Red River County Louisiana Archives History .....Murders In Red River Parish 1868-1875 1877 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com February 25, 2008, 10:44 pm MURDERS IN RED RIVER PARISH 1868 - 1875 (Donated by DIANA QUINN) In the aftermath of the Civil War and during the harsh period of Reconstruction, Red River Parish was torn by civil strife. This strife is reflected in the number of murders which occurred during that period. Many of these deaths occurred during the Coushatta Riot. This report appeared in the book, Use of the Army in Certain of the Southern States published by the U. S. House of Representatives in 1877. The list is reproduced exactly as it appears. July, 1869 -- ROBERT GREEN, colored by colored Sept., 1869 -- GEORGE MURPHY, colored by colored Fall, 1871 -- JOHN ALMORE, colored by colored Winter, 1869 -- MOSES LAWHORNE, colored, by Ku Klux Klan Fall, 1869 -- THOMAS WALTERS, white by white Winter, 1869 -- MAT CARROL, white by white Summer, 1870 -- AARON FLETCHER, white by white May, 1873 -- HENRY ELLIOT, white by white Dec., 1870 -- TIP GILLAM, white by colored May, 1873 -- HENRY WINFORD, colored by white Sept., 1873 -- TOM _________, WHITE BY WHITE Aug. 26, 1874 -- THOMAS FLOYD , colored, by White League Aug. 26, 1874 -- DAN WINN, colored, by White League Aug. 30, 1874 -- H. J. TWITCHELL, white, by White League Aug. 30, 1874 -- F. S. EDGERTON, white, by White League Aug. 30, 1874 -- R. A. DEWEES, white, by White League Aug. 30, 1874 -- W. F. HOWELL, white, by White League Aug. 30, 1874 -- M. C. WILLIS, white, by White League Aug. 30, 1874 -- CLARKE HOLLAND, white, by White League Aug. 29, 1874 -- ELI ALLEN, colored, by White League Sept. 2, 1874 -- PAUL WILLIAMS, colored, by White League Sept. 2, 1874 -- LEWIS JOHNSON, colored, by White League Oct. 4, 1874 -- JACK CAWTHON, colored by White League March 3, 1875 -- WILLIAM HOLMES, colored by white March 13, 1875 -- WILLIAM OGLESBY, white by unknown 1870 -- DR. T. C. WALL, white by white April, 1871 -- WILLIAM M. DAVIS, white by white 1871 -- JAMES ALLUSAS, white by white 1869 -- JACK DAVIS, white by white Spring 1870 -- DAVE McCARTY, colored by white Winter 1870 -- ADOLF JONES, white by white Winter 1870 -- GEORGE PIOR, white by white GRIF RICHMOND, colored by white Fall 1873 -- HENRY YOUNG, colored by four whites _______ LONGINO, white, by unknown Winter 1874 -- WES. WOODARD, white by white Winter 1871 -- JACK WICKERS, colored by white Oct. 13, 1874 -- JOHN ROBINSON, colored by colored 1875 -- _________ _______, colored by colored. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/redriver/history/other/murdersi87gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/lafiles/ File size: 3.3 Kb