Heard County GaArchives Obituaries.....Reese, O. O. "Teter" March 1880
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"The Carroll County Times"
Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia

NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, MARCH 19, 1880

Tete Reese, son-in-law of Captain T. M. Kelly living near Sand Hill, formerly 
a citizen of this county, was killed recently in Texas by a cousin by the 
name of Davis. The difficulty grew out of a misunderstanding in some way 
about the renting of a piece of land.

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NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, APRIL 2, 1880

From "The Franklin News"

O. O. REESE KILLED

News of the killing of Mr. O. O. Reese, better known as "Teter" Reese, in the 
Indian Territory, by Thomas Davis, son of Isaiah T. Davis, reached this 
county a few days ago. Reese and Davis were formerly citizens of Heard 
county. The particulars of this unfortunate affair are about as follows: 
Messrs. Reese and Davis had rented a farm in Indian Territory and about four 
weeks ago they fell out about some matter concerning their farm. A few days 
ago, Messrs. Isaiah Davis, his son Thomas Davis and Mr. Reese met when a 
quarrel ensued. Reese became very much enraged and shot at the old man and 
his son, wounding them both. Young Davis shot at Reese producing a wound 
from which he died in a few hours.

The above particulars are just as we received them from a gentleman who 
received a letter from the neighborhood where the killing took place.

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NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, APRIL 9, 1880

ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE KILLING OF O. O. REESE

We published last week an account of the killing of O.O. Reese in the Indian 
Territory, copied from the Franklin News, which differs, very materially, 
from the account given by Mrs. Reese, wife of the deceased, who is now 
living with her father Mr. T. M. Kelley in this county. Mrs. Reese was an 
eye-witness to the whole affair and her version is substantially this:

Reese and his uncle Davis had rented a farm in the Indian territory about 2 
miles from the Texas line, and it was agreed that Reese was to have a 
certain 30 acre field in said farm. Mr. Davis and son upon the day of the 
killing came into the field where Reese was at work, the former saying that 
they were going to have a part of the field to cultivate. Reese demurred to 
this, as it was in violation of the agreement entered into and hot words 
ensued over the matter. Mrs. Reese hearing the loud talking went out to the 
field and taking her husband by the arm, succeeded in getting him to walk 
back towards the house with her. The two men followed him up and finally 
shot him after Reese had got in his own yard. Reese after he fell, fired two 
shots at his assailants and these, according to Mrs. Reese, were the only 
shots fired by her husband.


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