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Comment on Calling All Detectives. by Shelia Gaddy

Shelia Gaddy — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:21:28 +0000

I am trying to find information on Susan Gamon and Jim Roe Taylor. Where were they living in the 1870;s. I was not able to find any information. I am related. Thanks much.
Shelia Gail Gaddy

Comment on Virginia Viola Hyatt by Chas Pelham

Chas Pelham — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:25:31 +0000

Viola is my 1st cousin 1x removed by her mother, Virgie Laura Robertson. The “Aunt Gertrude” in the gift bible is the wife of my grand uncle, Grover Cleveland Robertson (We say “great uncle”). Our family research hits a dead end with him and his grandfather, Silas F Robertson. If anyone knows about him and his ancestors, please let me know.
Thanks,
cp

Comment on Virginia Viola Hyatt by Leigh

Leigh — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:34:45 +0000

Virginia Viola Hyatt is related to me somewhere in the family tree to my great grandfather.
know one in my famil claims to know anything about her.
If anyone has any info please post it i want to know more!

Comment on Virginia Viola Hyatt by Regina Smith McKay

Regina Smith McKay — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:24:45 +0000

Elton, I was able to find your story on Viola, on Scribd.com. I read it, and find it fascinating. Most of what I have heard over the years came from family members, and I have been able to recall some details of the day we visited Aunt Jessie, and Viola was there, between the murders and the arrest.

Two things that I remember…the bright red lipstick (too much), was just as you wrote it. And the the places on the “trailer” where the shotgun marred the surface. She very quickly slipped inside, telling me to wait outside, because it was a “big mess” in the “trailer.” The structure, as I recall it, looked more like a shed than a trailer.

I wish you multiples times multiples of readers. Not only are older folks interested in Viola, but so are the younger ones who have heard parents and friends talk about her.

Comment on Virginia Viola Hyatt by Regina Smith McKay

Regina Smith McKay — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 04:45:33 +0000

Hello, Elton,
Is the writing you published on Scribd.com titled “The Scattering”? I have searched for it, and saw many of your writings, but was not able to find the writing about Viola. Any ideas or hints on locating it would be appreciated. Thank you.

Comment on Virginia Viola Hyatt by Regina Smith McKay

Regina Smith McKay — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 01:24:20 +0000

Thank you, Elton.

Comment on Virginia Viola Hyatt by Elton Camp

Elton Camp — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:41:13 +0000

The Cynic Online Magzine has picked “The Scattering,” my story about Viola Hyatt and it is scheduled to appear in the October 16th issue. At Scribd.com the story has well over 1,500 reads so there is still a good bit of interest in the famous case. I thought some of you might be interested.

Elton4562@Yahoo.com

Comment on Virginia Viola Hyatt by Regina Smith McKay

Regina Smith McKay — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:34:35 +0000

Viola’s father married my great-aunt Jessie to have someone to watch after Viola, although he would not support nor allow Aunt Jessie to discipline Viola.

We visited the Hyatt home between the time she killed the men and her arrest. I was four years old, and hyper, so she took me outside for a walk, and to the “trailer,” where she told me that she would be right back. She went inside and brought out a teddy bear. She gave the bear to me, stating that her boyfriend gave it to her, but they broke up, so she didn’t want it any longer.

I liked Viola, and remembered her wearing red lipstick. Red lipstick and such drew my attention, because I wanted to be fashionable when I grew up. I believe she was wearing dark blue overalls and a white shirt, but also red lipstick.

By the way, when we found out about the murders, my dad threw my Teddy Bear out of the car window. I don’t know why…the Teddy Bear was as innocent as I.

Comment on The Origin and History of the Epps Name by Ranolph

Ranolph — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:14:24 +0000

thanks for the exhaustive information, really interesting.

Comment on Johnny Lester Scogin October 28, 1953- December 16, 2009 by Dennis Darnell

Dennis Darnell — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:26:10 +0000

Chris ,
If this is the same Johnny Scoggin I knew , up to the 4th grade ( when we moved from Piedmont ) , I’m sorry to hear he’s passed . I ‘ ve thought of him ,and my other Piedmont pals often, all so distant now.
Your website is very interesting , and resonates loudly with some of the things I also remember . I came upon it by accident ; searching for the Livingston singers from piedmont , which I never found , but the search engine found and delivered the words LIVINGSTON and PIEDMONT , from the article there . I was amazed to see the name ” George William Epps “, as I’d been studying the case of Little Mary Phagan ,( the 14 yr old girl ,who was murdered in the pencil factory ,in Atlanta , in 1913 .). That George was a George ” Whitey ” Epps , who had a sister named Vera , who was about the same age as the George in the article , and was buried at Cedartown , Ga. . What a coincidence if the two aren’t indeed the same man !
Then I scrolled and saw the photos of Johnny , and read about the things you remembered ( the mean rooster , the horse , Officer Don , etc. )
Did you and Johnny get your Easter chicks like the whole class did : i.e.
via coupon presented by the student to the hardware store downtown ?
Mine grew into a monster with feathers too ! My mother ended up giving the beast to someone brave enough to catch it .
I remember johnny’s ( white ? ) pony , and him and others enjoying getting bucked off it .
I remember Johnny would get a kick out of having me repeat what he
said . He’d say ;” tell me what I said “, I’d repeat it to him , and he’d laugh
real big .
A good baseball player , like you said .
Yall were on the popeye club ( WSB TV ) ? Wow !
Do you remember skating at the YMCA , and the skaters tapping their skates to a certain song ? Some folks were whizzing around that floor backwards , while I was doing good to just stand up .
Did Johnny ever work at Lockheed ( Marietta ) ? I may have heard his name paged over the intercom there , somewhere around 1995 or 1996 .
Oh well, there’s so much to say about the Piedmont ,and the wonderful
people I’ve thought of so often . Best to you all , and those who had the pleasure of knowing Johnny , whom I lost contact with after the 4th grade .
( Dennis )