What the Kendall County, Illinois Record Says About The Shooting Of Longacre.
A family named Longacre lives near Thompsontown, this county. Some months ago a son of the family, James Longacre, aged 24 years, went west. Several days ago his people in Juniata county were startled by telegraphic communication from Yorkville, Kendall county, Illinois, stating that James Longacre had been shot dead at the home of a man named Bennett, and asked for direction as to what disposition should be made of the body of the young man. By request the body was sent home to Thompsontown, this county, where it was interred on Tuesday of last week, in the Lutheran graveyard.
Information is too meagre to state all of the circumstances that led to the shooting of Longacre.
It is said that a Miss Bennett and Longacre had formed an ardent attachment for each other, and that opposition on the part of the relatives of the young lady led to the altercation that resulted in the shooting of James Longacre.
Juniata Sentinel and Republican, Mifflintown, Pa
Wednesday, December 24, 1879
What the Kendall County, Illinois Record Says About The Shooting Of Longacre.
A family named Longacre lives near Thompsontown, this county. Some months ago a son of the family, James Longacre, aged 24 years, went west. Several days ago his people in Juniata county were startled by telegraphic communication from Yorkville, Kendall county, Illinois, stating that James Longacre had been shot dead at the home of a man named Bennett, and asked for direction as to what disposition should be made of the body of the young man. By request the body was sent home to Thompsontown, this county, where it was interred on Tuesday of last week, in the Lutheran graveyard.
Information is too meagre to state all of the circumstances that led to the shooting of Longacre.
It is said that a Miss Bennett and Longacre had formed an ardent attachment for each other, and that opposition on the part of the relatives of the young lady led to the altercation that resulted in the shooting of James Longacre.
Juniata Sentinel and Republican, Mifflintown, Pa
Wednesday, December 24, 1879
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John Ledman Longacre
1862–1863
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Jacob Baker Longacre
1862–1863
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Sarah Ellen Longacre Gillam
1865–1934
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Martha Etta Longacre
1865–1883
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Jane Martha "Jennie" Longacre Dean
1867–1932
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Robert Morrison Longacre
1869–1942
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Joseph Wilson Longacre
1871–1936
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Harry Alton Longacre
1873–1941
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Frank Stevens Longacre
1877–1948
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