Lori, this made me tear up. Strangers coming together when they would have not otherwise acknowledge each other. All due to the innocence of a child. Beautifully written!
Absolutely fascinating! You know me - I LOVE this subject. Getting to learn more of the history and seeing how far back it goes - and that it's not all tied to the witch trials - is a joy to learn! Thank you for binging these stories forward!
I think they just wanted different things. Rose was, at heart, a performer and, like often happens with young love, she thought she needed to or could give that up. That’s my guess anyway. Especially given her second marriage to another performer.
While I do feel for her, I think she still should have counted herself fortunate, given what the steerage passengers endured. She lost her gowns - those others lost family members and friends, and in many cases, their lives.
Cholera was not to be messed with, so the quarantine was necessary.
Your presentation of this slice of history was superb.
Thanks, @Aaron Elson! I am definitely not a Civil War historian, and ended up having to write (and research) this story several times, and relied heavily on a couple first-hand accounts - but, like you, I learned so much!
I had battle maps on every flat surface for a good long while with this one 😉
What a final part! I never expected it to end this way, how on earth did he get away with so much for so long! But, and there's always a but, his luck ran out and fate eventually caught up with him. Great read Lori I have really enjoyed following his story thank you for sharing this with us
Thanks, Paul. In researching and pulling this story together, I just kept thinking about the impunity under which John lived and wondering what triggered it. His siblings appeared to be upright citizens, so what took him down the criminal path? Interesting story, indeed, and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Yeah, I wish I could have uncovered more about his wife, I can't imagine she had a great life with him. The 61-year age different had to be a challenge, but then throw in his cavalier attitude toward breaking the law, his obvious violent streak(he did kill two people) and apparent inability to tell the truth. Yikes!
This guy! Incorrigible is right. Instead of underage and too young to know, he claimed overage and too old to know, and still went on to commit two more serious crimes over several more years. I'm also quite curious about John Henry George. I'd love to know what his momma had to say.
Julia actually conceived two babies while her husband was in Kilby Prison- John Jr in 1933 and William, who was born three months after John’s death in 1935.
Conjugal visits weren’t a thing in AL prisons at the time, so…
Shortly after John’s death, Julia married a guy named John William Hood. He was *just* 14 years her senior, a Confederate veteran, the father of three girls, and a widower, his wife having died in 1933 after a lengthy illness.
In 1942, John’s daughter married Julia’s son.
Wouldn’t that family make an interesting DNA study lol
Lori, this made me tear up. Strangers coming together when they would have not otherwise acknowledge each other. All due to the innocence of a child. Beautifully written!
Absolutely fascinating! You know me - I LOVE this subject. Getting to learn more of the history and seeing how far back it goes - and that it's not all tied to the witch trials - is a joy to learn! Thank you for binging these stories forward!
Gripping Lori, I look forward to Part 2.
This has been a fascination read, Thank you
How horrifying for that family, to lose mother and at least one child to cholera, while the others disappeared with no explanation. That poor man...
Do we know why Rose and her husband divorced?
I think they just wanted different things. Rose was, at heart, a performer and, like often happens with young love, she thought she needed to or could give that up. That’s my guess anyway. Especially given her second marriage to another performer.
While I do feel for her, I think she still should have counted herself fortunate, given what the steerage passengers endured. She lost her gowns - those others lost family members and friends, and in many cases, their lives.
Cholera was not to be messed with, so the quarantine was necessary.
Your presentation of this slice of history was superb.
What a great piece of research! Taught me a lot about the Civil War through the journey of one man.
Thanks, @Aaron Elson! I am definitely not a Civil War historian, and ended up having to write (and research) this story several times, and relied heavily on a couple first-hand accounts - but, like you, I learned so much!
I had battle maps on every flat surface for a good long while with this one 😉
Incorrigible to the end. What a story!
What a final part! I never expected it to end this way, how on earth did he get away with so much for so long! But, and there's always a but, his luck ran out and fate eventually caught up with him. Great read Lori I have really enjoyed following his story thank you for sharing this with us
As my husband is fond of saying, in every ocean, 10% of the fish are sharks 😉
Thanks, Paul. In researching and pulling this story together, I just kept thinking about the impunity under which John lived and wondering what triggered it. His siblings appeared to be upright citizens, so what took him down the criminal path? Interesting story, indeed, and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
I might have to use that one 😉
Sometimes you just a bad one in a family there’s no explanation for it just a bad apple as they say
What an amazing story! I bet his wife was relieved when he finally was sent away. Takes the idea of a career criminal to a whole new level!
Yeah, I wish I could have uncovered more about his wife, I can't imagine she had a great life with him. The 61-year age different had to be a challenge, but then throw in his cavalier attitude toward breaking the law, his obvious violent streak(he did kill two people) and apparent inability to tell the truth. Yikes!
Amazing story, well-researched and really engaging!
Hi, @Cath, and I’m glad you’re enjoying the story! It was great fun to research and put together.
Amazing story-telling about a truly irredeemable character. Check it out if already haven't!
This guy! Incorrigible is right. Instead of underage and too young to know, he claimed overage and too old to know, and still went on to commit two more serious crimes over several more years. I'm also quite curious about John Henry George. I'd love to know what his momma had to say.
That’s a story in itself haha
Julia actually conceived two babies while her husband was in Kilby Prison- John Jr in 1933 and William, who was born three months after John’s death in 1935.
Conjugal visits weren’t a thing in AL prisons at the time, so…
Shortly after John’s death, Julia married a guy named John William Hood. He was *just* 14 years her senior, a Confederate veteran, the father of three girls, and a widower, his wife having died in 1933 after a lengthy illness.
In 1942, John’s daughter married Julia’s son.
Wouldn’t that family make an interesting DNA study lol
I'm sure Julia felt a mere 14-year age difference was nothing. Yep, their DNA results would be interesting.