Lourice..... this obit is on the Coffee County History page, with some of the blanks filled in. However, I would like to note: the Mary Adams mentioned is her sister who married Willoughby Adams .... not a daughter. Maybe you could have that correction made. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nancy I corrected the obit on the Coffee AHGP site. Thanks for mentioning the fact that there was an error. Sherry

Nancy, this is the obit of Abbie Tanner Roberts Adams Brown. It mentions a son name J. Roberts. OBIT: The Douglas Enterprise ... dated Thursday, September 4, 1941 (parts of this obit are omitted due to the way the paper was photographed on microfilm) Mrs. Abbie Brown __d Today in ___re Hospital __ Abbie Brown, 46, passed this morning at the Ware __Hospital in Waycross after an illness of one month. She ____ born in Coffee County and reared here until a short time __ her death. ___veside services will be held __ow morning at 11 o'clock __ city cemetery. The Rev. ____ Sears will be in charge. __des her husband, Mrs. ___ is survived by one son, J. __berts of Broxton, and one ___, Mrs. Mary Adams of Coffee County. Two half-sisters, ___erdie Carver of St. George, __, __iss Margaret Tanner of Al__, and four half-brother, Luel, ___ Lawrence and Leon Tanner of Atkinson County, also ___. ___bears will be Messers, G. ___rtman, Henry Sapp, J. L. ____, Leroy Carver, W. T. Cot__ and Rufus Chambers. ___glas Undertaking Company is in charge of arrangements. SOURCE: Personal research. Satilla Regional Library, Genealogy Dept., Douglas, Coffee Co., GA. old newspapers on microfilm... August 20, 2004 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 4:49 PM Subject: [GACOFFEE] J. C. Roberts >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ic.2ADE/1047 > >Message Board Post: > >Anyone know if J. C. Roberts "Cleo" married Ezella NETTLES? I believe J. C., Jr is the s/o of J. C. & Abbie Tanner-Adams-Brown. I believe he is the J. C. who died in 1943,but as I recall there was no mention of a wife or family in his obit. I believe there is a "J.C." listed in the Douglas phone book, but don't know if it's the same person. Any help will be appreciated. > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >Please visit the Coffee County GaGenWeb site at >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5941 > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

Lourice..... this obit is on the Coffee County History page, with some of the blanks filled in. However, I would like to note: the Mary Adams mentioned is her sister who married Willoughby Adams .... not a daughter. Maybe you could have that correction made. Thanks for your help. You're such a marvel!! Hopefully, some sweet soul who knows more about J. C. Roberts will get in touch. Again, thanks, Nancy in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lourice Merritt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 2:34 PM Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] J. C. Roberts Nancy, this is the obit of Abbie Tanner Roberts Adams Brown. It mentions a son name J. Roberts. OBIT: The Douglas Enterprise ... dated Thursday, September 4, 1941 (parts of this obit are omitted due to the way the paper was photographed on microfilm) Mrs. Abbie Brown __d Today in ___re Hospital __ Abbie Brown, 46, passed this morning at the Ware __Hospital in Waycross after an illness of one month. She ____ born in Coffee County and reared here until a short time __ her death. ___veside services will be held __ow morning at 11 o'clock __ city cemetery. The Rev. ____ Sears will be in charge. __des her husband, Mrs. ___ is survived by one son, J. __berts of Broxton, and one ___, Mrs. Mary Adams of Coffee County. Two half-sisters, ___erdie Carver of St. George, __, __iss Margaret Tanner of Al__, and four half-brother, Luel, ___ Lawrence and Leon Tanner of Atkinson County, also ___. ___bears will be Messers, G. ___rtman, Henry Sapp, J. L. ____, Leroy Carver, W. T. Cot__ and Rufus Chambers. ___glas Undertaking Company is in charge of arrangements. SOURCE: Personal research. Satilla Regional Library, Genealogy Dept., Douglas, Coffee Co., GA. old newspapers on microfilm... August 20, 2004 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 4:49 PM Subject: [GACOFFEE] J. C. Roberts >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ic.2ADE/1047 > >Message Board Post: > >Anyone know if J. C. Roberts "Cleo" married Ezella NETTLES? I believe J. C., Jr is the s/o of J. C. & Abbie Tanner-Adams-Brown. I believe he is the J. C. who died in 1943,but as I recall there was no mention of a wife or family in his obit. I believe there is a "J.C." listed in the Douglas phone book, but don't know if it's the same person. Any help will be appreciated. > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >Please visit the Coffee County GaGenWeb site at >http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5941 > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== If you would be interested in adopting a GaGenWeb county, please contact Melody at [email protected] to see which counties are available for adoption. All counties can beneift from extra volunteers! ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ic.2ADE/1048 Message Board Post: Was Harriet RYALS (b 1875, d abt 1918-1920), w/o David NETTLES (b 1870, d 1950) .. the d/o Sarah Ann RYALS (ROYALS). Sarah Ann was the d/o of Henry Harlow Royals and Anna ADAMS. She was raised by her grandfather William Riley ADAMS. David & Harriet had at least 10 children. Would love to learn that this Harriet is the d/o of Sarah Ann Ryals.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ic.2ADE/1047 Message Board Post: Anyone know if J. C. Roberts "Cleo" married Ezella NETTLES? I believe J. C., Jr is the s/o of J. C. & Abbie Tanner-Adams-Brown. I believe he is the J. C. who died in 1943,but as I recall there was no mention of a wife or family in his obit. I believe there is a "J.C." listed in the Douglas phone book, but don't know if it's the same person. Any help will be appreciated.

Mary E. Sears b, 6 Jun 1879, in Coffee Co., GA. Died, 28 Apr 1950 in Coffee Co. She married Arthur E. Gillis, son of Ciscero Gillis and Cecila Louise Williams, 7 Apr 1897, in Coffee Co., Georgia. Born 14 Sep 1873, in Coffee Co., GA. Died, 1 Jun 1944, in Coffee Co., GA. Children born in Axson, Atkinson Co., Georgia. 1. Matilda. Born, 10 Aug 1898, Died, 17 Jan 1957 in Atkinson Co., GA. She married Dennis Fussell 2. Henry A. 3. Randal. Born 22 Oct 1901. Died, 6 Jan 1978 4. Hamp. 5. Lera. Born 19 Oct 1905. Died, 27 Feb 1982. 6. Cleon Arthur. 7. Wilma. Born 21 Aug 1901 8. Thurman. Born 20 Jan 1912. Died, 24 Jan 1916 Information taken from Wiley Vickers - Pioneer of Coffee County, GA by Jessie H. & Delma Paulk Let me know if you need anything else. Lois Baker [email protected] >

The annual KIRKLAND reunion will be held Saturday, Oct 23rd at the C. E. Weir Center in Douglas. we will begin at 11:00 with a covered dish lunch at noon. Plates, cups and utensils will be furnished. There will be an inflatable "Castle" for the children to play and jump in. If you have any old photos to share, we'd love for you to bring those. Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you all there!! Melody [email protected]

McDonald community is now Axon, Georgia. There used to be a mill there called McDonald Mill and was connected by railway to Douglas in 1898 so they could get brick to build a school in Douglas. I assume the railroad had only gone as far as McDonald Mill. Marilyn Wilcox Satilla Regional Library Genealogy Dept. "southerngirl441 @hotmail.com" <[email protected]> wrote: Can someone give me some history on Byrds Mill and McDonalds communities and where these communities were located back in the l800's in Coffee County? And also are there any markers or buildings that are still standing today that one could actually see to denote where these small communities were ? Thanks very much. Kathy _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== Please visit the Coffee County GaGenWeb site at http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/5941 ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

In a message dated 10/10/2004 11:54:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: There is a Bird's Mill PO, a Byrds Mill ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kathy I can't be sure which year census I saw it, but I can remember there being a "Byrd's Mill District". This was located in Coffee County. You've probably seen in the census, there is a "Tanner District", and a "Taylortown District". I realize this is NOT answering your question as to where, exactly, this is located, but I wanted to let you know that there IS such a place named in one of the census returns. Have you written to the library? Maybe they can answer this question for you. Or, here is the address to the census look-up. Maybe some of these folks could tell you where it is located. Best of luck Sherry

Kathy, Try this site: http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/coffeecopn.htm There is a Bird's Mill PO, a Byrds Mill, and a McDonalds. I keep trying for you. Good luck, Kay > Can someone give me some history on Byrds Mill and > McDonalds communities and > where these communities were located back in the > l800's in Coffee County? ===== Appling County, GA http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaapplin/appling_index.htm Bacon County, GA http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabacon2/bacon_index.htm Coffee County, GA http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacoffee _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com

I am sure when the Gator game is off and Sherry gets back on, (LOL) that she can help on this line. Kay --- Lourice Merritt <[email protected]> wrote: > Kim, which of these wives of Eli Warren Cribb Sr. is > the mother of Eli > Warren Cribb Jr.??? > Lourice > -----Original Message----- > From: Kimberly L Clark <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, October 08, 2004 4:30 PM > Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] Cribb > > > >Lourice, Eli was married first to Frances "Dicey" > Nelson daughter of George > >Washington Nelson and Sarah Ann Douglas. > > > >He was also married to Josephine Wood and Mary Ann > Hughes. They are wife 2 > >and 3 respectively. > > > >You have kindly supplied me with the name of Eliza > Unknown for Eli's son, > >Eli Warren Cribb, Jr. Thank you. ;-) I do > appreciate this bit of > >information. > > > >All the best, > > > >Kim Clark > >Kansas City, MO > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Lourice Merritt" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:34 PM > >Subject: [GACOFFEE] Cribb > > > > > >> > 1903 for his death. Lee is actually Leon W > Cribb, son of Eli Warren > >Cribb > >> > and Dicey Nelson > >> > >> Would the above Eli Warren Cribb & Dicey Nelson > be the same as below??? > >> Warren Cribb & Eliza Jane Nelson d/o Isaiah > Nelson & Mary Ann Tanner. > >> > >> Thanks > >> Lourice > >> > >> > >> > >> ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > >> If you would be interested in adopting a GaGenWeb > county, please contact > >Melody at [email protected] to see which counties > are > >> available for adoption. All counties can beneift > from extra volunteers! > >> > >> ============================== > >> You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription > from > >> http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > >> > > > > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > >Thank you so much for being a subscriber to this > list. > >We appreciate it so much and hope that all of your > brick walls > >come tumbling down!! > > > >============================== > >Gain access to over two billion names including the > new Immigration > >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click > to learn more. > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Please do not send any attachments or photos to the > list. Rootsweb will not accept them. Send them to > either Melody at [email protected] or to Karen at > [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the > new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click > to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > ===== Appling County, GA http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaapplin/appling_index.htm Bacon County, GA http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabacon2/bacon_index.htm Coffee County, GA http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacoffee __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com

Eli Warren Jr is from Dicey Nelson. Kim > Kim, which of these wives of Eli Warren Cribb Sr. is the mother of Eli > Warren Cribb Jr.??? > Lourice

Kim, which of these wives of Eli Warren Cribb Sr. is the mother of Eli Warren Cribb Jr.??? Lourice -----Original Message----- From: Kimberly L Clark <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 08, 2004 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] Cribb >Lourice, Eli was married first to Frances "Dicey" Nelson daughter of George >Washington Nelson and Sarah Ann Douglas. > >He was also married to Josephine Wood and Mary Ann Hughes. They are wife 2 >and 3 respectively. > >You have kindly supplied me with the name of Eliza Unknown for Eli's son, >Eli Warren Cribb, Jr. Thank you. ;-) I do appreciate this bit of >information. > >All the best, > >Kim Clark >Kansas City, MO > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lourice Merritt" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:34 PM >Subject: [GACOFFEE] Cribb > > >> > 1903 for his death. Lee is actually Leon W Cribb, son of Eli Warren >Cribb >> > and Dicey Nelson >> >> Would the above Eli Warren Cribb & Dicey Nelson be the same as below??? >> Warren Cribb & Eliza Jane Nelson d/o Isaiah Nelson & Mary Ann Tanner. >> >> Thanks >> Lourice >> >> >> >> ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >> If you would be interested in adopting a GaGenWeb county, please contact >Melody at [email protected] to see which counties are >> available for adoption. All counties can beneift from extra volunteers! >> >> ============================== >> You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from >> http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >> > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >Thank you so much for being a subscriber to this list. >We appreciate it so much and hope that all of your brick walls >come tumbling down!! > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Hey, that's great. I us both out at the same time. So, the Warren Cribb I was referring to is the son of the Eli Warren Cribb. Thanks Lourice -----Original Message----- From: Kimberly L Clark <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Friday, October 08, 2004 4:30 PM Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] Cribb >Lourice, Eli was married first to Frances "Dicey" Nelson daughter of George >Washington Nelson and Sarah Ann Douglas. > >He was also married to Josephine Wood and Mary Ann Hughes. They are wife 2 >and 3 respectively. > >You have kindly supplied me with the name of Eliza Unknown for Eli's son, >Eli Warren Cribb, Jr. Thank you. ;-) I do appreciate this bit of >information. > >All the best, > >Kim Clark >Kansas City, MO > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lourice Merritt" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:34 PM >Subject: [GACOFFEE] Cribb > > >> > 1903 for his death. Lee is actually Leon W Cribb, son of Eli Warren >Cribb >> > and Dicey Nelson >> >> Would the above Eli Warren Cribb & Dicey Nelson be the same as below??? >> Warren Cribb & Eliza Jane Nelson d/o Isaiah Nelson & Mary Ann Tanner. >> >> Thanks >> Lourice >> >> >> >> ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >> If you would be interested in adopting a GaGenWeb county, please contact >Melody at [email protected] to see which counties are >> available for adoption. All counties can beneift from extra volunteers! >> >> ============================== >> You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from >> http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >> > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >Thank you so much for being a subscriber to this list. >We appreciate it so much and hope that all of your brick walls >come tumbling down!! > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

Lourice, Eli was married first to Frances "Dicey" Nelson daughter of George Washington Nelson and Sarah Ann Douglas. He was also married to Josephine Wood and Mary Ann Hughes. They are wife 2 and 3 respectively. You have kindly supplied me with the name of Eliza Unknown for Eli's son, Eli Warren Cribb, Jr. Thank you. ;-) I do appreciate this bit of information. All the best, Kim Clark Kansas City, MO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lourice Merritt" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, October 07, 2004 6:34 PM Subject: [GACOFFEE] Cribb > > 1903 for his death. Lee is actually Leon W Cribb, son of Eli Warren Cribb > > and Dicey Nelson > > Would the above Eli Warren Cribb & Dicey Nelson be the same as below??? > Warren Cribb & Eliza Jane Nelson d/o Isaiah Nelson & Mary Ann Tanner. > > Thanks > Lourice > > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > If you would be interested in adopting a GaGenWeb county, please contact Melody at [email protected] to see which counties are > available for adoption. All counties can beneift from extra volunteers! > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >

Can someone give me some history on Byrds Mill and McDonalds communities and where these communities were located back in the l800's in Coffee County? And also are there any markers or buildings that are still standing today that one could actually see to denote where these small communities were ? Thanks very much. Kathy _________________________________________________________________ On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement

Thanks, Kay and Tom for the information on the Byrd Church. June ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kay Music" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 8:37 AM Subject: [GACOFFEE] Byrd Church location- Tom & June > Tom, > > Thank you for answering this. I was still trying to > find Byrd Church. > > June, > If you go to: http://www.mapquest.com/, you can see > where Pridgen AND Snipesville is located, and how to > get there. Pridgen is in Coffee Co., and Snipesville > is in Jeff Davis Co. > > You can also click on Business Address, an find the > church of your choice, but Byrd does NOT come up. > Good luck, > Kay > --- "Tom B. Atkinson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Byrd CHurch is the name used by some of the older > > folks for Mt Pleasant > > Baptist CHurch. > > > About 3/4 the way on the road from Broxton to > > Snipesville, a sign will point > > left to Mt Pleasant CHurch. It is about a a mile on > > the left. > > > > The road it is on is the one from Pridgen to > > Snipesville. > > > > You may need a map to find Snipesville and Pridgen. > > > ===== > Appling County, GA > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaapplin/appling_index.htm > > Bacon County, GA > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gabacon2/bacon_index.htm > > Coffee County, GA > http://www.rootsweb.com/~gacoffee > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > Please visit the Atkinson County GaGenWeb site at > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/3390 > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >

> 1903 for his death. Lee is actually Leon W Cribb, son of Eli Warren Cribb > and Dicey Nelson Would the above Eli Warren Cribb & Dicey Nelson be the same as below??? Warren Cribb & Eliza Jane Nelson d/o Isaiah Nelson & Mary Ann Tanner. Thanks Lourice

I'm sorry, Glenda Sue, but this is all the information I have. I don't have connections to any of these lines. Catherine Genealory --- it's my business! ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004 12:25 PM Subject: [GACOFFEE] Re: Cribb, PAFFORD, WILSON Surnames > Kimberly and Catherine: > > Do you have a connection to the following Cribb family members? or the wives of > the Cribb family? > > William Samuel Cribb in 1902 m Lucretia Pafford b 1864 GA > > Parents of William Samuel Cribb were John Austin Cribb and Carolina Wilson. > This is the only infroamtion that I have. > > Thank you, > Glenda Sue > ____________________________ > > X-Message: #7 > > Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 14:30:43 -0500 > > From: "Kimberly L Clark" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] M. L. Cribb committs murder > > > > Did I miss an email here? I haven't read the one regarding M L Cribb that > > Mel was referring to. > > > > In Coffee County in Dec. of 1902, Lee Cribb, my children's 2nd great > > grandfather, at age 26 killed the Coffee Co. Sheriff and an innocent > > bystander who was loading his wagon. This was done in a drunken rage at his > > wife for having him jailed and then leaving him because of his abuse. Lee > > was convicted and sentenced to hang 1903. His tombstone reads the date of > > 1903 for his death. Lee is actually Leon W Cribb, son of Eli Warren Cribb > > and Dicey Nelson, Descendants of Jonathan Cribb, b. 1777 in NC. M L Cribb in > > Turner Co, GA is Miles L Cribb and committed murder in his wife's family is > > > a son of Ezekiel Cribb and a descendant of Jeremiah Cribb b abt 1796 of the > > Jones Co, GA Cribb lines. I suspect a family relationship between Jeremiah > > and Jonathan perhaps as father and son, but have never found proof. > > > > In a way, I am glad that this has been placed into a media that can be > > accessed for posterity, but unfortunately there are still many family > > members mortified by what has happened in the past. Lee was hung over 100 > > years ago and the deaths by M L nearly that. > > > > Anyone wishing information on the Cribb lines in NC, SC, GA, AL or FL, > > please contact me. I have worked for many years on the surname and have > > quite a bit of information on the family lines, some link to my children, > > some do not. > > > > Kimberly Clark > > Kansas City, MO > > > > ______________________________ > > X-Message: #8 > > Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 16:29:38 -0400 > > From: "Catherine Fussell Wells" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] M. L. Cribb committs murder > > > > From Obituaries & Death Notices from the Douglas Breeze compiled by > > Catherine Fussell Wells > > > > November 21, 1903 > > > > The funeral of Emmitt White will be preached at the Nicholls Baptist church > > > > the first Sunday in December. It will be remembered that on that day one > > year ago he was killed by Lee Cribb. > > > > December 19, 1903 > > The Fate of Lee Cribb. > > > > His Lawyers Have Done all that Men Could do for a Client. The End. > > > > The Commission of physicians appointed last week to determine the condition > > of Lee Cribb has reported that he was sane, just what was thought they would > > and should do. Unless some other movement is made the murderer of two people > > > has, before this reached the reader, been hanged, in compliance with the law > > 's demand. > > > > That he has met what he deserved is known to all. The murder of Emmet White > > and Marshall Holton was cold blooded, without an excuse, and we are > > surprised hat his execution has so long been delayed. > > > > That his relatives desired to shield him as long as possible is natural, and > > that the lawyers in the case have done everything in their power to save his > > life as long as hope lasted, is no more than every man in a place like the > > one Cribb and his relatives occupied would expect. > > > > While justice has been evaded for a long time in this man's case the tax > > payers of the county have grinned and groaned under the heavy burden imposed > > upon them, and form the lights before them the complaints along that lines > > have been just. > > > > Had there been any doubts as to the guilt of this man every man in Coffee > > county would have gladly endured his part of the tax-burden that justice > > > might have been metted out, but in a plain case of aggravated murder, where > > there was no lack of proof, no cause for the deed, it did not appear that > > more than a fair trial and its > > > > expences should have been heaped upon the people. > > > > > > The Breeze does not believe that Gov. Terrell or Cribbs attorneys have been > > influenced or guided in this matter by anything except the law, as ti > > stands, and not by political trickery. > > > > Friday Morning. > > > > Sheriff Southerland, Deputy Graham and other guards with Cribb arrived in > > Douglas at 2 o'clock a.m., having come around by the way of Tifton, Cordele > > and Fitzgerald, and were detained by a wreck on the A. & B. all day > > Thursday. The entire party were worn out for sleep and rest, but Cribb was > > the most cheerful man in the crowd. When his breakfast was carried to him at > > 7 o'clock Friday morning he was sleeping soundly. His wife and child called > > to see him at 8:20, and was admitted to his cell to remain with him to the > > last moment. > > > > > In answer to an inquiry form the Breeze as to any statement he desired to > > make the condemned man said he would make a statement before his execution > > to be taken in short hand which could be used. He desired Mr. John McLean to > > be present when it was made. We could not secure the statement but have > > about the substance however below: > > > > Mr. Cribb made a statement Friday morning in which he exonerated every one > > but himself. He said whiskey and bad associations had brought him to his > > doom. He thanked the officers of the jails for their kindness to him during > > his confinement and had nothing but thanks for his counsel, who made a good > > fight to save his life. > > > > The doomed man ascended the scaffold at 1:30 and at 1:38 the drop fell. He > > fell about seven feet, his neck was broken instantly, but the heart beats > > continued (for a few minutes afterward when life was pronounced extinct. > > Copy hard to read) > > > > Hope this is what everyone was looking for. > > > > Catherine > > Genealogy -- it's my business! > ______________________________ > > X-Message: #9 > > Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 15:36:42 -0500 > > From: "Kimberly L Clark" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] M. L. Cribb committs murder > > > > Catherine, Thank you for the additional information on Lee Cribb. My > > daughter will once again be mortified as will her grandparents but I do > > appreciate learning all that was family lore is exactly that. It has been > > told that Lee was never hung. > > > > Kim > > > ==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== > The Coffee County mailing list is owned by Melody Moore McCook, who can be reached at [email protected] and co-maintained by Karen Batten who can be reached at [email protected] > > ============================== > You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from > http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ >

Kimberly and Catherine: Do you have a connection to the following Cribb family members? or the wives of the Cribb family? William Samuel Cribb in 1902 m Lucretia Pafford b 1864 GA Parents of William Samuel Cribb were John Austin Cribb and Carolina Wilson. This is the only infroamtion that I have. Thank you, Glenda Sue ____________________________ > X-Message: #7 > Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 14:30:43 -0500 > From: "Kimberly L Clark" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] M. L. Cribb committs murder > > Did I miss an email here? I haven't read the one regarding M L Cribb that > Mel was referring to. > > In Coffee County in Dec. of 1902, Lee Cribb, my children's 2nd great > grandfather, at age 26 killed the Coffee Co. Sheriff and an innocent > bystander who was loading his wagon. This was done in a drunken rage at his > wife for having him jailed and then leaving him because of his abuse. Lee > was convicted and sentenced to hang 1903. His tombstone reads the date of > 1903 for his death. Lee is actually Leon W Cribb, son of Eli Warren Cribb > and Dicey Nelson, Descendants of Jonathan Cribb, b. 1777 in NC. M L Cribb in > Turner Co, GA is Miles L Cribb and committed murder in his wife's family is > a son of Ezekiel Cribb and a descendant of Jeremiah Cribb b abt 1796 of the > Jones Co, GA Cribb lines. I suspect a family relationship between Jeremiah > and Jonathan perhaps as father and son, but have never found proof. > > In a way, I am glad that this has been placed into a media that can be > accessed for posterity, but unfortunately there are still many family > members mortified by what has happened in the past. Lee was hung over 100 > years ago and the deaths by M L nearly that. > > Anyone wishing information on the Cribb lines in NC, SC, GA, AL or FL, > please contact me. I have worked for many years on the surname and have > quite a bit of information on the family lines, some link to my children, > some do not. > > Kimberly Clark > Kansas City, MO > ______________________________ > X-Message: #8 > Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 16:29:38 -0400 > From: "Catherine Fussell Wells" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] M. L. Cribb committs murder > > From Obituaries & Death Notices from the Douglas Breeze compiled by > Catherine Fussell Wells > > November 21, 1903 > > The funeral of Emmitt White will be preached at the Nicholls Baptist church > > the first Sunday in December. It will be remembered that on that day one > year ago he was killed by Lee Cribb. > > December 19, 1903 > The Fate of Lee Cribb. > > His Lawyers Have Done all that Men Could do for a Client. The End. > > The Commission of physicians appointed last week to determine the condition > of Lee Cribb has reported that he was sane, just what was thought they would > and should do. Unless some other movement is made the murderer of two people > has, before this reached the reader, been hanged, in compliance with the law > 's demand. > > That he has met what he deserved is known to all. The murder of Emmet White > and Marshall Holton was cold blooded, without an excuse, and we are > surprised hat his execution has so long been delayed. > > That his relatives desired to shield him as long as possible is natural, and > that the lawyers in the case have done everything in their power to save his > life as long as hope lasted, is no more than every man in a place like the > one Cribb and his relatives occupied would expect. > > While justice has been evaded for a long time in this man's case the tax > payers of the county have grinned and groaned under the heavy burden imposed > upon them, and form the lights before them the complaints along that lines > have been just. > > Had there been any doubts as to the guilt of this man every man in Coffee > county would have gladly endured his part of the tax-burden that justice > might have been metted out, but in a plain case of aggravated murder, where > there was no lack of proof, no cause for the deed, it did not appear that > more than a fair trial and its > > expences should have been heaped upon the people. > > > The Breeze does not believe that Gov. Terrell or Cribbs attorneys have been > influenced or guided in this matter by anything except the law, as ti > stands, and not by political trickery. > > Friday Morning. > > Sheriff Southerland, Deputy Graham and other guards with Cribb arrived in > Douglas at 2 o'clock a.m., having come around by the way of Tifton, Cordele > and Fitzgerald, and were detained by a wreck on the A. & B. all day > Thursday. The entire party were worn out for sleep and rest, but Cribb was > the most cheerful man in the crowd. When his breakfast was carried to him at > 7 o'clock Friday morning he was sleeping soundly. His wife and child called > to see him at 8:20, and was admitted to his cell to remain with him to the > last moment. > > In answer to an inquiry form the Breeze as to any statement he desired to > make the condemned man said he would make a statement before his execution > to be taken in short hand which could be used. He desired Mr. John McLean to > be present when it was made. We could not secure the statement but have > about the substance however below: > > Mr. Cribb made a statement Friday morning in which he exonerated every one > but himself. He said whiskey and bad associations had brought him to his > doom. He thanked the officers of the jails for their kindness to him during > his confinement and had nothing but thanks for his counsel, who made a good > fight to save his life. > > The doomed man ascended the scaffold at 1:30 and at 1:38 the drop fell. He > fell about seven feet, his neck was broken instantly, but the heart beats > continued (for a few minutes afterward when life was pronounced extinct. > Copy hard to read) > > Hope this is what everyone was looking for. > > Catherine > Genealogy -- it's my business! ______________________________ > X-Message: #9 > Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 15:36:42 -0500 > From: "Kimberly L Clark" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] M. L. Cribb committs murder > > Catherine, Thank you for the additional information on Lee Cribb. My > daughter will once again be mortified as will her grandparents but I do > appreciate learning all that was family lore is exactly that. It has been > told that Lee was never hung. > > Kim