Dr. Joseph Ryan Waldrop 1825-1870 Lived in Harris County and Talbot Georgia. Alabama, Washington County, Alabama, DeSoto /Tate County, Mississippi, Arkansas, South Carolina, Louisana. Wives: Nancy Heard Waldrop Sarah Catherine Alexander Waldrop Victoria Thomas Waldrop Sarah Baxter Waldrop Pending families: Heards of DeSoto/Tate County Mississippi Thomas of Maragorda, Texas Alexanders of Alexander Connected family. J. W. and Charity Williford Baxters Sara Baxter wife, children James Harry (1869-1924) Joseph Ryan Waldrop James Monroe Baxter Lucinda Baxter Long Clarenda Baxter Deas Nancy Baxter Cooper Elizabeth Baxter Platt Page One Found in Columbus Ledger Enquirer. Joseph Ryan Waldrop 1825-1870 Information received from the Mobile Register Newspaper Mobile, Alabama, Mobile County. August 16, 1870 October 1, 2002. Copied October 2, 2002 Copied by Sandra Lee Waldrop Doolittle Cobalt Blue Book 1832-1932 Columbus, Georgia Deaths Deaths Listed in Columbus, Georgia, Muscogee County Bradley Library, Archive Room Bradley Library Bradley Drive off Wynnton Road October 4, 2002 (Copied by Sandra Waldrop Doolittle) Shared with Juanita Waldrop Hirsch, Tamworth, Stafford- shire , England-October 2, 2002.) Murder in Washington County, Ala. ...The Mobile Register of the 16th inst., says Dr. Jere Saunders, of Washington County, has call on us this morning and placed in our hands the following state- memt concerning another atrocity of which a gentleman and a Democrat is the victim. Dr. Waldrop represented Washington County at the last session of the Legislature. The circumstances indicate with sufficient plainness the present deed as another Radical murder: Escatawpa, Washington,Co. Ala. August 14, 1870 Page Two A most foul murder was perpetrated on the person of Hon. J. R. Waldrop, of this County, on the evening of the 13th inst. near this place, and there no Officer near us to summons a jury of inquest. we have constituted ourselves committee of investigation and report the facts. of the case as need as possible. On the evening the above stated, about half past 6 o'clock, as he was going home from his place of bussiness, Dr. Waldrop was ambushed and shot about one-third of a mile from his place. Thirteen large buckshots entered his breast ranging diagonally across from left to right. The party or parites who perpetrated the deed were not more than 12 yards distant. We have exerated ourselves to the ut most of our ability, but can get no clue whatever as to committed the foul deed. Committee....E. F. Kendall, chairman J. J. Laird, A. O. Donald, J. Davis, Geo. Pettus, P. Grimes, Jere Saunders, W. D. Wainwright, W. O. Norris, C. A. Buroh, J. Byrd, P. Lee, J. Rogers, Page Three J. A. Thomas, Clerk of Com. COBALT BLUE BOOK 1832-1932 DEATHS IN COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, MUSCOGEE COUNTY. BRADLEY LIBRARY, BRADLEY DRIVE OFF WYNNTON ROAD. COPIED : OCTOBER 2, 2002 BY SANDRA WALDROP DOOLITTLE. WALDROP, HON. J.R. A STATE REPRENTATIVE, AMBUSHED AND KILLED; (13, AUG. 1870) WASHINGTON COUNTY, CO., ALA. Names: Washington County, Alabama-(Escatawpa) Jere Saunders, E. F. Kendall, J. J. Laird, A. O. Donnell, J. Davis, Geo. Pettue, P. Grimes, Jere Saunders, W. D. Wainwright, W. O. Norris, C. A. Buroh, J. Byrd, P. Lee, J. Rogers. Hoss Deas<<Clarenda Baxter Deas, Finnis Long<<<Lucenda Baxter Long, J. L. Cooper <<<Nancy Baxter Cooper, John Calvin Platt<<<Elizabeth Baxter Platt, Benjamin F. Woulard <<(Unity Williford ), Eramus Woulard, Ben Woulard, Jr << .(Anne McQuire) Dearman, George Loper, McQuires, Masters, Buckaloos John Woulard, James D. Woulards <<(Grimes) Celia Baxter Turner <<<<( Tyler Turner) Noel Monroe Baxter, Lawrence Deas <<(Jeanette Rockwell) James Monroe Baxter<< Mary Ellen McIIwaine Shepard Lawrence Baxter<< Janie Jones Baxter Abe Baxter, William Noble Baxter. Mary Elizabeth Woulard married William Young Moss Poltomey Buckaloo Masters(Henry, H. O.) ***************************** Dr. John Henry Cooper son of Nancy Baxter and J. L. Cooper Elizabeth Cooper Dicey Woulard ( Lofton-McQuire) Mother of Ella Loper Harriet Woulard Minnie Lee Masters, Jo Ollie Waldrop Daniels, Helen Waldrop Foxworth, Harry P. Waldrop, Lamonte Waldrop, Fannie Louise Waldrop Jorgensen. Sandra Waldrop Doolittle, Juanita Waldrop Hirsch, Norma Waldrop Heid, Fred Callon ( Mississippi) Vera Lee Daniels Callon. Nioma Foxworth Webb. Judy Webb Griffith, Al Gene Webb, Buck Webb, Helen Hardgroves______. Fannie Masters Barrett-Sweeting, Robert Lee Sweeting, Oliver Georgia Waldrop Thorton, Jimmy Ann Thorton Scott. Stephen Franklin Waldrop, Joseph Mark Henry Waldrop, Victoria K. Thomas Waldrop, Nancy Heard Waldrop. Princess Waldrop (Vinegar Bend, Alabama)