OBITUARY, MRS. SMITH OF UNION PARISH

Contributed by SueLynn Sandifer

Obits:  The Ouachita Telegraph 1873 Obits, Ouachita Parish La

These older obituaries are being typed in by Ms. Lora Peppers at the Ouachita
Parish Library. We are once again fortunate to have someone interested in
helping us find our ancestors. 



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The Ouachita Telegraph
Wednesday, November 18, 1868
Page 2, Column 1

Mrs. Smith, a widow lady and the mother of three little boys, was 

murdered near her residence in Union parish, on the 6th inst. She was
 
shot in the back of the head, and also cut severely in the throat. Mr.

J.G. Taylor, Jr., says the Union Record, has been arrested upon 

circumstantial evidence, and charged with the crime. It was a shocking 

affair.

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