Month: October 1904

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NEGRO RAPIST SENTENCED TO BE HANGED NOVEMBER 4

J. E Gillis on Trial Charged With the Killing of McRae Whitaker. Special to The State. Camden, Oct. 4 – Unless there is n commutation of his sentence Aaron Williams, the rapist, will be hanged here on November 4th next. Some time last June the people of this county were thrown into a state of excitement by the report that a negro man had ravished … Continue reading NEGRO RAPIST SENTENCED TO BE HANGED NOVEMBER 4

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Lena Elberta Ross

1902 Lena Elberta Ross was born on 10 Aug 1902 a child of Silas Ezekial Ross and Mary Emma Rose. She had seven siblings, namely: Emily Gertrude Ross, John ErnestRoss, Eddie Ross, Mary Reana Ross, Rufus Chester Ross, Oscar Blease Ross, and Florrie Mae Ross. 1904 She died on 02 Oct 1904. She was buried in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Union Baptist Church … Continue reading Lena Elberta Ross

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