In a message dated 09/30/2003 10:20:15 AM Pacific Daylight Time, varcsix@hot.rr.com writes: > > The Talbotton New Era, June 14, 1906 > > The Talbotton New Era > Thursday, June 14, 1906 > Page 3 > > Hon. T.T. Murrah Dead > > Hon. T.T. Murrah, a prominent merchant and banker of Chipley, was shot and > killed there Monday afternoon at the depot. He was talking to some friends > at > the time and had no warning that danger was at hand. Ab Hastey, who at one > time lived in Talbotton, did the killing. It is reported that he walked up > to > Murrah and shot him to death without giving him the slightest chance for his > > life. Hasty was arrested and put in the guardhouse but was later rescued by > > friends and is now at large. T.T. MURRAH's parents were George MURRAH (1812 - 1886) and Elizabeth Ann NOBLES (1813 - 1881). T. T. married Ida L. GOODMAN. Ida's ancestors: Samuel C. GOODMAN (c1831 - 1902) married Susan BOWLES (c1836 - 1881) > Elizabeth SMITH (1804 - 1862) married Aaron GOODMAN (1800 - 1861 Harris Co. GA) > Samuel Smith (c1761 SC - c1816-19 Jones Co. GA) married Elizabeth HUEY (c1764 - 1860). Adrienne > >