Lanny, You confirmed exactly what I thought--thanks. I did not have any info on either, so was very unsure if I had the correct "J.W." I didn't know where they were buried or their children--THANKS. Kate is my 1st cousin, 3 times removed. I have her uncle's portrait hanging in my great room. He died the richest, unmarried man in the county is buried at Bethel Baptist Church, a Captain in the Civil War. I am having a difficult time finding his unit, though. Hope all is well with you. Norma ----- Original Message ----- From: Lanny Cauthen To: GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 10/23/02 6:10:08 PM Subject: Re: [GAPIKE] 1892 Cauthen/Martin Newspaper Article I believe this J. W. Cauthen is John William Cauthen, son of John Cauthen and Elizabeth Wilson. John William Cauthen was born on March 17, 1848 and died on April 26, 1904. He served in the Confederate Army and at the age of 41 on Jan. 16, 1890 in Pike Co., he married 19 year old Kate Martin. She was born on Jan. 12, 1871 and died on July 12, 1962. Both are buried at the Milner Cemetery. Their three children were: Doll Coleman Cauthen m. Horace Lyle Chappell. Mary Willie Cauthen m. S. J. Childers. John Callaway Cauthen m. Lucy Lee. Lanny Cauthen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Ford" larryford@mindspring.com To: GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 10:43 AM Subject: RE: [GAPIKE] 1892 Cauthen/Martin Newspaper Article I would like to be in contact with anyone related to either of these families. Josh Martin is a cousin I am related to the Cauthens by marriage, several times. I think I know how these two men are brothers-in-law, but would like to verify my info. I also have a John Wilford (Wilfred) Cauthen in my database want to discern if this is the same or a different J.W. Cauthen. Please e-mail me at larryford@mindspring.com . Thank-you, Norma Ford ----- Original Message ----- From: Lynn B. Cunningham To: GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 10/22/02 7:21:49 PM Subject: [GAPIKE] 1892 Cauthen/Martin Newspaper Article The Pike County Journal Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia: February 19, 1892 A Difficulty at Milner We regret to learn of a difficulty at Milner between two prominent young men. From the best information at hand the facts are about as follows: J.W. Cauthen and Josh Martin are brothers-in-law. There has been a dispute between Cauthen and Martin about a land line. Both claimed that they owned a certain portion of woodland and words had followed. On Wednesday night Cauthen was sitting in W.G. Tyus' store, at Milner, when Martin walked in accompanied by his brother, who at once began an attack, wounding Cauthen severely from which he may not recover. Mr. Cauthen's brother attempted to interfere, but at the point of a pistol, in the hands of Martins brother, was forced to desist. Mr. Cauthen is in quite a precarious condition from the injuries received at the hands of Martin. Also: The Pike County Journal Zebulon, Pike County, Georgia: February 26, 1892 Fight at Milner Milner, Feb 23 - Editor Journal: We notice an article in The Journal of Feb 19th, in reference to a difficulty at this place between Josh Martin and J.W. Cauthen that has been erroneously reported, and that the readers of The Journal may get the facts in reference to the matter I beg space in your columns to give them. In the first place the difficulty occurred about 9 o'clock in the morning, and not at night. It is true that Mr. Martin and Mr. Cauthen are brothers-in-law, and that there has been a dispute for some [time] over a certain land line which, I am informed, made up only a small part of the cause that led to the difficulty, the other and more material cause my informant says the public has no right to know. Taking the land line then as a basis, the facts are these: Mr. Cauthen, it seems, had crossed over the disputed line and began cutting some timbers [sp] when Mr. Martin asked him to desist, when Mr. Cauthen feigning to believe that Mr. Martin intended to do him some personal injury, had him arrested under a peace warrant. Before the papers were executed, however, Mr. Martin met Mr. Cauthen at W.G. Tyus' store and asked him to withdraw the warrant and intended to make a satisfactory explanation of the whole affair. It was then that the difficulty occurred with no weapons used by either party except the fist, and none among the many witnesses present saw any weapon at all - thus leaving the pistol part of the little tragedy entirely unfounded in truth. 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