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My Great Uncle Duffie was only 25 years old when he died, the circumstances of Uncle Duffie’s death was sort of a mystery to me for many years. I knew he had been shot but didn’t know by whom or for what. I’ve heard family stories of a family member being behind his death but I didn’t and at this point I still don’t have any real proof that family member had anything to do with his murder.
While at RootsTech 2018 I stopped by the Genealogybank.com exhibit booth and was able to search on their computers and during my search I came across an article in The Macon Daily Telegraph Newspapers from 01 Jul 1923 about Uncle Duffie’s death. This was the first time I had seen anything regarding his murder. The article was a little difficult to read due to a fold in the paper. I contacted Washington Memorial Library in Macon, GA which houses The Macon Daily Telegraph archives but they had the same folded copy I had. I did some more searching this time using Newspapers.com. I had to played around with keyword before I found another article in The Montgomery Advertiser also dated 01 Jul 1923. The article is almost identical to the one I found in The Macon Daily Telegraph.
- Clipping from The Montgomery Advertiser Sunday, July 1, 1923 via Newspapers.com
Clipping from The Montgomery Advertiser Sunday, July 1, 1923 via Newspapers.com
Clipping from The Montgomery Advertiser Sunday, July 1, 1923 via Newspapers.com
Clipping from The Montgomery Advertiser Sunday, July 1, 1923 via Newspapers.com
I intend to continue the search for more information regarding Uncle Duffie’s murder.
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