Spalding County GaArchives News.....Mrs. Sarah L. Thurmond June 11 1856 ************************************************ 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: Don Bankston http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00024.html#0005864 May 2, 2004, 3:00 am Empire State – Spalding County – June 11, 1856 Melancholy Suicide – Mrs. Sarah L. Thurmond drowned herself in the Oconee River at this place, last Tuesday night. We are informed that she was driven to the rash deed by the cruelty of her husband, John Thurmond. They separated some time ago, and it has been a struggle between them ever since, who should have the children. He succeeded in carrying one of them off and it was thought that he was in town Tuesday, awaiting an opportunity of getting the other. This coming to Mrs. Thurmond we suppose, drove her to desperation. Her body was found yesterday morning. We are indebted to Capt. Dorsey, the Marshal, for the above facts – Southern Banner This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb