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Isaac Allred

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Isaac Allred

Birth
Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
Death
12 May 1859 (aged 45)
Spring City, Sanpete County, Utah, USA
Burial
Ephraim, Sanpete County, Utah, USA
Plot
20 Burial site is unknown
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After spending quite a few hours research the killing of Isaac Allred by his cousin Thomas Celton Ivie, I have different conclusions than that published by other researchers. Someday I would like to have time to spend in the actual court record to see who said what. Please read the following, and if you have no hard belief in some other direction, please add it to Isaac's Find A Grave entry.

"FIGHT: Thomas Celton Ivie admitted in court to killing Isaac Allred on 11 May 1859, in a fight on Pleasant Creek. He claimed he had not intended this. (The two men were first cousins via Thomas' mother Sally Allred Ivie, and Isaac's father James Allred.)
• Apparently the two men had an argument over some sheep Thomas owned, which Isaac had in his possession, and refused to turn over. The argument took place at Pleasant Creek, Sanpete County, and turned physical. One court testimony report states Isaac Allred struck several blows and was strangling Thomas, who then picked up a 'brand from the fire' [a cedar stick], and struck Isaac over the head with it. Apparently the blow was hard enough to inflict a major concussion, as the reports say Isaac lived another eight hours, but never spoke again.
• If this testimony is true then both men were at fault. There was no murder, only a terrible accident."
After spending quite a few hours research the killing of Isaac Allred by his cousin Thomas Celton Ivie, I have different conclusions than that published by other researchers. Someday I would like to have time to spend in the actual court record to see who said what. Please read the following, and if you have no hard belief in some other direction, please add it to Isaac's Find A Grave entry.

"FIGHT: Thomas Celton Ivie admitted in court to killing Isaac Allred on 11 May 1859, in a fight on Pleasant Creek. He claimed he had not intended this. (The two men were first cousins via Thomas' mother Sally Allred Ivie, and Isaac's father James Allred.)
• Apparently the two men had an argument over some sheep Thomas owned, which Isaac had in his possession, and refused to turn over. The argument took place at Pleasant Creek, Sanpete County, and turned physical. One court testimony report states Isaac Allred struck several blows and was strangling Thomas, who then picked up a 'brand from the fire' [a cedar stick], and struck Isaac over the head with it. Apparently the blow was hard enough to inflict a major concussion, as the reports say Isaac lived another eight hours, but never spoke again.
• If this testimony is true then both men were at fault. There was no murder, only a terrible accident."

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