Posted by nancy
on 4/4/2008, 9:39 pm, in reply to "Re: Bloody Breatthit"
Bloody Breatthit- bitterness and hatred sprang up between the friends of the two contestants for county judge. this race resulted in the election of judge j.l. burnett a promising young lawyer of jackson defeating ex judge ned strong of the lost creek precinct Ned was my g-g grandpa. this continues in the war in breathitt., i believe its a news paper
special correspondence of the mt sterling democrat jackson, breathitt county , nov 27 1878 hope this helps.
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: I remember my Uncle Ned McIntosh used to
: tell me stories when I was a kid. He
: said he wore a gun to school everyday.
: I asked if he ever had to use it. He
: said once the deputy had it in for him
: and jumped him on the way to school
: and he had to kill the deputy. He said
: the sheriff came to school to question
: him but knew the deputy was way-laying
: for Ned and there would be no charges
: filed.
: Ned was married to my father Jim’s
: sister, Loula. Dad’s family lived out
: on Stray Branch.
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