Shattered Family Relationships
Among the Victims of the Great Hanging
Many of the victims of the Great Hanging were related to one another. Familial relationships most likely contributed to some of the men joining in the Peace Party. It sadly may have also been a factor in who was selected for arrest and execution. Because of these family ties, many wives, daughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, and nieces suffered more than one loss during the hangings.
The following are the known relationships of those who were hanged, shot, or died during the hangings:
Brothers: Henry Chiles and Ephraim Chiles
Father and sons: Frost Anderson, William Anderson,George Anderson
Brothers and Brother-in-law: Wesley Morris, Washington Morris, Thomas Floyd
Brothers-in-law: David Miller Leffel and William Boyles
Father-in-law and son-in-law: Henry Field and William McCool
Father-in-law and son-in-law: Arphax Dawson and Rama Dye
Uncle-in-law and nephew-in-law: John M Crisp and Hudson J Esman (md to Elizabeth Crisp)
During the trial for Richard N Martin, he expressed a desire for his brother-in-law, Wm Boyles, to be punished as he was being punished. Martin claimed that Boyles brought him into membership of the Peace Party, which led to his arrest, trial, and hanging. At the present time, there is no known connection between Martin and Boyles. If anyone can show how they are related, please leave a comment. The common link between Martin and Boyles was the Leffel family, but that link was NOT there until years after Martin died in the hanging.
In addition to the relationship shown above, John Crisp also had a relationship to Leffel. Through his mother's side of the family (the Matthews and Box families), John was connected to the David M Leffel family.
There may be many more family relationships between the victims of the hanging that are not presently known. Additional information and insights into the relationships between the men who were killed in the hanging is Welcome!
Father and sons: Frost Anderson, William Anderson,George Anderson
Brothers and Brother-in-law: Wesley Morris, Washington Morris, Thomas Floyd
Brothers-in-law: David Miller Leffel and William Boyles
Father-in-law and son-in-law: Henry Field and William McCool
Father-in-law and son-in-law: Arphax Dawson and Rama Dye
Uncle-in-law and nephew-in-law: John M Crisp and Hudson J Esman (md to Elizabeth Crisp)
During the trial for Richard N Martin, he expressed a desire for his brother-in-law, Wm Boyles, to be punished as he was being punished. Martin claimed that Boyles brought him into membership of the Peace Party, which led to his arrest, trial, and hanging. At the present time, there is no known connection between Martin and Boyles. If anyone can show how they are related, please leave a comment. The common link between Martin and Boyles was the Leffel family, but that link was NOT there until years after Martin died in the hanging.
In addition to the relationship shown above, John Crisp also had a relationship to Leffel. Through his mother's side of the family (the Matthews and Box families), John was connected to the David M Leffel family.
There may be many more family relationships between the victims of the hanging that are not presently known. Additional information and insights into the relationships between the men who were killed in the hanging is Welcome!
2 comments:
That sounds vicious! Asking your the hisband and financial supporter Of your daughter to be killed? He must have felt deceived? Perhaps he was really a conferate and felt tricked?
James A. Ward was the father of Sarah J. Ward, second wife of Ephraim Dawson who was a son of Arphaxad Dawson.
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