Debra, Please feel free to do so. I forgot to mention my source was "The Cauthen Family History" by Maryline Cauthen Westenhaver. Thanks, Lanny ----- Original Message ----- From: "poohbos" <poohbos@poohbos.com> To: <GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 4:01 AM Subject: Re: [GAPIKE] 1892 Cauthen/Martin Newspaper Article > Lanny, > Do you mind if I add your note to the file on the archives? > > Debra Crosby > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lanny Cauthen" <lcauthen@mindspring.com> > To: <GAPIKE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 2:10 AM > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > (Transcribed 10/22/02 Lynn Cunningham) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > > go to: > > > > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571 sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Larry Ford > > > > > > --- larryford@mindspring.com > > > > > > --- EarthLink: It's your Internet. > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >