w]

Gender: m

Age: adult

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Accused 2: Martin Fulgham
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Age: adult

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1876 FRA

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Class: certain

Crime: HOM

Rela: UNK

Motive: UNK

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Suspect(s
USPECT(s): Jake Hix
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Inquest:
Indictment: yes, murder
Term: 4/1876
Court proceedings: fNG

Legal records:
SCM, v. Oct. 1875 - March 1883
MURDER: 4/1876t: Jake Hix. tb [10/1876t: fNG]

Newspaper:

Census:
1870 Census
James A. Hix (26, M, W, b. Ga, Middle River PO 150 35)

John Hix (51, M, W, b. Ga, Middle River PO 150 35)

Genealogy:
Accused: Jake Hix
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Race: [w]

Gender: m

Age: adult

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1882, late April or early May FRA

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Class: probable

Crime: HOM

Rela: [NONDOM]

Motive: UNK

Intox?:

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Time of day: night

Days to death: 0

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Suspect(s
USPECT(s):
VICTIM(s): Turner Parks

Weapon: gun
Circumstances: Shot while sitting in his house
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Court proceedings: fled

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Newspaper:
Toccoa News, 5/5/1882: "We learn that a negro named Turner Parks, who lived in Franklin county, was assassinated by some unknown party one night last week. He was shot dead while sitting in his house."

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Victim: Turner Parks
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1882, May 10 FRA

Class: certain

Crime: HOM

Rela: NONDOM

Motive: UNK

Intox?:

Day of week: W

Holiday?:

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Days to death: 0

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Suspect(s

USPECT(s): West "Babe" Poole
VICTIM(s): Milly Holbrook

Weapon: "skull was found to be fractured, and one of her arms broken. Other injuries may also have been discovered. It was evident that she had been killed and thrown into the river."
Circumstances: body found in North river, near the Bracket farm. Murder was committed on North Broad River on the farm of Mr. J. C. Sewell.
Inquest: i.d. 5/20: verdict: "she came to her death at the hands of a murderer."
Indictment: no, bnf for murder [insufficient evidence]
Term: 10/1882
Court proceedings:

Legal records:
SCM, v. Oct. 1875 - March 1883
MURDER: 10/1882t: West Poole (col.) bnf

Newspaper:
Toccoa News, 5/27/1882: "We learn that the dead body of a negro girl was found in North river, near the Bracket farm, in Franklin county last Saturday. Upon examination her skull was found to be fractured, and one of her arms broken. Other injuries may also have been discovered. It was evident that she had been killed and thrown into the river. One Babe Poole, a negro fellow residing in the same neighborhood has been charged with her murder, and was put on trial before the committing court in Carnesville last Wednesday. When our informant left the case had not been concluded, but he is satisfied from the evidence which he heard that the negro was bound over to answer to the charge in the Superior Court.
Toccoa News, 5/27/1882: "Franklin News Notes. There was a most foul murder recently perpetrated on the person of Milly Holbrook, colored, on North Broad River on the farm of Mr. J. C. Sewell. She was found by Mr. D. W. Sewell from an offensive smell on the 18th inst. She disappeared on the 10th instant. When found her body was in the river, he skull had been broken and one of her arms broken. She had been living with Jason Poole, colored, and had gone off fishing when last seen at his house. Her body had thus lain ten days in the river. A coroners inquest was held over her body on Sunday, 20 inst., and the verdict of the Jury was that she came to her death at the hands of a murderer. Several parties, all colored, were arrested on 24 instant and upon an investigation Wesley Pool, colored, was committed to jail to await a hearing at the next term of the Superior court. Suspicion points to several negroes in the neighborhood and it is thought that there are several others that will be brought in as accessories upon the final trial."

Census:

Genealogy:
Accused: West Poole
Ethnicity:

Race: b

Gender: m

Age: adult

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Town: FRA

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Victim: Milly Holbrook
Ethnicity:

Race: b

Gender: f

Age: adult "girl"

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1884 FRA

Class: certain

Crime: HOM

Rela: RELATIVE FATHER by DAUGHTER

Motive: RESISTING ABUSE / DISCIPLINE

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Suspect(s

USPECT(s): Leila "Lula" Burgess
VICTIM(s): her father

Weapon: axe to head
Circumstances: "Lula's father had been whipping her, when her mother interfered. Lula then seized an axe and buried it in her father's head."
Inquest:
Indictment: yes, murder
Term: 9/1884
Court proceedings: pNG fG. jury recommends LIFE. LIFE.

Legal records:
SCM, v. Sept. 1883 - Sept. 1885
MURDER: 9/1884t: Leila Burgess (col) tb pNG fG. jury recommends LIFE. LIFE.

Newspaper:
Toccoa News, 10/10/1884: "Killed Her Father.--Lula Burgess, col, aged nineteen, was tried for murder Friday of last week in Franklin Superior Court. The evidence developed the fact that Lula's father had been whipping her, when her mother interfered. Lula then seized an axe and buried it in her father's head. She was ably defended by McCurry & Proffit and B. Lee Payne, while the State was efficiently represented by Sol.-Gen. Mitchel. The jury returned a verdict of guilty and recommended that she be confined in the penitentiary for life."
Toccoa News, 10/17/1884: "Last Monday evening Mr. A. K. Con having in charge Lula Burgess took the Air-Line at this place, bound for the convict camp on the Chattahoochee near the State Road 7 miles from Atlanta. It will be remembered that only a few weeks since, at Franklin Superior Court, Lula was sentenced to the chain-gang for life for the murder of her father. She goes now to begin a life of hard service for the rash act of a moment. A hasty temper is a terrible tyrant."

Census:

Genealogy:
Accused: Leila Burgess
Ethnicity:

Race: b

Gender: f

Age: 19

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Marital Status: [s]

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Town: FRA

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Victim: ___ Burgess
Ethnicity:

Race: b

Gender: m

Age: adult

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Marital Status: married

Children: at least one daught.

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1885, Sept. 17 FRA

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Class: certain

Crime: HOM

Rela: NONDOM MURDER of REVENUE INFORMANT

Motive: POLITICAL / REVENGE

Intox?:

Day of week: Th

Holiday?:

Time of day: evening

Days to death: 0

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Suspect(s
USPECT(s): unk. white man
VICTIM(s): Willis Dyar

Weapon: gunshot to head. [prob. inst.]
Circumstances: prob. in Gum Log and Red Hollow districts of Franklin county. Waylaid and shot through the head by some unknown person as he was returning from a mill, near this place, yesterday evening. He was riding in an ox cart when shot.

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