Ashe County NcArchives Obituaries.....Philips, George, Sheriff 1843 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Shank Carolynshank@msn.com January 28, 2008, 3:30 pm Oct. 24, 1843 Charlotte Journal DROWNING -- GEORGE PHILIPS, Sheriff of Ashe County, was drowned in the Yadkin River a few days ago on his return home from Raleigh, wither he had gone to settle his public accounts. His saddle bags were lost in the river. This brief account we have, without further particulars, on the authority of a letter received day-before-yesterday by a gentleman of this place written from Ashe County. -- Southern Citizen File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/ashe/obits/p/philips696nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb