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    1. Re: [TNCAMPBE-L] Newspaper lookup June 1932 in Campbell County
    2. Susie Bullock
    3. Bonnie,Here is the what was in the Clinton Courier on Sophia.Do you have any info of Mattie Hatmaker and Dewey Wright children? Hope this help.Susie Clinton Courier June 11,1932 Woman Is Shot At Lafollette Railroad Man Is Jailed On Charge Og Killing Her. Lafollette-Mrs.Sophia Hatmaker was shot to death Friday was shot shot to death Friday at her home near here,and Charley Wright,45, was in Campbell County jail at Jacksboro,with murder.Sheriff R.D.Davis said Wright a railroad employe,admitted the shooting of the woman. He told sheriff that he objected to Mrs.Hatmaker taking his daughter out at night,and that the woman had taken her out anyway. Wright is alleged to have gone to Mrs.Hatmaker's home carrying a piece of iron pipe in his hand.The woman according to his story, jerked it out of his hand and began beating him with it.Mrs.Hatmaker was shot through the mouth and breast.The woman was married, but was not living with her husband. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Mumford" <mumfy@zoominternet.net> To: <TNCAMPBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 9:42 AM Subject: [TNCAMPBE-L] Newspaper lookup June 1932 in Campbell County > Hello List! > > I'm on the hunt again. I came across some very intriguing information that I didn't > know about one of my Wright lines. Apparently Charley P. Wright shot and killed his > sister-in-law Sophia Hatmaker in June 1932. After her death, Mattie Hatmaker, her > sister, took in her daughter Mary Ann and raised her (Mary Ann later married a Jesse > Roderick). I am hoping someone has access to the June 1932 newspaper and could maybe > look up the incident to verify this information. Sophia had been married twice so > her married name could be either Crabtree or Higgins according to the family tree I'd > found. I checked for the death certificate in my Campbell books and she wasn't > listed. > > Any help would be deeply appreciated! > > A Wright Researcher : Primarily Campbell County, Tennessee > > > > ==== TNCAMPBE Mailing List ==== > Milly Piros, List Administrator > Any problems contact me MPiros1120@aol.com > To See Previous Posts > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/TNCAMPBE > >

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