Married first to Dicey M. Ogletree (1860-1896) married 16 Jan 1879 at Troy, Pike, Alabama, Children from this marriage were Thomas David, unknown female, Minnie Victoria and Eula F Kilcrease.
Married secondly to Lucretia Carpenter (1861-1939) married 6 Jan 1880 Prentiss, Mississippi, Children from this marriage were Marcus Elmore and David Wesley Kilcrease.
Married thirdly to Frances V "Fanny" Jones (1867-?) married 31 Aug 1897 Elba, Coffee, Alabama, no children from this marriage.
The Elba Clipper
July 6, 1922
Front Page
FARMER AND MULE ARE KILLED BY LIGHTNING
SAMSON LEGER SAYS:
Lightning, which is said to have flashed diagonally through the air at the time when no rain was falling, struck and killed John Kilcrease, a white farmer, yesterday afternoon, partially tore up the plow he was using, killed the mule and shredded the clothes of the victim as though an explosion had occurred.
Mr. Kilcrease was plowing some distance from the nearest house, that of Noah Spears, two miles south of Samson, on Mr. Spears' farm. He was out in the bare field, with a tree nearby. It had not been raining, nor did rain in that vicinity, although a heavy shower with sharp lightning occurred over Samson.
Reuben Thompson, a neighboring farmer, was plowing some distance away and noted a cloud of dust arising in the other field, just following a sharp thunder clap. He decided to take out until the lightning had ceased, but did not know anyone had been at work where the bolt hit.
Mr. Kilcease's people sent a little girl out to see if he was alright, and she found the body of the man and that of the mule. Practically all of the man's clothing had been torn off, portions of it wrapped about the plow and a piece of shoe was found about 150 feet away. The left handle of the plow was shivered to match-wood down to the cross brace.
The bolt struck Mr. Kilcrease just above the right ear, punching a hole as large as a quarter through the skull. The right thigh was skinned in two places, several square inches being taken off, but the current evidently left the body through the left foot, in which there was a hole. There were no marks on the mule, which belonged to Noah Spears.
Mr. Kilcrease is survived by a widow and several grown children, among the latter being former Lieutenant W.H. Kilcrease. Funeral services occurred at 2 p.m. today, with interment at Traveler's Rest cemetery.
Transcribed by D. Fountain
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Name: John J Kilcrease
Birth Date: abt 1855
Birth Place: GA
Death Date: 28 Jun 1922
Death Place: Samson, Geneva, Alabama
Burial Date: 28 Jun 1922
Cemetery Name: New Home
Death Age: 67
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Street Address: R.F.D. #2
Residence: Samson, Alabama
Father Name: Robert Kilcrease
Father Birth Place: Georgia
Mother Name: Mitchell Brazela
Mother Birth Place: South Carolina
Spouse Name: Mrs J J Kilcrease
FHL Film Number: 1908239
Married secondly to Lucretia Carpenter (1861-1939) married 6 Jan 1880 Prentiss, Mississippi, Children from this marriage were Marcus Elmore and David Wesley Kilcrease.
Married thirdly to Frances V "Fanny" Jones (1867-?) married 31 Aug 1897 Elba, Coffee, Alabama, no children from this marriage.
The Elba Clipper
July 6, 1922
Front Page
FARMER AND MULE ARE KILLED BY LIGHTNING
SAMSON LEGER SAYS:
Lightning, which is said to have flashed diagonally through the air at the time when no rain was falling, struck and killed John Kilcrease, a white farmer, yesterday afternoon, partially tore up the plow he was using, killed the mule and shredded the clothes of the victim as though an explosion had occurred.
Mr. Kilcrease was plowing some distance from the nearest house, that of Noah Spears, two miles south of Samson, on Mr. Spears' farm. He was out in the bare field, with a tree nearby. It had not been raining, nor did rain in that vicinity, although a heavy shower with sharp lightning occurred over Samson.
Reuben Thompson, a neighboring farmer, was plowing some distance away and noted a cloud of dust arising in the other field, just following a sharp thunder clap. He decided to take out until the lightning had ceased, but did not know anyone had been at work where the bolt hit.
Mr. Kilcease's people sent a little girl out to see if he was alright, and she found the body of the man and that of the mule. Practically all of the man's clothing had been torn off, portions of it wrapped about the plow and a piece of shoe was found about 150 feet away. The left handle of the plow was shivered to match-wood down to the cross brace.
The bolt struck Mr. Kilcrease just above the right ear, punching a hole as large as a quarter through the skull. The right thigh was skinned in two places, several square inches being taken off, but the current evidently left the body through the left foot, in which there was a hole. There were no marks on the mule, which belonged to Noah Spears.
Mr. Kilcrease is survived by a widow and several grown children, among the latter being former Lieutenant W.H. Kilcrease. Funeral services occurred at 2 p.m. today, with interment at Traveler's Rest cemetery.
Transcribed by D. Fountain
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Name: John J Kilcrease
Birth Date: abt 1855
Birth Place: GA
Death Date: 28 Jun 1922
Death Place: Samson, Geneva, Alabama
Burial Date: 28 Jun 1922
Cemetery Name: New Home
Death Age: 67
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Street Address: R.F.D. #2
Residence: Samson, Alabama
Father Name: Robert Kilcrease
Father Birth Place: Georgia
Mother Name: Mitchell Brazela
Mother Birth Place: South Carolina
Spouse Name: Mrs J J Kilcrease
FHL Film Number: 1908239
Married first to Dicey M. Ogletree (1860-1896) married 16 Jan 1879 at Troy, Pike, Alabama, Children from this marriage were Thomas David, unknown female, Minnie Victoria and Eula F Kilcrease.
Married secondly to Lucretia Carpenter (1861-1939) married 6 Jan 1880 Prentiss, Mississippi, Children from this marriage were Marcus Elmore and David Wesley Kilcrease.
Married thirdly to Frances V "Fanny" Jones (1867-?) married 31 Aug 1897 Elba, Coffee, Alabama, no children from this marriage.
The Elba Clipper
July 6, 1922
Front Page
FARMER AND MULE ARE KILLED BY LIGHTNING
SAMSON LEGER SAYS:
Lightning, which is said to have flashed diagonally through the air at the time when no rain was falling, struck and killed John Kilcrease, a white farmer, yesterday afternoon, partially tore up the plow he was using, killed the mule and shredded the clothes of the victim as though an explosion had occurred.
Mr. Kilcrease was plowing some distance from the nearest house, that of Noah Spears, two miles south of Samson, on Mr. Spears' farm. He was out in the bare field, with a tree nearby. It had not been raining, nor did rain in that vicinity, although a heavy shower with sharp lightning occurred over Samson.
Reuben Thompson, a neighboring farmer, was plowing some distance away and noted a cloud of dust arising in the other field, just following a sharp thunder clap. He decided to take out until the lightning had ceased, but did not know anyone had been at work where the bolt hit.
Mr. Kilcease's people sent a little girl out to see if he was alright, and she found the body of the man and that of the mule. Practically all of the man's clothing had been torn off, portions of it wrapped about the plow and a piece of shoe was found about 150 feet away. The left handle of the plow was shivered to match-wood down to the cross brace.
The bolt struck Mr. Kilcrease just above the right ear, punching a hole as large as a quarter through the skull. The right thigh was skinned in two places, several square inches being taken off, but the current evidently left the body through the left foot, in which there was a hole. There were no marks on the mule, which belonged to Noah Spears.
Mr. Kilcrease is survived by a widow and several grown children, among the latter being former Lieutenant W.H. Kilcrease. Funeral services occurred at 2 p.m. today, with interment at Traveler's Rest cemetery.
Transcribed by D. Fountain
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Name: John J Kilcrease
Birth Date: abt 1855
Birth Place: GA
Death Date: 28 Jun 1922
Death Place: Samson, Geneva, Alabama
Burial Date: 28 Jun 1922
Cemetery Name: New Home
Death Age: 67
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Street Address: R.F.D. #2
Residence: Samson, Alabama
Father Name: Robert Kilcrease
Father Birth Place: Georgia
Mother Name: Mitchell Brazela
Mother Birth Place: South Carolina
Spouse Name: Mrs J J Kilcrease
FHL Film Number: 1908239
Married secondly to Lucretia Carpenter (1861-1939) married 6 Jan 1880 Prentiss, Mississippi, Children from this marriage were Marcus Elmore and David Wesley Kilcrease.
Married thirdly to Frances V "Fanny" Jones (1867-?) married 31 Aug 1897 Elba, Coffee, Alabama, no children from this marriage.
The Elba Clipper
July 6, 1922
Front Page
FARMER AND MULE ARE KILLED BY LIGHTNING
SAMSON LEGER SAYS:
Lightning, which is said to have flashed diagonally through the air at the time when no rain was falling, struck and killed John Kilcrease, a white farmer, yesterday afternoon, partially tore up the plow he was using, killed the mule and shredded the clothes of the victim as though an explosion had occurred.
Mr. Kilcrease was plowing some distance from the nearest house, that of Noah Spears, two miles south of Samson, on Mr. Spears' farm. He was out in the bare field, with a tree nearby. It had not been raining, nor did rain in that vicinity, although a heavy shower with sharp lightning occurred over Samson.
Reuben Thompson, a neighboring farmer, was plowing some distance away and noted a cloud of dust arising in the other field, just following a sharp thunder clap. He decided to take out until the lightning had ceased, but did not know anyone had been at work where the bolt hit.
Mr. Kilcease's people sent a little girl out to see if he was alright, and she found the body of the man and that of the mule. Practically all of the man's clothing had been torn off, portions of it wrapped about the plow and a piece of shoe was found about 150 feet away. The left handle of the plow was shivered to match-wood down to the cross brace.
The bolt struck Mr. Kilcrease just above the right ear, punching a hole as large as a quarter through the skull. The right thigh was skinned in two places, several square inches being taken off, but the current evidently left the body through the left foot, in which there was a hole. There were no marks on the mule, which belonged to Noah Spears.
Mr. Kilcrease is survived by a widow and several grown children, among the latter being former Lieutenant W.H. Kilcrease. Funeral services occurred at 2 p.m. today, with interment at Traveler's Rest cemetery.
Transcribed by D. Fountain
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Name: John J Kilcrease
Birth Date: abt 1855
Birth Place: GA
Death Date: 28 Jun 1922
Death Place: Samson, Geneva, Alabama
Burial Date: 28 Jun 1922
Cemetery Name: New Home
Death Age: 67
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Gender: Male
Street Address: R.F.D. #2
Residence: Samson, Alabama
Father Name: Robert Kilcrease
Father Birth Place: Georgia
Mother Name: Mitchell Brazela
Mother Birth Place: South Carolina
Spouse Name: Mrs J J Kilcrease
FHL Film Number: 1908239
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