Who was Ira Mullins: Killing Rock The Oft Told Tales Part 6
There were three attempts on his person for the life of Ira Mullins and the last one succeeded.
Pound Gap Civil War Memorial
Pound Gap Civil War Memorial by Joanna Adams Sergent Last Summer, while we were visiting back home, David and I went to the top of Pine Mountain on US 23. The Gap is often referred to by the locals as Pound Gap. There is so much history and so many hidden golden nuggets to be […]
Doc’s Gun
Doc’s Gun. Doctor Marshal Benton Taylor’s rifle is of utmost importance as it is often told that the jury had a question about the gun and ultimately it would be the rifle and the testimony about it that would be used to find him guilty however when we look into the testimony about the rifle, […]
Janes Identity Problem
Jane’s Identity Problem. The Following article is partly fiction, this is because as Charles A Johnson tells us in his book, at the time of the trial it was customary for only the testimony of the witness to be recorded. This means that from the answers given, we must try to resolve the questions that […]
The Arrest of Dr Taylor
The Arrest of Dr Taylor. Dr. Marshall Benton Taylor would be arrested without incident on Tuesday July 19th 1892 as he boarded a passenger train heading to Florida. This would be a mere 3 days after the “Botched” arrest attempt made by Deputy Sheriff R.D. McFall in the clefts of the Cumberland’s. We are often […]
Murdered Man Cemetery
A quiet Cemetery lies on top of Church House Hollow now known as Forrest Hill. But at one time in its history it was not so quiet.
Killing Rock a Place to Remember
A silent witness to a great tragic moment in history is a place forever known as the Killing Rock.
Doc Taylor man on the run
Doc Taylor, man on the run. We are often led to believe, that Doc Taylor and the Fleming’s were the suspects from the moment the bodies were found, and that they had went into hiding immediately after the shooting. Yet this is simply not true, it would be nearly three weeks before they became the […]
Henry Vanover
The Story of Henry Vanover… Henry Vanover was born in 1835 to Daniel and Nancy Vanover, During the Civil War he served as a private with the Union Army and after the war the government deeded him 900 acres of land for his service which was approximately 2 miles down the Elkhorn Creek from the […]
Janes Custody
The Pound Gap Massacre happened on the 14th of May 1892, it would be the 19th before Jane told Serah Blevins that Doc Taylor, and the Fleming brothers had been the ones to attack them.
