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One Hundred (m/l) Years Ago - An old tragedy re-called: 1841 Burk murders By "Jim" The following account appeared in the October 1, 1902 Adair County News. The author, Patrick Henry (P.H.) Bridgewater was a frequent contributor to the News. In 1841, when the Burk tragedy occurred, P.H. was a lad of only seven sumers. Perry Hancock was in his mid-twenties; his brother Oliver was a year or two past the age of majority. ("Uncle" Perry passed from this vale of tears in the summer of 1906 "in his ninety-second year.") And, in 1841, Zach Wheat, later Judge Wheat, was about 35 years old. Be advised that part of this article is quite graphic. An Old Tragedy Re-Called*Among the records of Adair County is a marriage bond dated August, 1828 for Jacob Burk and Winnifred Harrison This story was posted on 2010-07-04 06:53:31
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