Minnie F. Jordan Ham Stancil Accidentally Shot by her Son

Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by T. D. Hudson, 8/2005



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The Farmerville 'Gazette'
Wednesday, 8 February 1905
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A Terrible Mistake
	News reached Farmerville Saturday morning of a terrible tragedy which occurred Friday 
night at the residence of Mr. Mack Stancil who lives about eight miles east of town, resulting 
in the killing of Mrs. Stancil by her son, Palmer Ham.
	It seems that young Ham, who is about 16 years of age and another boy of his own age 
were out in the yard playing and observing a light in the field back of the house they became 
frightened and ran into the house and asked Mr. Stancil where the gun was as they thought some 
one was prowling around the place. Young Ham secured the gun and went out the back door and 
around the house and in the meantime Mrs. Stancil had gone out the back way and was standing 
on the back gallery watching the light, which was evidently only someone passing by. The boy 
came up within about 30 feet and discovered his mother standing on the gallery and thinking that 
she was some prowler, raised his gun and fired without saying a word. When the gun fired she 
screamed and Mr. Stancil, recognizing his wife's voice went in search of her and found her at the 
door-steps stone dead.

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NOTE:  Minnie F. Jordan (10 Nov 1857 - 4 Feb 1905) married in about 1881 to Hillory Herbert Ham 
[Jr.] (1834-1889), more commonly known as 'Hubbard' or 'Hub'. They had three children. On 17 
January 1902, Minnie married Mack Stancil. Palmer H. Ham was the youngest son of Hub Ham and 
Minnie Jordan.


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