Paulding County GaArchives Obituaries.....Shirah, John June 1884
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The Paulding New Era, June 13, 1884
One of the most horrible accidents which we have ever been called upon to 
chronicle, occurred at Mr. John Wood’s residence, about three-and a half miles 
from Dallas, last Saturday evening.  

Mr. John Shirah, a young man about twenty-one years of age and son of Mr. 
Michael Shirah, went over to Mr. Wood’s that evening to see a young many that 
lived there on business.  He had a musket loaded with shot with him.  He 
called at the yard fence and Mr. and Mrs. Wood came to the door.  He placed 
his gun in front of him with the but resting on the ground and put his foot in 
the crack of the fence and stood in that position and talked to Mr. and Mrs. 
Wood.  

When he was ready to start, he took his foot from the crack of the fence, and 
in bringing it to the ground it struck the hammer of the gun and raised it 
sufficiently to cause it to be discharged.  The charge entered the upper part 
of his mouth, and tore off his lip, nose, and the whole of the front portion 
of his head.  He fell and was taken up and carried to his home, where he 
lingered for several hours and died.  

He was buried in the Barry Gann cemetery, near Pumpkinvine church.  The sad 
accident has shocked and cast a gloom over the whole community.


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