display: block; 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. 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 In 1911, Charles Lawson[1] married Fannie Manring, with whom he had eight children. Every morning, winter or summer, rain or shine, at six o'clock he would come out of his house and ring a big dinner bell as a signal for all to get busy. Nicole drove over to the home and discovered the other victims while speaking with 911. 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. When my grandfather was old he came to this Reservation, where he lived with my father until his death. Click here for: Hatfield McCoy Airboat Tours328 WV-49. Gross, at Fort Augusta, who has done so much to honor Shikellamy's memory. The site contains the remains of Malcolm and Anna Logan as well as their four children killed in the 1886 massacre. Background While on the run, Logan, Charles and Laura encountered the Munson Family when an automated cargo truck ran them off the road. He was born in Georgia in 1905. However, according to Find A Grave, Elizabeth is buried at the Good Hope Cemetery, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/165943478/elisabeth-bowen . Well. Pennsylvania had the highest population of Logan families in 1840. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. She is my fifth great grandmother. 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. John Logan's Father was the Iroquois Chief, Shikellamy of the Oneida Tribe. He'd been a Logan County deputy sheriff for a year longer than Stacy had been alive. 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? I and several other pastors went with our districts missions director to lead a conference for the Assemblies of God church of Thailand. Settlers remaining on the frontier immediately sought safety, either in blockhouses or by fleeing eastward across the Monongahela River. 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. 16 year old Job was out in the cornfield building squirrel traps to keep varmints from devouring their precious food source. She is now married and has a baby son she named Edrick Scott. in the split second that their eyes met, he put a bullet into her forehead. The brothers also planned to rob the family and took an Acer Aspire laptop computer, the documents say. The fort was under the command of Captain Simonton. She also picked up the habit of smoking a pipe, a habit that her descendants recall fondly. I did, however, learn some new uses of the word sh#t. This comment has been removed by the author. 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. In the linked documentary, Stacy says she just never thought to call 911, which sounds plausible to me. She was able to turn her head a bit which is when she saw gray hair -- but that's it. Sheri had tried and failed to have Sharyl removed as the executor of the will. Three SUVs arrived, two driving ahead, one lagging behind. 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. The name "Tah-gah-jute" was popularized in an 1851 book by Brantz Mayer entitled Tah-gah-jute: or Logan and Cresap. Shortly after the murders, Charlie's brother, Marion Lawson, opened the home on Brook Cove Road as a tourist attraction. Logan and Michael Cresap resolved their differences after Cresap proved that he was innocent of the massacre of Logan's people. The Logan family is one of the most important families on the CBS soap 'The Bold and the Beautiful'. My mother was a daughter of the Seneca Chief Cornplanter. Suspect was arrested and survived the first lynch mob only to fall victim to the second. Real Audio by Eloise Lane. display: none; William had given his word he would return. The Royal Governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore, responded by launching an expedition against the Mingo and Shawnee, in the conflict known as Dunmore's War. 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 . A new burial marker for the six deceased members of the Logan family will be installed at the Logan Cemetery later this year. John Logan was also known as Tachnechtoris, "The Spreading Oak" or John Shikellamy. It stayed in the McKee family through E(dgar) M(cKee) Lackey ownership in 1898, or for about 150 years. She saw the killer, and he had grey hair. Probably both. But I was a dead shot, and can still beat men one-quarter of my age with the gun and bow and arrow. The white People killed my kin at Coneestoga a great while ago, & I thought nothing of that. Logan's friendly relations with white settlers changed after the Yellow Creek Massacre of April 30, 1774. He had 3 known brothers and one sister. It is Near Newell in Hancock County West Virginia. He wore a red cap much the same as the white hunters do now. 2 plead not guilty on charges related to Rhoden family massacre. John Cole, 40, will serve a minimum term of 29 years in . She has said she doesn't believe he could have killed her family. Audrey contacted Childrens Services, initiating a investigation that would see 36yo Stout fired and indicted on multiple felonies. After the murder of his family, though, Logan went on the warpath. https://www.amrevmuseum.org/collection/george-wilson-s-sword. Jacob Greathouse himself slaughtered Koonay and dissected her belly, removed her unborn son and scalped him. 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 . I would love to know if you have any information further back on the Bowen line. I too would love to obtain a copy of the family book! Logan never felt fear. I wonder if you know of a way to obtain a copy. He will not turn on his heel to save his life. Subscribe November 13, 1961 In November 1961, the oil tanker, Golf Lion, was sailing the Northwest Providence Channel in the Bahamas. I think iam a Spicer descendant threw nona Spicer on my mother side born in west Virginia please contact me with furthet info at ptknight@live.com, Just discovered I am a direct descendant of Betsy, she was my 6th great grandmother on my mothers side. Their youngest, 3-year-old Tabitha, survived the attack in the family's Beason, Ill., home and was taken to a hospital. Many fled, abandon- ing their homes and their possessions. 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. Nor the reason why he asked his eldest son, Arthur, to . That is SUPER interesting, I've never heard of the Logan Family before. 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. Guess I found my rabbit hole for the night. Hi, I too am a Spicer/Bowen descendant and I came across your post here while I was reading about the Spicer Massacre. Logan the Mingo is usually identified as a Mingo "chief", but historian Richard White has written that "He was not a chief. Elizabeth Spicer Bowen died in 1845 and is buried in Davistown in Dunkard Township, Greene County, PA. The case was also featured in an episode of the PRX podcast Criminal.[8]. "[5] The Iroquois and other Native American tribes tended to have peace chiefs and war chiefs, or leaders. The most surprising part of the story is that the victims were known quite well to Christopher Harris. 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. Mostly sunny skies. Baker and the Mingos had lived peacefully ever since Logan's arrival. Following the family annihilation, Stacy went to live nearby with her father and stepmother, Steve and Audrey Moody. You can just imagine how we're all dealing with this. On April 30 some members of the hunting party, Chief Logan's 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. I attribute my long life to my love of outdoor exercise and hunting and fishing. It has all the classic tales of Native Americans raiding and Colonists surviving the best they could in the wilderness of southwestern Pennsylvania. I have even thought to live with you but for the injuries of one man. Does anyone know if there were any African Americans in this Spicer's Lineage, from Nashville or Virginia? 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. 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." Theres been no proof made public that he initiated a sexual relationship with Stacy before the murders. Arlington survived her brother Billy Frank Gilley Jr's killing of the rest of their family, and briefly fled with him before ultimately being the sole witness at the trial that sent him to jail. There runs not a drop of my blood in the veins of any living creature. Hi. I really wonder if Wallace actually was guilty, but I guess no one will ever know. Logan and his hunting party were camped on the west bank of. But gray hair? WAVERLY, Ohio (FOX19) - Angela Wagner pleaded guilty Friday in connection with the 2016 Rhoden family massacre. Hello. During Betsys captivity, she learned a great deal about the use and location of herbs and wildflowers in healing the sick. I live in DC Metro area, My name is Debby Fair pleases feel free to call 760-238-3343 if your interested. The day before the book was to be published, the author received a phone call from Stella Lawson, a relative who had already been interviewed for the book. Among the group was the sister and other family members of the Mingo leader Soyechtowa, or Tocaniadorogon, who had taken the name James Logan. I am Afro-American, my father's name is Mr. Buford Mason Spicer. Keith Gibson. They drank, and drove 4-wheelers around the farm before eventually falling asleep on couches and in beds. He departed this world in 2005 in Milwaukee, WIThanks,Milwaukee, WI, The Spicer lineage is still fairly concentrated in the greene county area. How the hell did I not hear anything about this? to John Gibson near Chillicothe in 1774. The Rolla Board of Education is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Tori Snitker as the next Lead Principal of Rolla Junior High School, effective July 1. Replies analysing and speculating over the mystery and possible explanations are encouraged. I love a joke and enjoy a good dinner. She is the second member of the Wagner family to admit a role in the death of eight . Logan was merely a war leader. Answering the Call to Serve: Camp Logan, Houston, Texas 1917-1919. 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. 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. Logan meets with the surviving family members . 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. The Westchester Incident was an event that occurred in 2028 of the revised timeline. They encouraged Deputy Stout to stay in contact with Stacy to assure her the investigation was proceeding. This is the place for anything related to the state of Missouri. How does a person shoot themselves from behind and above an ear with a freaking rifle?? What a marvelous trainwreck. Williamson claimed Cole punched Logan . But fifteen to twenty Mingos under Logan set off for the Ohio Valley to seek retribution for the loss of their family and friends.". Col. Cresap, the last spring, in cold blood, and unprovoked, murdered all the relations of Logan, not sparing even my women and children. But despite the violence perpetrated by natives and whites alike, there seemed to be a temporary lull in the hostilities. 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. These are tough things to swallow." Bellefontaine is about 45 miles northwest of Columbus in Logan County. Chief Logan of the Mingo was on good terms with the English Speaking Colonist west of the Alleghenies. Joshua, I had the family history book you mentioned but lost it in a fire. It grew to great size before dying in 1964.[11]. Speaking of the Indians living in the Ohio Country, McKee wrote that "they have given great proofs of their pacific disposition, and have acted with more moderation than those who ought to have been more rational." I am a direct descendant of Elizabeth Spicer Bowen. From " A Man of Distinction Among Them, Alexander McKee and the Ohio Country Frontier" by Larry L. Nelson, pp. I "skimmed" the documentary (as much as you can skim a video). 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. Physically, my father and my son were small men, much smaller than my grandfather and my great-uncle. Stout ultimately pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of attempted child endangering and received a suspended 90-day sentence plus a years probation. I couldn't get past the first couple pages. The two nations listened to the message sent from McKee on May 5. However, an autopsy and analysis of his brain at Johns Hopkins Hospital found no abnormalities.[2]. It would also be a reason for Stacy not to call 911 after the murders. Audio of mother's 999 call after Logan Mwangi's disappearance. Who is there to mourn for Logan? 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. Nice to meet you cousin! A Kentucky man told authorities that one of his sister's admirers had killed his entire family but that wasn't the full story. One known as the Spicer Massacre in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Skip to main content. 2009 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. She would of been my 6th great grandmother. She and Scott went out drinking with friends the night before Scotts graduation, but left for home with Megan, Paige, and Stacys boyfriend when they spotted plain-clothes police officers. 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. } 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. Also unusual is shooting oneself from behind and above ones left ear. The graveyard was renamed in their memory after the family's 1886 massacre. 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. Ancestors at that time could be listed in Virginia or Pennsylvania. Logan the Orator (c. 1723-1780) was a Cayuga orator and war leader born of one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. 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. 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. Porcelain Dolls: The Stacy Moody Story, on YouTube, a short, well-made documentary from 2016 in which Stacy speaks at length on camera. If it was me, my response would be very different. Reducing that likelihood makes t. I can't square it with Scott's innocence either. For Logan and the natives, the massacre was a declaration of war, and so began Lord Dunmore's War. Further tension and financial stagnation arose from Wilma having written a "bad will leaving the terms of the inheritance of her significant estate unclear. Their delay in travel was a fateful error. [6] Jettie died in early 1928, meaning Fannie had been suspicious of the incest at least that long before the murders in late 1929. I have sought it: I have killed many: I have fully glutted my vengeance. The bodies of the Mingo victims were mutilated. 60, W 5.5 miles to Rt.631, 1/2 mile, home is on the north side of highway adjoining. 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One incident that helped to support this treatment was when Betsy beheld one of the Mingo women wearing her mothers clothing. 03:04. 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. 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. Published: Dec. 14, 2022 at 10:00 AM PST. 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. The attack was swift and brutal. Blaming his victim is consistent with his predatory behaviour towards her. I have not been able to locate the first wife of my 3rd G.G. / CBS News. It would appear from the linked article that she called her step sister, who then came to the house and the step sister called police. In her terror, Betsy only remembers to let loose of the flattening iron once they were deep into the forest. 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. . Later in the day on April 22, seven of the victims were discovered in three of the homes. Logan's band had frequently visited Baker's post and usually spent their time buying liquor, milk, and other small items. 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. Camping for the night a short distance from their destination, Myers and the two men were wakened later that evening by the loud rattling of a bell attached to one of their horses. Contact me at omiakron@gmail.com. Elizabeth is my 4th Great. Police have called the Gee family murders a "brutal homicide." Christopher Harris' attorney Tim Timoney did not immediately return a message left for comment. 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. The family home was lost to time but recently the ruins may have been found. I would love stay in contact and learn more about the Spicers, my email is omiakron@gmail.com Thank you! The last were names Lyman and Jesse. Early in life he married Annie, a daughter of Cornplanter, who bore him fine children, three daughters and two sons. The dark hole of Topix has quite a few opinions that it was Stout, framing Scott. Logan the Orator (c. 17231780) was a Cayuga orator and war leader born of one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy. She was shot through her neck - it's a miracle she survived, let alone can walk and talk. It did disperse during the great depression, so its possible you could be related but not likely. 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. The graveyard was renamed in their memory after the family's 1886 massacre. Today, it is open for burials only for direct descendants of W. D. Browder, owing to limited plot availability. "Only several hundred yards distant" that the last massacre occurred, where Jane Logan McKee lost her life. Just "gray hair." The Logan Cemetery as it appears today north of Interstate 44. I have lived a long while, but I am not tired of life, and each day seems new and pleasant to me."[8]. Stout is implying that Stacy was either the killer, or colluded with Scott and then turned on him. So did he? The 11-year-old sole survivor of an ex-Marine's massacre of a Florida family told cops she made it out alive by playing dead.. A subreddit dedicated to the unresolved mysteries of the world. 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. The Lawsons worked as tenant tobacco farmers, saving enough money by 1927 to buy their own farm on Brook Cove Road. My maiden name is Rebecca Jo Bowen. Crawford County Historical Society President Dennis Roedmeier is also author of Death of Innocence. The historical short story recounts the 1886 Logan Family Massacre and its aftermath. The Dean family lived in the shadow of Lowry's Fort, which was erected in late 1778/early 1779. I wish I had been invited to attend the unveiling of my great-grandfather's [Shikellamy's] monument in Sunbury next week, but I guess that the world has forgotten Logan.