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Two George Scoggins’ in Cobb County, Georgia?

Two George Scoggins’ in Cobb County, Georgia? I’m always prepared to start over a particular line of research if an inconsistency occurs and it seems I have one in my Scoggins Project.    I was doing research, for a close … Continue reading

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Deserter, Traitor, Malingerer?

Deserter, Traitor, Malingerer? You Decide. Sometimes there is a reason why a family doesn’t speak much about an ancestor.  A very good friend of mine had virtually no oral history regarding an ancestor, a second great grandfather. He and his … Continue reading

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McAllister Murder – January 29, 1925 – Bell’s Preliminary Hearing Tomorrow

Savannah Press27 January 1925  FIND NEGRO BOY CHOPPED IN HEAD NEAR M’ALLISTERS DISCOVERED NEAR THE CANAL; CITY POLICE INVESTIGATING ONE SUSPECT IS HELD AT BARRACKS An unidentified negro boy with wounds in, his head similar to those that killed Edward … Continue reading

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McAllister Murder – Murder Suspect and Wife – Jan 20th

Murder Suspect, and Wife, Who Prepares to Fight His Cause Darling-McAllister Mr. Bell is held incommunicado in Chatham jail on a charge of slaying Edward L. McAllister, who was found dead a week ago. His wife stoutly maintains his innocence … Continue reading

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