Silas Davis, age 33, husband of Cecil Barker Davis, of South Corbin, Whitely County, Kentucky, died Wednesday, November 01, 1922. Mr. Davis died instantly as the result of multiple gunshots.
Sila, a native of New Columbus, Owen County, Kentucky, was the son of J. C. B. Davis and Katherine 'Katie' Hughes Davis.
By 1910, Silas and his older brother, Joseph, were boarding in Lexington, Kentucky were they were employed by Edward Kane as handymen at his residence of Georgetown Pike.
In December of 1915 Silas and his brother John were residing in Detroit, Michigan.
During the next few years Silas married Cecil Barker (Born 1901, daughter of Willilam H. annd Emily Barker) and they resided on State Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, a city where several of Silas' siblings had relocated. In 1917 Silas was described as a medium-built, medium-height young man with blue eyes and light-colored hair. He was working as a waiter at the Manhatten Restaurant in Cincinnati, Ohio. On June 5, 1917 Silas registered for the draft. While living in Cincinnati, on 643 Neair St., Cecil gave birth to a daughter, Alma, on August 16, 1917. At that same location on June 14, 1918, Alma passed away at the age of 9 months and 28 days. She was buried in Corbin, KY.
Next the young Davis couple moved to South Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky were Silas was employed as a boilermaker/shopman for the L. & N. railroad. On May 14, 1919, a son, was stillborn prematurely to Cecil and Silas, Male Infant Davis; this child was also buried in Corbin, KY in Pine Hill Cemetery.
During the 1922 L. & N. railroad strike, Silas was shot and killed in a vacant lot behind the Smith Hotel in Corbin early on the morning of Wednesday November 1, 1922. Silas' assailant was Policeman George Marcum, formerly of Middlesboro and London, Kentucky.
Following the shooting, Officer Marcum gave himself up to Mayor John Gillam because of the aroused feelings in the town due to the killing. Marcum was held under guard in a garage until daybreak when he was removed to the jail at Williamsburg, Kentucky. Rumors of threats against Officer Marcum were heard after the incident and National Guardsmen and a United States deputy marshall remained on guard temporarily. About a half an hour after they retired, a fusillade of shots was fired in South Corbin and the guards returned fearing friends of Silas' were coming for Marcum.
This outbreak was the first since a shooting on October 23 of Lige Paige, an L. & N. guard who later died in Louisville early on the morning of this incident of Silas' murder. Authorities were unable to develop any clues in the Paige shooting as of November 1. Considerable mystery also surrounded the shooting of Silas. Shortly after the shooting, Marcum ran into the lobby of the hotel, broke his gun open in the presence of several spectators, and surrendered himself to Gillam saying "I've just killed a man". Marcum said that Silas had been "shooting up the town" and when he tried to arrest him, Silas shot at him. Marcum said that he seized Silas' gun and shot him twice. However, Silas was actually shot four times. The fatal bullet mostly likely broke his neck. When Marcum broke open his gun only two empty shells were in it.
A witness in the vicinity of the hotel said that five shots were fired in the rear of the hotel before Marcum came up. Marcum went down an alley in the rear of the hotel and two more shots were heard. This did not coincide with Marcums statement that Davis fired at him and was then shot twice by the officer. Reports were that three men were taking part in the shooting before Marcum came on the scene.
Considerable trouble followed the surrender of Marcum. Fred Early was appointed Special Policeman by Mayor Gillam to guard Marcum in the Corbin Garage and Sales Company's Shop. Deputy Sheriff William H. Barker, Silas' father-in-law, then came to the scene from his home in South Corbin and demanded that Marcum be placed under arrest on a regular warrant. Corbin was then in a state of turmoil with many men being armed; however no reinforcement of national guardsmen was ordered.
The events surrounding Silas' death as described above were excerpted from The Lexington Herald dated Thursday, November 2, 1922.
Silas died instantly as the result of the gunshots. His younger sister, Flora Davis, traveled from Cincinnti, Ohio to make the funeral arrangements.
Silas was survived by three sisters; Mrs. Flora Davis Woolery, Mrs. Maud Davis Hickey, and Mrs. Hattie Davis Works (Charlie L.) and three brothers; Jeff Davis, Joseph Davis, and John Davis. He was predeceased by one sister, Ella May Davis Works (John L.).
Ellison Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Burial was in Pine Hill Cemetery, Corbin, Knox County, Kentucky.
Silas Davis was my first cousin twice removed.
Sila, a native of New Columbus, Owen County, Kentucky, was the son of J. C. B. Davis and Katherine 'Katie' Hughes Davis.
By 1910, Silas and his older brother, Joseph, were boarding in Lexington, Kentucky were they were employed by Edward Kane as handymen at his residence of Georgetown Pike.
In December of 1915 Silas and his brother John were residing in Detroit, Michigan.
During the next few years Silas married Cecil Barker (Born 1901, daughter of Willilam H. annd Emily Barker) and they resided on State Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, a city where several of Silas' siblings had relocated. In 1917 Silas was described as a medium-built, medium-height young man with blue eyes and light-colored hair. He was working as a waiter at the Manhatten Restaurant in Cincinnati, Ohio. On June 5, 1917 Silas registered for the draft. While living in Cincinnati, on 643 Neair St., Cecil gave birth to a daughter, Alma, on August 16, 1917. At that same location on June 14, 1918, Alma passed away at the age of 9 months and 28 days. She was buried in Corbin, KY.
Next the young Davis couple moved to South Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky were Silas was employed as a boilermaker/shopman for the L. & N. railroad. On May 14, 1919, a son, was stillborn prematurely to Cecil and Silas, Male Infant Davis; this child was also buried in Corbin, KY in Pine Hill Cemetery.
During the 1922 L. & N. railroad strike, Silas was shot and killed in a vacant lot behind the Smith Hotel in Corbin early on the morning of Wednesday November 1, 1922. Silas' assailant was Policeman George Marcum, formerly of Middlesboro and London, Kentucky.
Following the shooting, Officer Marcum gave himself up to Mayor John Gillam because of the aroused feelings in the town due to the killing. Marcum was held under guard in a garage until daybreak when he was removed to the jail at Williamsburg, Kentucky. Rumors of threats against Officer Marcum were heard after the incident and National Guardsmen and a United States deputy marshall remained on guard temporarily. About a half an hour after they retired, a fusillade of shots was fired in South Corbin and the guards returned fearing friends of Silas' were coming for Marcum.
This outbreak was the first since a shooting on October 23 of Lige Paige, an L. & N. guard who later died in Louisville early on the morning of this incident of Silas' murder. Authorities were unable to develop any clues in the Paige shooting as of November 1. Considerable mystery also surrounded the shooting of Silas. Shortly after the shooting, Marcum ran into the lobby of the hotel, broke his gun open in the presence of several spectators, and surrendered himself to Gillam saying "I've just killed a man". Marcum said that Silas had been "shooting up the town" and when he tried to arrest him, Silas shot at him. Marcum said that he seized Silas' gun and shot him twice. However, Silas was actually shot four times. The fatal bullet mostly likely broke his neck. When Marcum broke open his gun only two empty shells were in it.
A witness in the vicinity of the hotel said that five shots were fired in the rear of the hotel before Marcum came up. Marcum went down an alley in the rear of the hotel and two more shots were heard. This did not coincide with Marcums statement that Davis fired at him and was then shot twice by the officer. Reports were that three men were taking part in the shooting before Marcum came on the scene.
Considerable trouble followed the surrender of Marcum. Fred Early was appointed Special Policeman by Mayor Gillam to guard Marcum in the Corbin Garage and Sales Company's Shop. Deputy Sheriff William H. Barker, Silas' father-in-law, then came to the scene from his home in South Corbin and demanded that Marcum be placed under arrest on a regular warrant. Corbin was then in a state of turmoil with many men being armed; however no reinforcement of national guardsmen was ordered.
The events surrounding Silas' death as described above were excerpted from The Lexington Herald dated Thursday, November 2, 1922.
Silas died instantly as the result of the gunshots. His younger sister, Flora Davis, traveled from Cincinnti, Ohio to make the funeral arrangements.
Silas was survived by three sisters; Mrs. Flora Davis Woolery, Mrs. Maud Davis Hickey, and Mrs. Hattie Davis Works (Charlie L.) and three brothers; Jeff Davis, Joseph Davis, and John Davis. He was predeceased by one sister, Ella May Davis Works (John L.).
Ellison Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Burial was in Pine Hill Cemetery, Corbin, Knox County, Kentucky.
Silas Davis was my first cousin twice removed.
Silas Davis, age 33, husband of Cecil Barker Davis, of South Corbin, Whitely County, Kentucky, died Wednesday, November 01, 1922. Mr. Davis died instantly as the result of multiple gunshots.
Sila, a native of New Columbus, Owen County, Kentucky, was the son of J. C. B. Davis and Katherine 'Katie' Hughes Davis.
By 1910, Silas and his older brother, Joseph, were boarding in Lexington, Kentucky were they were employed by Edward Kane as handymen at his residence of Georgetown Pike.
In December of 1915 Silas and his brother John were residing in Detroit, Michigan.
During the next few years Silas married Cecil Barker (Born 1901, daughter of Willilam H. annd Emily Barker) and they resided on State Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, a city where several of Silas' siblings had relocated. In 1917 Silas was described as a medium-built, medium-height young man with blue eyes and light-colored hair. He was working as a waiter at the Manhatten Restaurant in Cincinnati, Ohio. On June 5, 1917 Silas registered for the draft. While living in Cincinnati, on 643 Neair St., Cecil gave birth to a daughter, Alma, on August 16, 1917. At that same location on June 14, 1918, Alma passed away at the age of 9 months and 28 days. She was buried in Corbin, KY.
Next the young Davis couple moved to South Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky were Silas was employed as a boilermaker/shopman for the L. & N. railroad. On May 14, 1919, a son, was stillborn prematurely to Cecil and Silas, Male Infant Davis; this child was also buried in Corbin, KY in Pine Hill Cemetery.
During the 1922 L. & N. railroad strike, Silas was shot and killed in a vacant lot behind the Smith Hotel in Corbin early on the morning of Wednesday November 1, 1922. Silas' assailant was Policeman George Marcum, formerly of Middlesboro and London, Kentucky.
Following the shooting, Officer Marcum gave himself up to Mayor John Gillam because of the aroused feelings in the town due to the killing. Marcum was held under guard in a garage until daybreak when he was removed to the jail at Williamsburg, Kentucky. Rumors of threats against Officer Marcum were heard after the incident and National Guardsmen and a United States deputy marshall remained on guard temporarily. About a half an hour after they retired, a fusillade of shots was fired in South Corbin and the guards returned fearing friends of Silas' were coming for Marcum.
This outbreak was the first since a shooting on October 23 of Lige Paige, an L. & N. guard who later died in Louisville early on the morning of this incident of Silas' murder. Authorities were unable to develop any clues in the Paige shooting as of November 1. Considerable mystery also surrounded the shooting of Silas. Shortly after the shooting, Marcum ran into the lobby of the hotel, broke his gun open in the presence of several spectators, and surrendered himself to Gillam saying "I've just killed a man". Marcum said that Silas had been "shooting up the town" and when he tried to arrest him, Silas shot at him. Marcum said that he seized Silas' gun and shot him twice. However, Silas was actually shot four times. The fatal bullet mostly likely broke his neck. When Marcum broke open his gun only two empty shells were in it.
A witness in the vicinity of the hotel said that five shots were fired in the rear of the hotel before Marcum came up. Marcum went down an alley in the rear of the hotel and two more shots were heard. This did not coincide with Marcums statement that Davis fired at him and was then shot twice by the officer. Reports were that three men were taking part in the shooting before Marcum came on the scene.
Considerable trouble followed the surrender of Marcum. Fred Early was appointed Special Policeman by Mayor Gillam to guard Marcum in the Corbin Garage and Sales Company's Shop. Deputy Sheriff William H. Barker, Silas' father-in-law, then came to the scene from his home in South Corbin and demanded that Marcum be placed under arrest on a regular warrant. Corbin was then in a state of turmoil with many men being armed; however no reinforcement of national guardsmen was ordered.
The events surrounding Silas' death as described above were excerpted from The Lexington Herald dated Thursday, November 2, 1922.
Silas died instantly as the result of the gunshots. His younger sister, Flora Davis, traveled from Cincinnti, Ohio to make the funeral arrangements.
Silas was survived by three sisters; Mrs. Flora Davis Woolery, Mrs. Maud Davis Hickey, and Mrs. Hattie Davis Works (Charlie L.) and three brothers; Jeff Davis, Joseph Davis, and John Davis. He was predeceased by one sister, Ella May Davis Works (John L.).
Ellison Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Burial was in Pine Hill Cemetery, Corbin, Knox County, Kentucky.
Silas Davis was my first cousin twice removed.
Sila, a native of New Columbus, Owen County, Kentucky, was the son of J. C. B. Davis and Katherine 'Katie' Hughes Davis.
By 1910, Silas and his older brother, Joseph, were boarding in Lexington, Kentucky were they were employed by Edward Kane as handymen at his residence of Georgetown Pike.
In December of 1915 Silas and his brother John were residing in Detroit, Michigan.
During the next few years Silas married Cecil Barker (Born 1901, daughter of Willilam H. annd Emily Barker) and they resided on State Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio, a city where several of Silas' siblings had relocated. In 1917 Silas was described as a medium-built, medium-height young man with blue eyes and light-colored hair. He was working as a waiter at the Manhatten Restaurant in Cincinnati, Ohio. On June 5, 1917 Silas registered for the draft. While living in Cincinnati, on 643 Neair St., Cecil gave birth to a daughter, Alma, on August 16, 1917. At that same location on June 14, 1918, Alma passed away at the age of 9 months and 28 days. She was buried in Corbin, KY.
Next the young Davis couple moved to South Corbin, Whitley County, Kentucky were Silas was employed as a boilermaker/shopman for the L. & N. railroad. On May 14, 1919, a son, was stillborn prematurely to Cecil and Silas, Male Infant Davis; this child was also buried in Corbin, KY in Pine Hill Cemetery.
During the 1922 L. & N. railroad strike, Silas was shot and killed in a vacant lot behind the Smith Hotel in Corbin early on the morning of Wednesday November 1, 1922. Silas' assailant was Policeman George Marcum, formerly of Middlesboro and London, Kentucky.
Following the shooting, Officer Marcum gave himself up to Mayor John Gillam because of the aroused feelings in the town due to the killing. Marcum was held under guard in a garage until daybreak when he was removed to the jail at Williamsburg, Kentucky. Rumors of threats against Officer Marcum were heard after the incident and National Guardsmen and a United States deputy marshall remained on guard temporarily. About a half an hour after they retired, a fusillade of shots was fired in South Corbin and the guards returned fearing friends of Silas' were coming for Marcum.
This outbreak was the first since a shooting on October 23 of Lige Paige, an L. & N. guard who later died in Louisville early on the morning of this incident of Silas' murder. Authorities were unable to develop any clues in the Paige shooting as of November 1. Considerable mystery also surrounded the shooting of Silas. Shortly after the shooting, Marcum ran into the lobby of the hotel, broke his gun open in the presence of several spectators, and surrendered himself to Gillam saying "I've just killed a man". Marcum said that Silas had been "shooting up the town" and when he tried to arrest him, Silas shot at him. Marcum said that he seized Silas' gun and shot him twice. However, Silas was actually shot four times. The fatal bullet mostly likely broke his neck. When Marcum broke open his gun only two empty shells were in it.
A witness in the vicinity of the hotel said that five shots were fired in the rear of the hotel before Marcum came up. Marcum went down an alley in the rear of the hotel and two more shots were heard. This did not coincide with Marcums statement that Davis fired at him and was then shot twice by the officer. Reports were that three men were taking part in the shooting before Marcum came on the scene.
Considerable trouble followed the surrender of Marcum. Fred Early was appointed Special Policeman by Mayor Gillam to guard Marcum in the Corbin Garage and Sales Company's Shop. Deputy Sheriff William H. Barker, Silas' father-in-law, then came to the scene from his home in South Corbin and demanded that Marcum be placed under arrest on a regular warrant. Corbin was then in a state of turmoil with many men being armed; however no reinforcement of national guardsmen was ordered.
The events surrounding Silas' death as described above were excerpted from The Lexington Herald dated Thursday, November 2, 1922.
Silas died instantly as the result of the gunshots. His younger sister, Flora Davis, traveled from Cincinnti, Ohio to make the funeral arrangements.
Silas was survived by three sisters; Mrs. Flora Davis Woolery, Mrs. Maud Davis Hickey, and Mrs. Hattie Davis Works (Charlie L.) and three brothers; Jeff Davis, Joseph Davis, and John Davis. He was predeceased by one sister, Ella May Davis Works (John L.).
Ellison Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Burial was in Pine Hill Cemetery, Corbin, Knox County, Kentucky.
Silas Davis was my first cousin twice removed.
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