Hi folks, I hope you can help me with with a ggg uncle I'm searching: Pierce Jones b: 1811 Tennessee d: 1837 Paducah, McCracken county, Kentucky b: Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken county, KY The story goes he was murdered-shot by Theophilus Cooksey in 1837. In January, 1838, Cooksey appealed for a change of venue to Caldwell County Circuit Court (info from Martha Toman). Now I am looking for info about the murder. The biggest question is always "Why?" And I'm wondering where I search knowing that McCracken was such a new foundling county in 1838 - are there records? newspapers? stories? Pierce was related to the following people in Paducah: Mary Jones Hewitt Wilson (sister) John Wilson, steamboat pilot (brother-in-law) Malinda Jones Peters (sister) David C. Peters (brother-in-law) Lucinda Jones Joyce (sister) Lemuel Joyce (brother-in-law) Hope you can help - thanks Linda K. Jones