My grandfather's name was Homer Spicer. My father was John Logan, Jr., a Cayuga, the only surviving child of Captain John Logan, the oldest son of Shikellamy. 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. 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. Betsy is my 4th Gr-grandmother on my mother's side. The last were names Lyman and Jesse. [10] The American elm tree in Pickaway County, Ohio under which Logan was said to have given the speech became known as the Logan Elm. 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. Lament. 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 Kayashuta and White Mingo were the Mingo chiefs. She was by his side for 56 years and bore him ten childrensix sons and four daughters. Why did Stacy not call police in that time? Betsy still holding her iron grabbed Williams hand with her free hand and fled through the backdoor of the cabin into the forest. The attack was swift and brutal. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Chief Logan then divided his plunder, hiding the excess in the surrounding woodlands and made for the Ohio River. I have the original spicer lineage and history compiled from 1755 to current day. One known as the Spicer Massacre in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Logan the Mingo is usually identified as a Mingo "chief", but historian Richard White has written that "He was not a chief. -- The grandparents of the lone teenage survivor of a Houston massacre are "in awe" of her courage that allowed her to call the police . The reason for this massacre was the resistance attempts by the residents of the city. It resulted in the death of many people including two of the influential mutants of all time. Probably both. 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. 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. . Gross, at Fort Augusta, who has done so much to honor Shikellamy's memory. The one-hour special looks into the massacre that left nine American Mormon women and children dead just south of the US-Mexico border in November 2019. And if so, could you share his lineage? Nice to meet you cousin! John was the oldest of the siblings. I am a direct descendant of Elizabeth Spicer Bowen. Britannica School, Encyclopdia Britannica, October 31, 2017. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/James-Logan/48752. They drank, and drove 4-wheelers around the farm before eventually falling asleep on couches and in beds. The first shot, from above and behind his left ear, lodged in his sinus; the second, through the right side of his mouth, was fatal. Settlers remaining on the frontier immediately sought safety, either in blockhouses or by fleeing eastward across the Monongahela River. 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. Stout ultimately pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of attempted child endangering and received a suspended 90-day sentence plus a years probation. Shikellamy and Neanoma were married in New York State. By late May, only Logan's Mingos were at war. In her terror, Betsy only remembers to let loose of the flattening iron once they were deep into the forest. The roots of the Dec. 14 massacre by Scots-Irish Presbyterian militia lay decades earlier in the settlement patterns of the region. 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. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It's located about 5 miles N of Lexington, take Rt. Thank you! Elizabeth is my 4th Great. 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. It was the noise from their frightened pleas that alerted the Mingo warriors to their whereabouts. Logan Family Massacre The Logan Cemetery today holds the remains of Malcolm and Anna Logan as well as their four children. James later in life was referred to as "Logan, the Mingo." Audio of mother's 999 call after Logan Mwangi's disappearance. My brother and I visited the Greene County Hist. As footprints encircled the tree, it was supposed that he had been pacing around the tree prior to taking his life. I wish I knew your name. Members of the Fundamentalist Mormon group were ambushed while driving in three vehicles, with authorities believing a drug cartel may be responsible.WATCH T. Posthumously it was speculated that he had impregnated his eldest daughter (Marie, 16). But you killed my kin again on Yellow Creek, and took my cousin prisoner then I thought I must kill too; and I have been three time[s to war since but] the Indians is not Angry only myself. I was very excite to find this history along with the info about the tribe. High around 60F. Contact me at omiakron@gmail.com. A war to chastise them ,would be ineffective and would inevitably lead to the "destruction of this country. Surprised I didnt know about this one. watch "park south freestyle" music video https://youtu.be/q_xnx_-nqiothe killer clowns came back.. **security footage**they came back subscribe htt. View of the historical marker looking south along state route 2. This unfortunate event is known as the Dowdy Family Massacre. 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. It was a hot and humid summer day on June 5, 1774, when William Spicer was chopping wood outside his cabin near a stream that flowed into the Big Whitely Creek, a mile south of Willow Tree in Greene Township. We had quite the adventure locating the Spicer Cemetery, it's completely overgrown sadly :(. I have always been fond of sports. As Sheri had been an only child, Stacy was the main beneficiary of not only the . This comment has been removed by the author. John Logan's Father was the Iroquois Chief, Shikellamy of the Oneida Tribe. Settlers along the frontiers realized that these killings were likely to provoke the remaining Native nations of the Ohio and Monongahela River regions to attack. 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. Once the group was in Baker's cabin, 30 frontiersmen, led by Daniel and Jacob Greathouse, crowded in and killed all except the infant child. But I was a dead shot, and can still beat men one-quarter of my age with the gun and bow and arrow. 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. Statement of Jesse Logan, aged 106 years old and Great Grandson of Chief Shikellamy After a few d. His pacific outlook was changed in the spring of 1774, when a party of white settlers massacred eight Indians at Baker's Tavern across from Yellow Creek. While dismissing McKee's words as lies, the Shawnees refused for the moment to go to war with the Virginians. 16 year old Job was out in the cornfield building squirrel traps to keep varmints from devouring their precious food source. Keith Gibson. 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. Ancestors at that time could be listed in Virginia or Pennsylvania. 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. It grew to great size before dying in 1964.[11]. From that angle, you'd think she would have a single memory of his shoes or pants or something. During the four years he'd lived in the area, he had consistently tried to maintain peace. My mother was a daughter of the Seneca Chief Cornplanter. She has said she doesn't believe he could have killed her family. Curious to know whether he could be related to any of these "Spicers.". 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. "The panic becoming universal, claimed Connolly, "nothing but confusion, Distress and Flight was conspicuous. I would also like to visit Mrs. The Massacre at Munson Farm was an event in 2029, in Oklahoma City that involved Wolverine and the Transigen Company. Months before the event, Lawson had sustained a head injury; some family and friends theorized that it had altered his mental state and was related to the massacre. 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. William was the "White Renegade" man involved with the massacre of the Crow sisters. Police have called the Gee family murders a "brutal homicide." Further tension and financial stagnation arose from Wilma having written a "bad will leaving the terms of the inheritance of her significant estate unclear. 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. Clearly, Virginia sought to widen the conflict, hoping that a victory over the western tribes would legitimize Virginia's claims to the region. An Ohio man accused along with his family members of the 2016 massacre of another family was found guilty of multiple murder charges Wednesday.. A jury convicted George Wagner IV in the murders of . It is Near Newell in Hancock County West Virginia. Stacy even admits they weren't very close and fought most of the time, but towards the end were "starting" to have a better relationship. John Murray, the 4th Earl of Dunmore and the Governor of Virginia, convinced his legislature to mobilize the state militia to suppress the natives. After the murders, he went into the nearby woods and, several hours later, shot himself. You can check out the ghosts of the Hatfields and McCoys in both West Virginia and Kentucky. The site is located six miles east of Russell Springs. It was there on April 30, in Logan's absence, that the infamous Yellow Creek Massacre occurred. Investigating, they discovered an Indian apparently in the act of stealing the animal. 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. Since her initial lengthy interview with Deputy Sheriff Jon Stout, conducted on the scene before her transfer to hospital, Stacy has been adamant that Scott was not the killer. 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. Chinese general Dodo perpetrated it, and historians claim that 800,000 people were killed in ten days. I don't know what happened between them. Such was my love for the whites, that my countrymen pointed as they passed, and said, Logan is the friend of the white men. The Logan Cemetery today holds the remains of Malcolm and Anna Logan as well as their four children. Inside the vehicles were three mothers and 14 children. Nicole Gee attended Wednesday's hearing but has not spoken to reporters about the case. 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.
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