I was very excite to find this history along with the info about the tribe. 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? ". [4] Historians who agree that Logan the orator was not named "Tah-gah-jute" sometimes identify him as Tachnechdorus. 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. Real Audio by Eloise Lane. His brother, Arahhot or "Unhappy Jake" was killed in the war with the Catawbas in 1744. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Logan families in 1840. This historical marker was erected in 1979 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History. Chief Logan. 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. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Logan the Orator (c. 17231780) was a Cayuga orator and war leader born of one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. 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. Thank you for sharing this; as sad as it is I still love learning about the history of my state. I have lived a long while, but I am not tired of life, and each day seems new and pleasant to me."[8]. "Without it it is impossible, and thousands of the inhabitants must be involved in misery and distress." 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. My mother was a daughter of the Seneca Chief Cornplanter. Williamson claimed Cole punched Logan . ET. Stacys boyfriend left a few hours later. So did he? Full Episode. I wonder if you know of a way to obtain a copy. Logan and Michael Cresap resolved their differences after Cresap proved that he was innocent of the massacre of Logan's people. Yikes! Is there any proof Stout knew Stacy/was abusing her before the murders? This has called on me for revenge. Coming upon Tomlinson's regimental coat and hat, he put them on and swaggered through the house claiming, "I am a White Man." It stayed in the McKee family through E(dgar) M(cKee) Lackey ownership in 1898, or for about 150 years. I too am interested in hearing more about the Spicers, if anyone would like to get in touch with me please leave a reply! While alive, Betsy visited William and the Mingo often and was treated as tribal royalty. I would love to see any books or copies of information if you would like to share. 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. She was seriously injured, but I think miracle is an overstatement. Also unusual is shooting oneself from behind and above ones left ear. And the ex-wife, Nicole Gee, is standing by her former lover. 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. There can be little doubt that Logan and Alexander McKee knew one another well, but the extent of their contact during the spring of 1774 is unknown. Stella said that she had overheard Fannie's sisters-in-law and aunts, including Stella's mother, Jettie Lawson, discussing how Fannie had confided in them that she had been concerned about an "incestuous relationship" between Charlie and Marie. in 1773, a Mingo headman named Johnny Logan and a small band of followers had established a village thirty miles north of Wheeling, near the mouth of Yellow Creek (close to present-day Wellsville, Ohio). I couldn't get past the first couple pages. The reason for this massacre was the resistance attempts by the residents of the city. I can't square it with Scott's innocence either. Logan's band had frequently visited Baker's post and usually spent their time buying liquor, milk, and other small items. Reducing that likelihood makes t. Of course if Stout was abusing, or even grooming her, she could have lost trust in local law enforcement. If you would kindly give me the location of where the cabin stood and any grave locations of the Spicer family I would be greatful. The Logan Cemetery today holds the remains of Malcolm and Anna Logan as well as their four children. 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 . Britannica School, Encyclopdia Britannica, October 31, 2017. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/James-Logan/48752. 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. I think the gray hair is a false memory. display: block; Hi Heather nice to meet you! 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. Accused proclaimed his innocence even as he was hung from a bridge. Logan the Mingo is usually identified as a Mingo "chief", but historian Richard White has written that "He was not a chief. -, Press J to jump to the feed. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. The white People killed my kin at Coneestoga a great while ago, & I thought nothing of that. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. They drank, and drove 4-wheelers around the farm before eventually falling asleep on couches and in beds. My mother was a Spicer, and I am only now learning the long history of her family. He is supposed to be son of William Spicer who was captured by the Seneca Indians, and Fair Cloud the Seneca woman William married. Hi, I too am a Spicer/Bowen descendant and I came across your post here while I was reading about the Spicer Massacre. Gonna check it out for sure. How the hell did I not hear anything about this? The most Logan families were found in USA in 1880. The site is located six miles east of Russell Springs. My brother and I visited the Greene County Hist. The sexual battery charges were dismissed by two judges and twice by an appeals court. I would love to read the family book you mentioned, could you please tell me the title? in the split second that their eyes met, he put a bullet into her forehead. He was named for my great-uncle, the immortal Cayuga orator. [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 maiden name is Rebecca Jo Bowen. He placed the bodies in the tobacco barn. http://www.topix.com/forum/city/huntsville-oh/T4EKSRKBK1MEM12J7/p1. Logan and his hunting party were camped on the west bank of the Ohio at Yellow Creek, (near present day Steubenville, Ohio) and across the river from Bakers Bottom. The graveyard was renamed in their memory after the family's 1886 massacre. By the spring of 1774, Logan and his extended family (including Gibson's Indian wife) had relocated to a camp at the mouth of Yellow Creek. One day, a female stranger asks Logan to drive a girl named Laura to the Canadian border. 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.". 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. 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. Eight executed in their beds in four separate homes. Afterwards, Lawson returned to the house and shot Fannie, who was on the porch. Inside the vehicles were three mothers and 14 children. Please contact me, omiakron@gmail.com . 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 . Nor the reason why he asked his eldest son, Arthur, to . 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. }, First published on October 30, 2009 / 8:29 AM. Physically, my father and my son were small men, much smaller than my grandfather and my great-uncle. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. 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 The following morning, unaware that the perpetrators of the previous evenings violence awaited them, eight members of Logan's band crossed the river to Baker's. Greathouse and his companions also killed Logan's sister as she carried her newborn infant on her back. I wish I knew your name. Answering the Call to Serve: Camp Logan, Houston, Texas 1917-1919. Stout ultimately pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of attempted child endangering and received a suspended 90-day sentence plus a years probation. I am interested in any family history available. The murder of the Lawson family refers to a familicide which took place in [[America I would also like to visit Mrs. John Logan was also known as Tachnechtoris, "The Spreading Oak" or John Shikellamy. 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 . NYTimes piece published within 48 hours of the murders, edit: inaccurate reference to Wilma Buroker's will. Among the group was the sister and other family members of the Mingo leader Soyechtowa, or Tocaniadorogon, who had taken the name James Logan. 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 remember Cornplanter, my maternal grandfather, very well. I just visited my father's grave at Good Hope Cemetary near Jane Lew, WV, and saw a marker for Elizabeth Spicer Bowen. In all, approximately a dozen Mingo were murdered in the cabin and on the river. As Sheri had been an only child, Stacy was the main beneficiary of not only the . 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. Shikellamy and Neanoma were married in New York State. 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. Society in July and saw the painting and the iron. Alarmed by the gunfire from across the river, seven other members of Logan's camp started across the Ohio in two canoes to investigate. His mother was Neanoma a Cayuga, and step-mother was Tutelo. But do not harbor a thought that mine is the joy of fear. In the meantime, McKee urged all parties to remain calm and to keep the peace. Rebecca Jo Bowen(Becki). The site contains the remains of Malcolm and Anna Logan as well as their four children killed in the 1886 massacre. The Lawsons worked as tenant tobacco farmers, saving enough money by 1927 to buy their own farm on Brook Cove Road. Logan became known for a speech, later known as Logan's Lament, which he reportedly delivered after the war. If I'm understanding her correctly, it sounds like she's not particularly interested in pursuing the killer because deep down she knows that whoever did it has close ties to the family (moving from one house to the other). His next brother was known as Tah-gah-jute, Sayughtowa, "The Beetling Brow", or James Logan. Myers shot and killed the Indian. Have you reached the part of the rabbit-hole where Stout finds out his 3yo son is another man's? Until I watched the documentary I thought she'd been shot through the neck. 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. Hi Rebecca Jo, nice to meet you! Within seconds, all the Mingos were dead. I grew up 30 minutes from there! The roots of the Dec. 14 massacre by Scots-Irish Presbyterian militia lay decades earlier in the settlement patterns of the region. Another close friend and neighbor to the Lawson family, Hill Hampton, stated that he knew of serious problems going on within the family, but declined to elaborate. 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. #inline-recirc-item--id-d445f4ac-8c88-11e2-b06b-024c619f5c3d ~ .item:nth-child(5) { Settlers remaining on the frontier immediately sought safety, either in blockhouses or by fleeing eastward across the Monongahela River. My fifth great grandmother on my father's side was Elizabeth Spicer Bowen, Elizabeth is my 4th GrGrandmother on my mother's side. The massacre of the Roberts family is best told in a manuscript (1) left by John Anderson, relative of Roberts, and a near neighbor. In 1918, following the move of his younger brothers Marion and Elijah to the Germanton area, Lawson followed suit with his family. The most surprising part of the story is that the victims were known quite well to Christopher Harris. After the murder of his family, though, Logan went on the warpath. Statement of Jesse Logan, aged 106 years old and Great Grandson of Chief Shikellamy The attack was swift and brutal. 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. 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. I remember Philip Tome, the great elk and panther hunter, who lived a mile up the river. For example, Scott's 14yo girlfriend, Paige Harshbarger, was sleeping over with him that night. The bodies of the Mingo victims were mutilated. However, historian Francis Jennings wrote that Mayer's book was "erroneous from the first word of the title." WAVERLY, Ohio (FOX19) - Angela Wagner pleaded guilty Friday in connection with the 2016 Rhoden family massacre. Chief Logan then divided his plunder, hiding the excess in the surrounding woodlands and made for the Ohio River. But I was a dead shot, and can still beat men one-quarter of my age with the gun and bow and arrow. 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. If Stout's sexual predation of Stacy pre-dated the murders, his early presence at the crime scene and interviewing of Stacy would have compromised the investigation beyond repair. Later in the day on April 22, seven of the victims were discovered in three of the homes. View of the historical marker looking south along state route 2. to John Gibson near Chillicothe in 1774. Logan the Orator (c. 1723-1780) was a Cayuga orator and war leader born of one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. On 29 July a row broke out over a trivial matter: damage to a stereo that Logan was blamed for. It has all the classic tales of Native Americans raiding and Colonists surviving the best they could in the wilderness of southwestern Pennsylvania. My father after retiring from the war path, settled at Cold Spring, in the Allegheny Reservation, in New York State, where he died in 1944 aged 100 years. I was taught to hunt by my grandfather, who died in 1820. So - as part of her newfound faith - she's trusting that they will face God's judgement. Space Required/Quantity: [Not stated] Chinese general Dodo perpetrated it, and historians claim that 800,000 people were killed in ten days. "James Logan." That is SUPER interesting, I've never heard of the Logan Family before. 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. [citation needed] Arthur Lawson was killed in a 1945 motor accident (age 31), leaving a wife and four children. Nice to meet you cousin! 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. The family in this case is stunned. Hello. 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. With the disruption of warfare, disease, and encroachment, some Seneca, Susquehannock, and Cayuga among the Iroquois migrated to the Ohio Country, as did Lenape. A well-known orator, Logan advocated for peaceful relations with encroaching white settlers. / CBS News. He takes care of the ailing old Professor X whom he keeps hidden away. I'm part of that lineage and have much info about it. 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 Holston, and two of Blackmore's Negroes. Posthumously it was speculated that he had impregnated his eldest daughter (Marie, 16). I hunted elk with the famous Jim Jacobs many times. He was born in Georgia in 1905. https://www.amrevmuseum.org/collection/george-wilson-s-sword. She was by his side for 56 years and bore him ten childrensix sons and four daughters. 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. Thank you. But gray hair? I know for sure we are related. They attacked settlers in several frontier regions, both killing and taking captives. One of the families living near the fort was the family of Matthew Dean. Stout is implying that Stacy was either the killer, or colluded with Scott and then turned on him. The party under Taylaynee behest crossed the river to visit the cabin of Joshua Baker, a settler and rum trader. Possibly 5th or 6th generation. A plot was hatched to fake a kidnapping. His actions against settlers on the frontier helped spark Dunmore's War later that year. Hello, is George Wilson related to the Spicers? Curious to know whether he could be related to any of these "Spicers.". On August 14, 1756, he married Rebecca Bryan, a tall, dark-eyed, strong-willed beauty 17 years of age. Elizabeth Spicer Bowen died in 1845 and is buried in Davistown in Dunkard Township, Greene County, PA. Topics and series. Well. Joshua, I had the family history book you mentioned but lost it in a fire. Blaming his victim is consistent with his predatory behaviour towards her. It would also be a reason for Stacy not to call 911 after the murders. On January 6, LaToya, Ashley, Ricky, and Ray were hanging out and in need of cash, according to Beadles. During the four years he'd lived in the area, he had consistently tried to maintain peace. But despite the violence perpetrated by natives and whites alike, there seemed to be a temporary lull in the hostilities. The dark hole of Topix has quite a few opinions that it was Stout, framing Scott. With the Logan County Sheriffs office neighbouring the Shafer farm, police response was swift. Sid Hatfield was the Sheriff of Matewan, West Virginia from 1919 until his death in 1921. Very interesting story. [6]. 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 . I'm being pedantic about these details because this case is light on publicly-available facts and heavy on rumour and hyperbole. The county treasurer has said the property owed $56,000 in back taxes. Grabbing the infant from her cradleboard, he took hold of its ankles and was about to dash its brains out when one of his companions intervened to save the child's life. William Spicer remained among the Mingo with whom he had a great respect because of his athleticism. 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. Interesting! Copyright20062023,Somerightsreserved. How a tragic boating crash is connected to the family of Alex Murdaugh My father was John Logan, Jr., a Cayuga, the only surviving child of Captain John Logan, the oldest son of Shikellamy. She was shot through her neck - it's a miracle she survived, let alone can walk and talk. They'd tie up Ashley and demand a ransom. Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife and son Thank you kindly! Or did he think she was involved? As the month drew to a close, Connolly, who had seemed to support McKee's efforts up to that time, began to take a much harder diplomatic stance, possibly at Dunmore's instruction. [2] Lawson, having purchased his own farm two years previous, however, together with the fact that an Associated Press wire that went out on the day after the murders characterized Lawson as a "well-to-do farmer",[3] would make a pre-Christmas shopping spree appear reasonable. 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 Gee's 3-year-old daughter also was severely injured. Background While on the run, Logan, Charles and Laura encountered the Munson Family when an automated cargo truck ran them off the road. 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. Cornplanter Reservation, Penn October 9, 1915 When my grandfather was old he came to this Reservation, where he lived with my father until his death.

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