Newton County GaArchives Obituaries.....Jeffries, Bill May 1885
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The Covington Star, May 27, 1885
     Two colored men, living on Mr. Monroe Sigman's place, were drowned in 
Knox's pond, about half a mile above the Georgia Railroad Bridge on the Alcova, 
on last Wednesday. One of them was named Bill Jeffries, but the name of the 
other we did not learn. They had gone to the mill, and while waiting for their 
grist, got in the boat on the pond, and concluded they would have a boat ride. 
After pulling out into the deep water, their dog swam to them and attempted to 
climb into the boat. In trying to do so, the boat was capsized, and both the 
Negroes were thrown out into the water and drowned. They were said to be 
industrious and worthy colored men, and their sudden and unexpected death is 
much regreted.

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