**I am only assuming he is buried in this cemetery since his wife and son are buried here.**
He was the first man murdered in Wise County after Wise County was formed. During the celebration on the day of the county formation, July 28, 1856, he and his neighbor, Beverly Dickenson, got into an altercation over some slain farm animals. Beverly Dickenson hit him with a large stick. He died the next day.
He was the first man murdered in Wise County after Wise County was formed. During the celebration on the day of the county formation, July 28, 1856, he and his neighbor, Beverly Dickenson, got into an altercation over some slain farm animals. Beverly Dickenson hit him with a large stick. He died the next day.
**I am only assuming he is buried in this cemetery since his wife and son are buried here.**
He was the first man murdered in Wise County after Wise County was formed. During the celebration on the day of the county formation, July 28, 1856, he and his neighbor, Beverly Dickenson, got into an altercation over some slain farm animals. Beverly Dickenson hit him with a large stick. He died the next day.
He was the first man murdered in Wise County after Wise County was formed. During the celebration on the day of the county formation, July 28, 1856, he and his neighbor, Beverly Dickenson, got into an altercation over some slain farm animals. Beverly Dickenson hit him with a large stick. He died the next day.
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