Clay County AlArchives News.....Monument to be erected to Memory of Mrs. S. E. Mitchell . ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Candace (Teal) Gravelle tealtree@comcast.net April 6, 2007, 7:44 pm "The Carroll County Times" . Carrollton, Carroll Co., Georgia NEWSPAPER Issue of Friday, AUGUST 19, 1881 STATE News A meeting was held at Wesobulga, Alabama lately and steps taken to raise funds to erect a monument over the grave of Mrs. S.E. Mitchell, who was murdered by Waldrop, not long since. Additional Comments: Wesobulga / Cragford Cemetery, Clay, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/clay/cemeteries/cragford.txt ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Linda S. Ayres <http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007674> Updated Jun-2006 Wesobulga/Cragford The town of Cragford was first called Wesobulga but was changed to Cragford in 1907. Cragford was given the name by the A B & A Railroad. The town was across Crooked Creek from the depot. There was no bridge the crossing of the creek was done by fording. Since the village was on a craggy hill, the town became know as Crag-ford or'' Crag and Ford'' Cragford is best known for the Sabina Knight-Mitchell who was murdered by Charles Jesse Waldrop. After being hunted down by a posse Waldrop was hung about a mile from Cragford Baptist Church. Cragford Cemetery Township 20, Range 9 Section 26 Clay County Alabama Mitchell, Hattie Knight Jul 30, 1865 Mar 7, 1909 Mitchell, [S]Lobina Elizabeth Knight Mar 7, 1862 Jun 30, 1881 [Daughters of David Knight and Charlotte Dean] This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb