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Jones County Georgia Homicides  1838 -1923 
Date Victim Arrested/Charged/Suspects Source:
May 14, 1823 Mary Williams, white John M. Williams, white Georgia Journal Nov 4, 1823
1826 Jane and Moses, slaves of
Ebenezer Z. Duffey		 Ebenezer Z. Duffey, white
Benjamin Downing, white		 Georgia Journal Oct 17, 1826 
Jun 28, 1832 Zachairah Williamson, white John Hunt, white Federal Union Aug 9, 1832
1838 Elias or Icabod M. Isaacs, white  Julius William Cowles, white
John Dickenson, wgute
Henry Jones, white (pardoned 1845)		 Southern Recorder Feb 12, 1839; Federal Union Feb 26, 1839; Augusta Chronicle Dec 6, 1845
1838 James Gunn, white David  Palmer, white Macon Georgia Telegraph Oct 30, 1838
Feb 19, 1841 Bina, slave of Marion & Paulina Bazemore Marion & Paulina Bazemore Federal Union Mar 30, 1841
Dec 31, 1842 Dr. William Taylor, white __Berry, white Federal Union, Jan 17, 1843
Mar 21, 1855 Richard J. Choate, white Morris Abraham, white Southern Recorder Mar 27, 1855; Oct. 30, 1855 
Jul 17 1855 Sylvester S. Loyd, white John Towls, white Federal Union, Jul 24, 1855
Dec 26, 1857 John M. Woodall, white Henry G. Whitby, white Federal Union Jan 26, 1858 
Aug 30, 1859 Augustus Roberts, white Jackson Roberts, white Weekly Georgia Telegraph Sep 6, 13, 1859, April  28, 1860
1860 Levi A Lloyd, white John J Maddox Macon Telegraph Aug 27, Oct 24, 1860; 
Southern Recorder Sep 29, 1863
1863 Mr. Barker, white Solomon Roberts, white Macon Weekly Telegraph Aug 23, 1863
1866 Amy Gordon, black  Perry Tinney's child, white Georgia Weekly Telegraph Apr 25 1866
1867 Jesse Glawson, white Dr. James F. Barron, white Macon Weekly Telegraph Apr 19, 1867
Mar 1870 Solomon Barron, white - Altercation with knife, 1870 Mortality Census
1871 John Sparrow, black unknown Macon Weekly Telegraph  Jan 2, 1872
1877 Wade Webb, black unknown Union and Recorder Mar 13, 1877
1877 Addie Hodge, white unknown Georgia Weekly Telegraph Dec 4, 1877
Dec 1881 Bob Jackson, black
Henry Jackson, black
Jack William  Gray, white		 King Bland, black
Aleck Jackson, black		 Macon Weekly Telegraph. Dec 30, 1881;  Jan 4, 1882
Jun 24, 1882 Bob Lee, black Aaron Washington, black Union and Recorder July 15, 1884
1883 Abner Clower, black Bob Jackson, black Union and Recorder July 29, 1884
Nov 1884 Col. Benjamin Beck, Sr., white
Benjamin Beck, Jr., white		 James W. Stubbs, white
Stephen B. Stubbs, white		 Union and Recorder Nov 18, 25 1884; April 28, 1885
Jan 1887 Charles Rivers' two sons, black Sam Bivins, black Union Recorder Feb 8 1887
1888 John Griffin, black ___Lester, white Macon Weekly Telegraph  Jul 3, 1888
1891 Ezekiel Cribb, white Clark Smith, white Union Recorder Sep 22, 1891
July 1893 Cicero Johnson, black Tom White, black  Macon Telegraph  Jul 15, 1893
Jan 1904 son of George Justice, black son of George Justice, black Accidentally shot by his brother. Union Recorder Jan 26 1904
1906 Burrell Bush, white Alonzo Haddock, white Union Recorder March 27, April 25, Oct 23, 1906
April 5, 1909 Frank Bass, white Isaac Rushin, black  Macon Telegraph Jun 21, 1909, Nov 14, 1910. Union Recorder, May 10, 1910
1910 George Green, white Cliff Chambliss, white Macon Telegraph Jan 27, 1910
Mar 1910 Dave Barron, black John Singleton, black; 
Dave Singleton, black		 Macon DailyTelegraph  Feb 7, 1915
July 1910 Steve E. Etheridge,white
Morris Ethridge, white		 Luther Morton, Thomas Morton, 
Sam Morton, white		 Union Recorder Aug 9, 1910
Nov 1910 R V Smith, white Will B Norton, white Macon Telegraph Oct 28, 1911
Dec 1912 James King, white Kate Simmons King, white
Nick Wilburn, white		 Kate King was acquitted, Nick Wilburn hung at Gray's Station June 12, 1914. Macon Telegraph Dec 27, 28, 30, 31 1912; Jan 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, Apr 22, 25, Jun 15, Oct 19, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 31  1913; Feb 16, Apr 24, May 2, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 23, 26, 31; Jun 2, 5, 12, 13, 14.
1912 John Williams, black  Otis Bowden, black Macon Daily Telegraph Aug 4, 1912
1913 Ellis Brown, black  James Clark/Sam Emery, black Macon Telegraph Feb 17, 1920
Aug 1914 Unknown. black  James Ward, black Macon Daily Telegraph Aug 17. 1914
May 1915 Thomas Green White, white Sam Strong, black Macon Telegraph May 29, 1915
July 1915 Dooly Farrar, black  Mrs. Dooly Farrar, black  Macon Daily Telegraph July 10, 1915
July
1915		 Silas Turner, white  Walter Brooks, John Richey, Will Gordon, Peter Thurman, black Macon Daily Telegraph July 5, 6, Oct 23 1915; Union Recorder July 6, 1915
July 1915 Lonzo Green and his son, black  Jim Green, Woodall Green, part of mob Union Recorder July 6, 1915
July 1915 Earl Palmer, black  shot by mob Macon Telegraph, July 7, 1915
Aug 1918 Felix Bonner  black  Unknown Macon Telegraph, August 27, 1918
Sep
1918		 John Gilham aka John Thomas, black Group of unknown men, black and white Macon Daily Telegraph Sep 4, 5, 1918
Jun
1919		 Not stated, black  Frank Smith, John Henry Manual, Will Norwood, black Macon Daily Telegraph Oct 30 1919
Sep 1919 Not stated Brown Druery, black Macon Daily Telegraph Oct 30 1919
1920 Drusilla Devlin,  white Charles N. Hudson, white Macon Telegraph Oct  23  1920; Oct 2, 1921
1920 L C Kitchens, white Thomas Watson Parker, white Macon Telegraph Oct 7 1920
Dec 24 1920 A. Sidney Jones, white  Joe "Buster" Bonner, black
Dave Wiggins, black		 Milledgeville News Jan 14, 1921; Macon Telegraph Jan 1, 1921; Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Aug 3, 1923
May 8, 1921 Chris/Christ Morris, black  Tom Davis, black Macon Telegraph May 10, 1921
Dec 25, 1921 Pete Brooks, black  Pulaski Hogan, black Macon Telegraph Dec 27, 1921
Mar 27, 1922 Phillip Morris, black Hudy Solomon Killed with shot gun per Death Certificate
Apr 22, 1922 Joe Walker, black Carrie Walker, black Killed with axe by wife per Death Certificate 
Jun 24, 1922 Whit Clower Will Barber Killed by pistol per Death Certificate
Mar 1923 Tom Jackson Tom Gresham Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Mar 12, 1923
Mar 1923 John Henry Tinsley - Gunshot wound per Death Certificate
Sep 1923 Charlie Tillman Mote Nixon Shot by Mote Nixon per Death Certificate
1925 Mrs. (Fannie) Will T. Anderson, white John D. Batchelor, white, son-in-law Augusta Chronicle April 29, 1926; Jun 28 1926
Aug 28, 1925 Floyd Henry Malone, white Atchinson Etheridge, white (charged) 
Grover C. Etheridge, white (charged) 
R. E. Etheridge, white
T. A. Stubbs, white
Otis Stubbs, white
Mitchell Moore, white
Homer Green, black
W. A. "Frog Eye" Johnson, black		 Officer was shot and killed near liquor still.  Both Etheridge Brothers were found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Augusta Chronicle Aug 30, Sep 1, 5, 7 1925; Jan 8, May 5 1926 
Aug 28, 1925 Frank Tucker, white  Atchinson Etheridge, white (charged)
Grover Cleveland Etheridge, white (charged)
R. E. Etheridge, white
T. A. Stubbs, white
Otis Stubbs, white
Mitchell Moore, white
Homer Green, black
W. A. "Frog Eye" Johnson, black		 Officer was shot and killed near liquor still.  Both Etheridge Brothers were found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Augusta Chronicle Aug 30, Sep 1, 5, 7 1925; Jan 8, May 5 1926 
Dec 28,
1925		 Joseph Lee Gordon, white C. R. Callahan, white Death Certificate 

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