One Sunday morning in 1898, the Hartsell family went to church, leaving 12 year old Emma at home to care for a sick sibling. Two men broke into the house, brutally attacked, molested and killed poor Emma. This inspired a folk song with begins "In Eighteen Hundred and Ninety Eight, sweet Emma met with an awful fate...."
One Sunday morning in 1898, the Hartsell family went to church, leaving 12 year old Emma at home to care for a sick sibling. Two men broke into the house, brutally attacked, molested and killed poor Emma. This inspired a folk song with begins "In Eighteen Hundred and Ninety Eight, sweet Emma met with an awful fate...."
Family Members
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Columbus Payne Hartsell
1894–1979
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Cora Adelaide Hartsell Hudson
1895–1973
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Winfield Scott Hartsell
1897–1925
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Virginia Thelma Hartsell Johnston
1901–1929
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Boyd Allen Hartsell
1903–1987
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Roy Brevard Hartsell Sr
1905–1947
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Harry Glenn Hartsell
1908–1995
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Bertha Mae Hartsell Beckham
1910–1996
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Wilson Joshua Hartsell
1918–1975
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