<[email protected]> >Subject: Fwd: RE: John Monroe Deal Letter (1893 Drew Co. AR) >Received: from [email protected] >Hello Karen- >RE: John Monroe Deal Letter (1893 Drew Co. AR) >I believe I can identify the Jeff Haynes in this letter. "Jeff Haynes is >dead. George Wells killed him last summer was a year ago. Killed Jeff in >Monticello while Jeff was marshall in town". >Jeff L. Haynes, age 22 was living with his parents 1880 census Drew Co. AR >Veasey Twp. p. 539B His parents were Eli King Haynes and Sarah Jane Slythe. >I also believe this quote "Old Judge Hayes is dead, died last fall and Bob >Bakker killed Ka Haynes", refers to Eli King Haynes who was a State >Representative and Drew County probate judge. He died 4 Oct 1892. >I'm not sure who "Ka Haynes" is although Eli King Haynes had a son also >named Eli King Haynes who was born in 1862. >Since there are apparently two murders involved, do you think it's possible >the newspapers for those months and year (1892) might give more information. > I sure would like to find out more about these deaths. >Paulette Haynes