Death Notice Joel Johnson, December 29 1881, Baldwin, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.org/al/baldwin/newspapers/joeljohnson.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Larry E. Caver, Jr. ==================================================================== January 2003 Death Notice Joel Johnson, December 29 1881, Baldwin, Alabama The Montgomery Daily Advertiser -- December 29 1881 (December 28) In Baldwin County, near Sibley's mill, opposite Mobile, Joel JOHNSON, a well-known citizen was riding along the road when he was shot from behind a tree by a colored man. The shot struck JOHNSON in the head stunning him and causing him to fall from his horse. He was then dragged to a pond and thrown in and the colored man mounted his victim's horse and rode to a party. JOHNSON revived and dragged himself half a mile to his home. Abe JOHNSON, the wounded man's half-brother who is deputy sheriff, started to arrest the colored man who had Johnson's horse. He resisted arrest and drew a pistol and exchanged shots with Deputy Sheriff JOHNSON. The latter fell and died in fifteen minutes. The colored man escaped but was found later a half mile from the place of shooting, dead.