tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post6520072171214669763..comments2024-03-21T07:58:02.168-05:00Comments on Amateur Mormon Historian: Visit to Lewis CountyBrucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-34373163326110808502009-03-15T22:47:00.000-05:002009-03-15T22:47:00.000-05:00Thank you Amy. Most Mormon sources used only B. H....Thank you Amy. Most Mormon sources used only B. H. Roberts.<BR/><BR/>I have a several sources about the killing of Gibbs being either deliberate or accidental. They tend to split based on who is telling the story. At this point in my research I'm leaning toward deliberate. I believe David Hinson meant to kill John H. Gibbs, though the reason eludes me. I don't believe the other mobbers knew what he had planned.<BR/><BR/>Elder Thompson was saved twice from being shot, first by Elder Berry inside the house and second by a woman and her child getting in the way outside the house while he ran away.<BR/><BR/>I am interested in a copy of the piece in John Morgan's biography. You can contact me directly at bruce_crow at yahoo dot com. What people say (even second hand) is revealing. Is this the Richardson book from 1965?Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-70781397716621384902009-03-15T19:48:00.000-05:002009-03-15T19:48:00.000-05:00I just spent quite a while reading through all you...I just spent quite a while reading through all your old Cane Creek posts. Bravo! Very fine job!<BR/><BR/>From your notes, it seems like the Morgan biography was probably using the B.H. Roberts or other second hand accounts of the murders. I recently made a short list of a number of sources relating to John Morgan and wrote a review of the biography. (Not very complimentary.) I don't know if you are interested in the chapter since it seems all second hand with no sources listed, but I would be happy to send you a copy if you would like it for your files.<BR/><BR/>These are the details that I see differing from your Cane Creek post:<BR/><BR/>* the killing of Elder Gibbs deliberate, not accidental<BR/>* a woman carrying a baby who foiled the attempt to kill Elder Thompson<BR/>* the identification of the stepson as "J.R. Hudson", and a shout of "I'll have revenge!" as Hudson [sic] was shot and died within an hourAmy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037263182287268748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-68314073462018952992009-03-12T21:02:00.000-05:002009-03-12T21:02:00.000-05:00Amy, I had not heard about, or read, the passage t...Amy, I had not heard about, or read, the passage to which you refer. Does it say anything different than what I have?<BR/><BR/>As for a history of the Southern States, I think David F. Boone or David Buice (or both of them) is working on one right now.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-62676233513314240232009-03-12T10:10:00.000-05:002009-03-12T10:10:00.000-05:00Thank you. This is a beautiful post. I just read t...Thank you. This is a beautiful post. I just read the chapter on the events at Cane Creek in <I>The Life and Ministry of John Morgan</I> (pages 375-393) and am now wondering if there is a published history of the Southern States Mission? I'm currently making my way through the google books copy of the <I>Latter Day Saints Southern Star</I>, which is very interesting, but assumes a lot of background knowledge of geography, among other things.Amy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04037263182287268748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-31554911506571227462009-03-11T07:27:00.000-05:002009-03-11T07:27:00.000-05:00The emotions were unexepected, but revealing. My w...The emotions were unexepected, but revealing. My wife also felt something "forlorn" during our visit. She doesn't want to go back.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543519825711760773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2645379631135547997.post-24414408261763686522009-03-10T21:30:00.000-05:002009-03-10T21:30:00.000-05:00A librarian who will connect you with people and n...A librarian who will connect you with people and not just point to the catalog is a treasure -- nice to know you found that kind of help. <BR/><BR/>There's something about the way you describe your drive through the county and your visit to the Hinson grave ("Killed by Mormans"?!) sounds a little forlorn. It must have been an odd feeling, being so near the scene of events you have been studying.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the report.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com