[Granville-Hough] 5 Feb 2010 - O Lord, My God, How Long, How Long?

[Trustees for Granville W. Hough]

Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:12:20 -0800
From: Granville W Hough <gwhough at oakapple.net>
Subject: O Lord, My God, How Long, How Long?  4 Feb 2010

    By 1845, John and Elizabeth McAlpin, had moved from Jasper county 
and bought land near old Taylorsville in Smith Couny.  That year, Jasper 
County papers reported (from a Smith County correspondent) that John had 
been murdered at his home near old Taylorsville.  The murderer had left 
the country for another part of the state.  Elizabeth McAlpin, as a 
widow, then moved her family to a community north of Mize.  Her 
descendants have traced the family record and believe the above is 
correct. 
    Now fast forward to 23 Dec 2009 for a look at Hattiesburg papers:  
"After driving himself to Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg, Lee 
Tony Duckworth of Taylorsville, collapsed and died about half an hour 
after entering the emergency room about 4:30 am Thursday, Dec 17.  
Duckworth, 42, suffered several stab wounds to the front and back of his 
torso.  A Hattiesburg man, Zachary Lee Doughtery, 20, has been charged 
with murder in connection with Ducksworth's death..."
    Murders, 164 years apart, which characterize our Smith County.  I 
know nothing of the particular Duckworth or Doughtery families.  The 
Duckworths I did know were upright Christian folks, strong in the 
Taylorsville area.
    So I raise a plaintive cry, "O Lord, My God, How Long, How Long?"