The Blount County News-Dispatch, 9 Apr 1903 Cyclone Near Hanceville. As a result of a terrible cyclone which visited a hamlet a mile and a half north of Hanceville at 1 o'clock yesterday (Wednesday) morning, eleven persons are dead, three are fatally injured and will died and fifteen others were more or less hurt. Five residences were torn unto smithereens. List of the dead and injured is as follows: The dead: Nathan Griffin and wife, James Griffin, Henry McCoy and three children, C.C. Oden and three daughters. Injured: Son and niece of Nathan Griffin, wife and two children of Henry McCoy, R.G. Quick, Dink Quick, family of John McCoy, seven persons. [Notes: From the location given above, the tornado must have sturck in or near Johnson Crossing. Nathaniel Griffin was born 12 Apr 1827; Martha C. Griffin was born 23 Mar 1829; James W. Griffin was born 26 Sep 1858. They were buried in the Cullman City Cemetery under a four-sided monument with their names on a face each] C.C. Oden lost four children, not three as reported: Hester was born 25 Nov 1887, Naoma was born 5 Feb 1890, Miller was born 20 Mar 1892, and Selma was born 12 Apr 1894. The were all buried with a common monument at Hopewell Cemetery near Hanceville. Henry McCoy was born 3 Jan 1863. His wife Arizona survived him by over 50 years. Arizona was born 14 Dec 1866 and died 1 Jan 1955. They both were buried at Hopewell. No monument was located for the three McCoy children. Roland G. Quick was born 31 Jan 1857, survived the tornado and died 21 May 1915. He was buried in the Laodicea Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery.] The Blount County News Dispatch, 16 Apr 1903 The storm of last week jumped from Hanceville to Hunt, five or six miles north of Blountsville. A number of homes and barns were blown down, several persons injured but no deaths reported.