Jennie Gilstrap
Here is something that I picked up on the Youngblood forum I would like commenta and suggestions.
Claud Robinson
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This appeared in the Jan. 2006, Old Pendleton District Newsletter,published by the S.C. Genealogical Society and posted here in the interestof accurate genealogical recording. InquestsThese inquests were typed under the Roosevelt Administration in the1930's. These were retyped by G. Anne Sheriff from a copy found in thecollection of Pauline Young in the basement of a store in Liberty.Pack 138. Inquest No. 3 Pickens District, South Carolina An inquest was held May 5,1844 at the house of Matthew Youngblood over thedead body of Jane Youngblood. Rebecca Durham sworn says that she heardMatthew Youngblood say that he would kill his wife if he did not do it oneway he would in another. That Jane Youngblood said her husband treated(her) badly when in liquor. Sarah Chambers saith that she had told her 3times that her husband was good to her when sober but abused her whendrunk and she was afraid of her life. She says that she bad helped to layout 10 to 12 bodies before but never saw one look like this one, butthought maybe it was the anguish of the pain that caused the blood tosettle over her body as has. RacheI Sargeant states that she told her that Youngblood Iayed a stick onher head 8 or 10 times and swore he would knock the light out of her andthen he struck on her on the side and she would have fell if she had notcaught hold of the door. This happened 7 weeks before her death and thatshe did not feel right in that hip for 10 days. When she dressed her, shethought she saw a scar that was often right in the morning, she found shewas mistaken. Rebecca Durham, Senr. says that she heard Youngblood say be had 2 or 3little pipes? At one time he gave her a lick with a sprout the 2nd time hestruck her with his hand the 3d time she says she waked in the night andhis wife asked him if he recollected what be had been doing the fore partof the night, he said no he did not (know) what he had been doing, shereplied that he had struck her and punched her in the side. Emily Durhamsay that the decd. said to her that Youngblood had struck her and punchedher in the side and it seemed like something broke loose in that side andthat she had never been well since and that she felt like she never wouldget over it and that he said as he did not kill her that time, take careof the next time ... Nlcy Donald said that she told her, that the dayafter the lick was given, that he had given her a very hard lick on herright side and would have fallen if she had not caught at the door, thatshe attended to her business the same sinc!e as before. Never heard her speak of the lick affecting her but once.Sally GiIstrap said that she and the deceased were very friendly. Toldover their afflictions to each other, never heard her say that he abusedher much. The jury brought it out that she came to her death by woundsinflicted on her by her husband Matthew Youngblood... ------------------------------------------------------------ While this not something one would hope to find in their research, it is areminder that our ancestors weren't always the perfect citizens we expectthem to be, unfortunately. It should be noted that Matthew's childrenwere with, or near him, later, so evidently forgave him this transgressionand it should certainly not reflect on them, or their descendants. As aspeaker at a conference I attended once said, "If you find a genealogycontaining nothing but fine, illustrious ancestors ~ someone didn't checkthe records very close." Dorothy
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