Newton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Cordell, Mr John September 1890 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Phyllis Thompson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002524 July 12, 2006, 9:02 am The Georgia Enterprise, October 2, 1890 Mr. Claude Meriwether, who lives in Jasper County, shot and killed Mr. John Cordell, of the same county, with a Winchester rifle one day last week. Mr. Pitts Cordell’s sister has been cooking for Meriwether, and Cordell advised her to quit it, as Meriwether’s mind was unbalanced. This led to the killing. Mr. Cordell was one of the best citizens of the county. He leaves a wife and five children. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/newton/obits/c/cordell4834gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.1 Kb