Marion County FlArchives News.....Lumpkin, William Drowned in Squall 1891 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Crosby http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002467 February 21, 2024, 1:36 pm The Savannah Morning News 22 Jul 1891, Wed ·Pg 6 1891 The Savannah Morning News 22 Jul 1891, Wed ·Pg 6 Tampa Tribune: Report reaches us from St. Petersburg of the drowning of William Lumpkin and the shipwreck of a party of others who went to his rescue. The information received is very meagre. It seems that Mr. Lumpkin and a companion named Miller left St. Petersburg Saturday afternoon in a sail boat for the clam banks, and when near Passe au Grille were struck by a squall, which capsized their boat. Both men started for the shore, but when a short distancee from the boat Lumpkin said he could go no further and swam back to the boat. Miller swam to the shore and returned to St. Petersburg, where he gave the alarm. A party consisting of Lumpkin's brother and three others at once started to the rescue, but had not proceeded very far before their boat was struck and capsized by a squall. The occupants of the boat hung on the best they could and were picked up the next day in an exhausted condition. Later the body of Mr. Lumpkin was found by Simon Bell, Mr. Rouff and Mr. Watson at the barrel stake, off the Big bayou. Additional Comments: 1870 Forsyth Monroe Co. GA George Lumpkin 45 GA Marry Lumpkin 30 GA Glover Lumpkin 21 GA Evan Lumpkin 19 GA William Lumpkin 14 GA Ella Lumpkin 10 GA Paul Haygood 25 GA 1860 Georgia Militia District 537, Upson, Georgia Post Office Thomaston G M Lumpkin 33 GA M J Lumpkin 32 GA J G Lumpkin 10 GA W J Lumpkin 8 GA W G Lumpkin 3 GA 1850 District 86, Upson, Georgia George M Lumpkin 22 GA Mary J Lumpkin 22 GA John G Lumpkin 10 GA Martha Houd 8 GA John Role 18 GA Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 Name Mary J Batton Gender Female Marriage Date 5 Mar 1848 Marriage Place Upson, Georgia, USA Spouse George M Lampkin Submitter is not related and has no further information File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/fl/marion/newspapers/lumpkinw3unw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.usgwarchives.net/flfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb