I can't remember if I ever sent this to you or not. This would have been your Pat's namesake. He was my grandfather's youngest brother. He died just before his 21st birthday and nearly broke his mother and daddy's hearts. Grandpa Wolfe, who would be your husband's half uncle, would take a chair and sit out in the cemetery on Sunday mornings for months after this incident occurred. The brother never completely got over it, and the wives were trained not to mention it. When I was a child about six years old, Jim Ferguson passed down the streets up town, and I was just learning to read. I was reading aloud what was on the side of the drug store , and my Memaw told me to hush. Not understanding, I was busily asking why when she clamped her hand on my mouth. As the man passed, it was as if a cold breeze had blown because no one moved or said a word....stone silence and stiffness. At another time , we were visiting Mr. Alfred Lagrone and his wife Mrs. Bernice (feguson..sister to Jim) lagrone's home. My grandfather was her 1/2 lst cousin, and Memaw was Mr. Alfred's lst cousin. They always remained friends in spite of the problems, but on this particular day, Jim came to visit. We had just arrived, and I had just gotten started playing with all the grandchildren when Memaw came and told me we had to leave. I naturally protested that we had just gotten there, but I was hustled out of the yard anyway. About six months after the incident of the death, Johhny Buck Ferguson, who was just a boy, surrendered to preach, and he showed up at Prairie Grove Church. There was a testimonial service, and no one knew he was there until he stood up to testify. When my grandfather heard his voice, he got up and started out of the church. No other uncle was there that day, but my Aunt Edna wolfe, Frank's wife, and my aunt Hazel wolfe, Young's wife, followed. My mother was about l2 years old and tried to get up and leave, too. However, my grandmother made her sit still. When Johnny Buck saw my Grandie get up, he took out the back door and ran off. My grandfather just went and sat in the wagon. After church, my mother wanted to know why my grandmother did not leave also. My grandmother told her that if she had left, my grandfather might not have ever had the nerve to come back to church. Therefore, she wanted him to remain there for them so that he would have to face the people and get over the incident. This Johnny Buck is still alive, and he remained a preacher if I'm not mistaken. Ironically, his mother was Mae LEE Ferguson, who was my grandfather's lst cousin on his mother's side. Therefore, the fight and killing was an 1/2 Uncle to Pat, his 1/2 lst cousin, and his 1/2 2nd(lst cousin). He was shot, stabbed, and had his head split with an axe. My mother always considered him her favorite uncle (I'm sure it was because of his young age), and she was very emotional about this incident. Since it was before my time, it doesn't seem so poignant to me. I even taught the son of Jim Ferguson in later years. He was a very sweet and polite kid. It just goes to show that time changes a lot of things, but bad things have been happening for a long time. Anyway, I thought you might like to add this to your stories about those mysterious Wolfes. >March 5, 1935 page 2 col 2: Monticello March 4 - A dispute over a race between two farm horses yesterday brought death to one man, severe injuries to another and the arrest of a third. Tat (sic) Wolfe, 22, was killed by a charge from a shotgun, alleged to have been fired by Jimmy Ferguson. It was said that Ferguson had been badly cut on the face and neck by Wolfe before he fired. At the coroner's inquest, John Buck Ferguson was held in connection with the killing. Officers said that a double-bitted ax was found near the scene of Wolfe's death and that this angle of the affair has not yet been explained. The killing occurred at Ladelle, 15 miles south of her last night. It was said that an argument started between Jimmy Ferguson and Wolfe over the horse race early in the afternoon. The horses were owned by relatives of Ferguson and Wolfe. Sheriff Cruce, who investigated, said that he was told that several other persons were involved in the altercation. Jimmy Ferguson! > was brought to the hospital here. It is believed that he will recover from his injuries. > Footnote: According to my wolfes, the only witness my Uncle Pat had was a colored man, and their word was not taken too seriously back then. I'd love to find the trial records, but thus far I have not. BETH