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03:04. Within seconds, all the Mingos were dead. In 1918, following the move of his younger brothers Marion and Elijah to the Germanton area, Lawson followed suit with his family. He was a large, strong man, not dark in color, and with grey eyes. 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. When William was about 20, he was called back to Greene County to deal with part of his fathers estate. Spicers daughter and son fought through the deep woods until they reached a neighboring farmhouse. Logan the Mingo is usually identified as a Mingo "chief", but historian Richard White has written that "He was not a chief. Thank you Joshua, I sent my contact info to you per Gmail. I don't know why Stacy wouldn't know about the abuse. https://www.amrevmuseum.org/collection/george-wilson-s-sword. Erected 1979 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History. Funeral of the slain Lawson family in Germanton, North Carolina, in 1929. During the four years he'd lived in the area, he had consistently tried to maintain peace. He had 3 known brothers and one sister. Logan (also known as Tah-gah-jute) was a Cayuga and Mingo leader in the Ohio Valley in the 1770s. 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. The Virginia/West Virginia state lines at the time were not static as they are in modern times. It did disperse during the great depression, so its possible you could be related but not likely. A well-known orator, Logan advocated for peaceful relations with encroaching white settlers. Maybe she wasn't home very often? Betsy and William were horrified, and Betsy notes that it was an image forever frozen in her memory. The white People killed my kin at Coneestoga a great while ago, & I thought nothing of that. From that angle, you'd think she would have a single memory of his shoes or pants or something. He was a great man for work. Interesting! 37.622688, -82.168712. I remember Philip Tome, the great elk and panther hunter, who lived a mile up the river. A cake that Marie had baked on Christmas Day was displayed on the tour. Jake Gyllenhaal flaunted his seriously ripped physique on Friday when he filmed a shirtless scene for the Road House remake.. I think the gray hair is a false memory. Accused proclaimed his innocence even as he was hung from a bridge. Or did he think she was involved? 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. 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. Thank you for sharing this; as sad as it is I still love learning about the history of my state. Gonna check it out for sure. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Check out this public letter to Stacy from Jody Arlington, written two weeks after the murders. The adults standing at the back are identified as Mame Madigan and E.M. Bougler. 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. 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. They had said nothing about the weapon used or a possible motive. Logan and Michael Cresap resolved their differences after Cresap proved that he was innocent of the massacre of Logan's people. Topics and series. 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 . The old cellar of the Logan family home is all that may remain after the 1886 fire which consumed Anna Logan and four of her children. When the United States entered the global conflict on April 6, 1917, the country was unprepared for modern warfare. The story of the Spicer Massacre is one of great interest to the descendents of the Greene County's original settlers. ", The frightened settlers were more than warranted in their apprehension. Logan, the county seat of Hocking County, was named in honor of Chief Logan of the Mingo Indian tribe. Stacy, attempting to move past the tragedies, has not attempted to discover the identity of the man she saw that night. 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. 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. William was the "White Renegade" man involved with the massacre of the Crow sisters. 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. Scholars dispute important details about Logan, including his original name and whether the words of Logan's Lament were his.[1]. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. Also unusual is shooting oneself from behind and above ones left ear. I just received information about the Spicer Massacre in 1773. Gross, at Fort Augusta, who has done so much to honor Shikellamy's memory. The name "Tah-gah-jute" was popularized in an 1851 book by Brantz Mayer entitled Tah-gah-jute: or Logan and Cresap. It worked. During the course of the last long and bloody war, Logan remained idle in his cabin, an advocate for peace. In the linked documentary, Stacy says she just never thought to call 911, which sounds plausible to me. You can check out the ghosts of the Hatfields and McCoys in both West Virginia and Kentucky. After dealing with his fathers estate, he did return to the Mingo and married a woman of the tribe. I too would love to obtain a copy of the family book! Excerpted from the account: . For example, Scott's 14yo girlfriend, Paige Harshbarger, was sleeping over with him that night. Inside the vehicles were three mothers and 14 children. I am Afro-American, my father's name is Mr. Buford Mason Spicer. 16 year old Job was out in the cornfield building squirrel traps to keep varmints from devouring their precious food source. 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 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. The case was also featured in an episode of the PRX podcast Criminal.[8]. 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. Two days later, on May 5, McKee met again with many of the same representatives. Rebecca Jo Bowen(Becki). Dr. Snitker will be assuming the position formerly held by Dr. Monica Fulton, who will serve as Assistant Superintendent next year. The Mingo in Baker's cabin were all murdered, except for the infant mixed-race child, who was spared with the intention of giving her to her father. Here is the Rolla weather data for the 24-hour period ending at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, March 2, 2023. Logan was not at the Battle of Point Pleasant (October 10, 1774), the only major battle of Dunmore's War. My mother was a daughter of the Seneca Chief Cornplanter. But in early May, a group of Virginians, led by Daniel Greathouse, methodically lured ten members of the Mingo village to Baker's trading post where, over the course of the afternoon, they were murdered. On April 30 some members of the hunting party, Chief Logans wife Mellana, his brother Taylaynee (called John Petty by many English speakers), Taylaynee's son, Molnah and Logan's sister, Koonay, who was also the pregnant wife of John Gibson a prominent trader with whom she already had one daughter. 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 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. Logan's band had frequently visited Baker's post and usually spent their time buying liquor, milk, and other small items. 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. She would of been my 6th great grandmother. They encouraged Deputy Stout to stay in contact with Stacy to assure her the investigation was proceeding. There are many Logans in the Reservations in Pennsylvania and New York; some are descended from my brother and sisters, others adopted the name because of the honor attached to it. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. For my country, I rejoice at the beams of peace. For Logan and the natives, the massacre was a declaration of war, and so began Lord Dunmore's War. He became a leader within the Mingo and helped to establish a Mingo Settlement with farms. She was not at the Gee home at the time of the deaths and has not been accused of any wrongdoing. Chief Logan of the Mingo was on good terms with the English Speaking Colonist west of the Alleghenies. With the disruption of warfare, disease, and encroachment, some Seneca, Susquehannock, and Cayuga among the Iroquois migrated to the Ohio Country, as did Lenape. Michael Cresap was responsible for attack. 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. As a boy I excelled at the Indian games of long ball and snow snake. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. I use tobacco and liquor sparingly. Have you reached the part of the rabbit-hole where Stout finds out his 3yo son is another man's? Patrick Wallace was lynched from the Birds Nest Bridge outside Steelville in 1886. Logan the Orator (c. 1723-1780) was a Cayuga orator and war leader born of one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. Michael Bowen is my third G.G. The only survivor was his eldest son, 19-year-old Arthur, whom he had sent on an errand just before committing the crime.[4]. Going to have to call my dad about this in the morning, he currently lives in that city. It was not until the book White Christmas, Bloody Christmas[5] was published in 1990 that a claim of Charlie sexually abusing Marie surfaced, beginning with an anonymous source who heard a rumor during a tour of the Lawson home shortly after the murders. It was impossible to predict, wrote McKee, whether the worsening situation around Pittsburgh would result in a general Indian war. She has said she doesn't believe he could have killed her family. to John Gibson near Chillicothe in 1774. It resulted in the death of many people including two of the influential mutants of all time. They fell upon the Spicers, slaying Williams wife and two of the children that were inside the house. But gray hair? "[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. 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 . I am interested in any family history available. I remember Cornplanter, my maternal grandfather, very well. The Yangzhou massacre of 1645 is another massacre that took place in China. 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. I have not been able to locate the first wife of my 3rd G.G. Logan's sister was panic stricken; she ran across the courtyard in front of the trading post and stopped six feet in front of one of Greathouse's men. Ok. What did Stout think Stacy knew about the shootings? Their fear was well founded. my email is lantztina55@gmail.com Any further information would be greatly appreciated. Hello, is George Wilson related to the Spicers? She is the second member of the Wagner family to admit a role in the death of eight . Bloomington defense attorney Steve Skelton, who is representing Jason Harris, said after the court hearing that the case involves the most charges he's ever seen in a single criminal case. Later in the day on April 22, seven of the victims were discovered in three of the homes. Scholars agree that Logan Elrod was a son of Chief Shikellamy, an important diplomat for the Iroquois Confederacy. The attack was swift and brutal. The Logan Cemetery as it appears today north of Interstate 44. I love the posts that say "this needs to end" but keep talking about it anyway. I am a direct descendant and one of Williams great great great great great granddaughters. Following the family annihilation, Stacy went to live nearby with her father and stepmother, Steve and Audrey Moody. Edward Wagner pleaded not guilty in 2018 when he was charged in the Rhoden family murders. But fifteen to twenty Mingos under Logan set off for the Ohio Valley to seek retribution for the loss of their family and friends.". The third, William, born in 1914, died of an illness in 1920. Society in July and saw the painting and the iron. The fort was for the protection of the settlers living west of Water Street and those living in Canoe Valley. 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). 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. I'm being pedantic about these details because this case is light on publicly-available facts and heavy on rumour and hyperbole. He died in an altercation near Lake Erie in 1780. What a marvelous trainwreck. She was shot through her neck - it's a miracle she survived, let alone can walk and talk. my email address is acmtmail@yahoo.com. 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. Please follow up with me on this at :themorganza@yahoo.com, Apparently the THE CHARLEROI MAIL Friday, June 9, 1950Made a similar connectionhttp://www.pa-roots.org/data/read.php?411,309032. 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. Porcelain Dolls: The Stacy Moody Story, on YouTube, a short, well-made documentary from 2016 in which Stacy speaks at length on camera. Thank you! As part of a treaty of the Lord Dunmore War between the Colony of Virginia and Shawnee and Mingo nations, she was returned as a prisoner of war at Muddy Creek on Christmas Day 1774 to Colonel George Wilson. Matewan Massacre. 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. Concrete edging borders the grave containing Charlie and the seven victims. They attacked settlers in several frontier regions, both killing and taking captives. My grandfather's name was Homer Spicer. Porcelain Dolls: The Stacy Moody Story, on YouTube, http://www.topix.com/forum/city/huntsville-oh/T4EKSRKBK1MEM12J7/p1. 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. Lawson shot Marie, and then found and killed the two boys. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. A cemetery posted a personal ad for a goose whose mate died. 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 . I don't know what happened between them. Nice to meet you cousin! This page was last edited on 28 January 2023, at 00:11. Blaming his victim is consistent with his predatory behaviour towards her. Kayashuta and White Mingo were the Mingo chiefs. High around 60F. Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life in prison for murders of wife and son On August 14, 1756, he married Rebecca Bryan, a tall, dark-eyed, strong-willed beauty 17 years of age. Thomas in this story comes up as a true line for me when I added him as my 4th GG grandfather, but there is no Michael listed a child of theirs. As a result, the U.S . 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. He'd been a Logan County deputy sheriff for a year longer than Stacy had been alive. Background While on the run, Logan, Charles and Laura encountered the Munson Family when an automated cargo truck ran them off the road. On a different note, it's mind bending to read about your home and places you've been to in this context. I would love to see any books or copies of information if you would like to share. 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. Among the group were four men and three women, including Logan's brother, mother, and sister who carried her two-month-old infant on her back. When Logan heard of the massacre, he was led to believe that Capt. Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History, NearNewell in Hancock County, West Virginia , Photographed By Dale K. Benington, July 14, 2011, Logan Massacre. 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. Published: Dec. 14, 2022 at 10:00 AM PST. The graveyard was renamed in their memory after the familys 1886 massacre. Coming upon Tomlinson's regimental coat and hat, he put them on and swaggered through the house claiming, "I am a White Man." It grew to great size before dying in 1964.[11]. The family in this case is stunned. Some see it as evidence of Stacy's collusion in the murders - either with Scott, or with Jon. Logan's father Chief Shikellamy, who was Oneida, worked closely with Pennsylvania official James Logan to maintain the Covenant Chain relationship with the colony of Pennsylvania. Betsy still holding her iron grabbed Williams hand with her free hand and fled through the backdoor of the cabin into the forest. "I was born on the West Bank of the Allegheny River, in the Cornplanter Reservation, in 1809, the same year as Abraham Lincoln. Spicer had heard of the Mingo Chief, Logan, being on the warpath and was planning on fleeing to the local Fort the next day after they secured clothing and supplies. http://www.topix.com/forum/city/huntsville-oh/T4EKSRKBK1MEM12J7/p1. watch "park south freestyle" music video https://youtu.be/q_xnx_-nqiothe killer clowns came back.. **security footage**they came back subscribe htt. Logan became known for a speech, later known as Logan's Lament, which he reportedly delivered after the war. I took after my grandfather, as I am of large stature. The remaining Indians also were shot or tomahawked. 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. During the hearing, Logan County Judge Thomas Harris, who is not related to the defendants, said the potential sentences range from 20 to 60 years in prison on some counts to life in prison or even the death penalty, if the state seeks it. My e-maIL IS CHERYL.HANCE@GMAIL.COM. She was seriously injured, but I think miracle is an overstatement. So - as part of her newfound faith - she's trusting that they will face God's judgement. 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. Logan and his hunting party were camped on the west bank of.