According to the book, "Coffee County Georgia Cemeteries 1837-1978", Andrew "A. J." Solomon [b] 1 Feb. 1885 [d] 3 July 1913 [md.] Hattie Spivey, was the s/o James William Solomon & Ollie Spivey. Did he also marry this Youngblood? My paternal grandmother was Annie Belle Youngblood Lott, d/o John Youngblood and Mary Tanner. Lourice Lott Merritt -----Original Message----- From: Ruby Slaven <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Thursday, December 30, 2004 10:55 PM Subject: Re: [GACOFFEE] SOME SOLOMONS WERE CRIMINALS: >ATK'S Grannie, >If you find anything MORE about James Solomon & wife Sarah Rebecca >Youngblood. Pease me know. >We are looking for Sarah Rebecca's gravesite. She lived to be 104 yr's old. >My line >1- Solomon 1770 & Sarah Rebecca Youngblood > 2- Jm A. Solomon & Cassandra Cato {pardner] > 2- Jm A. Solomon & Martha Jane Bowen > 3- Jm William 1861 & Olive Jane Cato/Solomon/Spivey > 4- Andrew J. Solomon 1885 [Outlaw] & Hattie Spivey > 5- Mamie Solomon & Dellie Gilliard > 6- Ruby N. Gilliard Slaven >Thank You, >Ruby/Apopka, Fl. > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "ATK's Grannie" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 8:41 PM >Subject: [GACOFFEE] SOME SOLOMONS WERE CRIMINALS: > > >> I found this while searching for the Brown Murder of 1893. A little >something to read.....Winn >> >> SOME SOLOMONS WERE CRIMINALS: >> http://reworth.home.comcast.net/solomon.txt >> >> Two sons of James William Solomon supplied Coffee Countians with epi- >sodes reminiscent of the James >> Brothers of western fame. After a trail of train robberies, shootings, >arson and thefts, the >> Solomon Brothers were gun- ned down by law enforcement officers on July 3, >l913. Randall, an >> escapee from prison, was wounded with five bullets and Andrew was killed. >Family menbers believed >> that many of the things attributed to the brothers were done by other >people. The following reports >> give more details: >> >> 1. Newspaper, July 8 - Slipping up on the home of Henry Merrier, half a >mile from Kirkland, Andrew >> Solomon and Randall Solomon, wanted for car robberies, burglaries and >assaults with attempt to >> murder, were late p5 today surprised by a posse of five county deputies. >When he responded to a >> call of halt by bringing his shot gun up for action Andrew Solomon was >shot and killed. Randall >> Solomon received from which it is feared he will die. Although in a dying >condition, Randall told >> members of the posse that if he lived he would get some of them. Since >Feb. Randall has been wanted >> for escaping from Berrien County gang where he was serving a 15-year >sentence for arson. Andrew had >> been wanted for assault with intent to murder in Coffee County. Edgar >Carver, the first member of >> the gang arrested, said the Solomons were hired to do the shooting that >wounded three men in a >> Kirkland store a month ago. The Solomon brothers have been for some time >fortified in a large >> swamp(Roundabout) in lower Coffee Co. In their clothing was found evidence >of various burglaries. On >> one was a Smith & Wesson revolver which was identified as having been >stolen from a store at >> McDonald. On the other were three diamond rings identified as having been >stolen from a store in >> Pearson. In addition their were two bunches of keys consisting of 200 or >more keys to fit every kind >> of lock immaginable. The brothers were wanted for robbing a freight train >a few days ago. Both of >> the brothers had served previous chain gang sentences in Coffee County. >> >> 2. The Enterprise, Douglas, Ga. Leaving a trail of train >robbery,shootings, arson and theft across >> their county, two Coffee County brothers, Andrew and Randall Solomon, were >gunned down in early >> July, 1913.Reminiscent of characters of the "wild west" such as the James >Brothers the Solomon >> brothers had residents of Coffee and Atkinson Counties literally shaking >in their boots. Speaking >> frankly about his brothers, Walter Solomon believes many of the incidents >attributed to them were >> untrue. "Once they got into trouble, he declared, people tried to blame >them for everything that >> ever happened." It is probably true that the pair had many crimes >attributed to them of which they >> were not guilty. >> >> >> >> <><><><><><><><><><><><><> >> Dedicated to the Preservation of >> Southern Heritage and Culture. >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this outgoing message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.6 - Release Date: 12/28/2004 >> >> >> ==== 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! >> >> ============================== >> Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > > >==== GACOFFEE Mailing List ==== >The Coffee County mailing list is a flame free list. Rudeness will NOT be tolerated. 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