World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 states he was born in 1875.
The Manchester Mercury - Friday, October 21, 1932
John Strickland Killed Wednesday
John Strickland, about 60 years of age, a farmer of the White Sulphur Springs section of Meriwether County, was killed by prohibition officers Wednesday about 10 a.m. The shooting occurred about three miles from the hotel at White Sulphur Springs, in Meriwether County, but close to the Troup County line, and near the old Dallas mill.
E.J. Hancock and Miles Dillard, prohibition agents from Columbus, Sheriff William Spence and Deputy Ben Smith, of Harris County, and J.W. Tucker, of Chipley, a former prohibition agent; went to the place where the shooting took place late Tuesday night and hid in a gully so that they could observe a still a few yards distance away.
Strickland and Pat Brooks came up in the woods toward the officers about 10 a.m. Strickland was armed with a rifle and Brooks with a shotgun. Hancock called out to them saying they were officers. The officers claim that Strickland began shooting and they returned the fire with revolvers. About thirty shots were fired in all. Brooks fled without firing a shot and John Strickland fell dead with four bullet wounds.
Strickland was shot in the throat, just below the Adam's apple; in the left shoulder, in the region of the heart; in the right upper arm, about mid-way between the elbow and shoulder; and in the right thigh. Either of the first two shots were sufficient to cause practically an instantaneous death.
After the shooting the officers left for Hamilton where they called Sheriff Jake Jarrell, of Meriwether County. Sheriff Jarrell and Deputy L.V. Shouse, chief of police at Manchester, went to the scene of the shooting, went over the ground, broke up the still, and informed the officers that there were no warrants sworn out for them so they could remain in Hamilton.
Mr. Strickland is survived by his wife and one daughter, who is a schoolteacher in Winter Haven, Fla., where they both reside; and two brothers, Maynard and Mozart, both of Meriwether County.
The funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 a.m. and interment will be had at the old Zeke Strickland place, a short distance from the place of his death.
The Manchester Mercury - Friday, October 21, 1932
John Strickland Killed Wednesday
John Strickland, about 60 years of age, a farmer of the White Sulphur Springs section of Meriwether County, was killed by prohibition officers Wednesday about 10 a.m. The shooting occurred about three miles from the hotel at White Sulphur Springs, in Meriwether County, but close to the Troup County line, and near the old Dallas mill.
E.J. Hancock and Miles Dillard, prohibition agents from Columbus, Sheriff William Spence and Deputy Ben Smith, of Harris County, and J.W. Tucker, of Chipley, a former prohibition agent; went to the place where the shooting took place late Tuesday night and hid in a gully so that they could observe a still a few yards distance away.
Strickland and Pat Brooks came up in the woods toward the officers about 10 a.m. Strickland was armed with a rifle and Brooks with a shotgun. Hancock called out to them saying they were officers. The officers claim that Strickland began shooting and they returned the fire with revolvers. About thirty shots were fired in all. Brooks fled without firing a shot and John Strickland fell dead with four bullet wounds.
Strickland was shot in the throat, just below the Adam's apple; in the left shoulder, in the region of the heart; in the right upper arm, about mid-way between the elbow and shoulder; and in the right thigh. Either of the first two shots were sufficient to cause practically an instantaneous death.
After the shooting the officers left for Hamilton where they called Sheriff Jake Jarrell, of Meriwether County. Sheriff Jarrell and Deputy L.V. Shouse, chief of police at Manchester, went to the scene of the shooting, went over the ground, broke up the still, and informed the officers that there were no warrants sworn out for them so they could remain in Hamilton.
Mr. Strickland is survived by his wife and one daughter, who is a schoolteacher in Winter Haven, Fla., where they both reside; and two brothers, Maynard and Mozart, both of Meriwether County.
The funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 a.m. and interment will be had at the old Zeke Strickland place, a short distance from the place of his death.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 states he was born in 1875.
The Manchester Mercury - Friday, October 21, 1932
John Strickland Killed Wednesday
John Strickland, about 60 years of age, a farmer of the White Sulphur Springs section of Meriwether County, was killed by prohibition officers Wednesday about 10 a.m. The shooting occurred about three miles from the hotel at White Sulphur Springs, in Meriwether County, but close to the Troup County line, and near the old Dallas mill.
E.J. Hancock and Miles Dillard, prohibition agents from Columbus, Sheriff William Spence and Deputy Ben Smith, of Harris County, and J.W. Tucker, of Chipley, a former prohibition agent; went to the place where the shooting took place late Tuesday night and hid in a gully so that they could observe a still a few yards distance away.
Strickland and Pat Brooks came up in the woods toward the officers about 10 a.m. Strickland was armed with a rifle and Brooks with a shotgun. Hancock called out to them saying they were officers. The officers claim that Strickland began shooting and they returned the fire with revolvers. About thirty shots were fired in all. Brooks fled without firing a shot and John Strickland fell dead with four bullet wounds.
Strickland was shot in the throat, just below the Adam's apple; in the left shoulder, in the region of the heart; in the right upper arm, about mid-way between the elbow and shoulder; and in the right thigh. Either of the first two shots were sufficient to cause practically an instantaneous death.
After the shooting the officers left for Hamilton where they called Sheriff Jake Jarrell, of Meriwether County. Sheriff Jarrell and Deputy L.V. Shouse, chief of police at Manchester, went to the scene of the shooting, went over the ground, broke up the still, and informed the officers that there were no warrants sworn out for them so they could remain in Hamilton.
Mr. Strickland is survived by his wife and one daughter, who is a schoolteacher in Winter Haven, Fla., where they both reside; and two brothers, Maynard and Mozart, both of Meriwether County.
The funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 a.m. and interment will be had at the old Zeke Strickland place, a short distance from the place of his death.
The Manchester Mercury - Friday, October 21, 1932
John Strickland Killed Wednesday
John Strickland, about 60 years of age, a farmer of the White Sulphur Springs section of Meriwether County, was killed by prohibition officers Wednesday about 10 a.m. The shooting occurred about three miles from the hotel at White Sulphur Springs, in Meriwether County, but close to the Troup County line, and near the old Dallas mill.
E.J. Hancock and Miles Dillard, prohibition agents from Columbus, Sheriff William Spence and Deputy Ben Smith, of Harris County, and J.W. Tucker, of Chipley, a former prohibition agent; went to the place where the shooting took place late Tuesday night and hid in a gully so that they could observe a still a few yards distance away.
Strickland and Pat Brooks came up in the woods toward the officers about 10 a.m. Strickland was armed with a rifle and Brooks with a shotgun. Hancock called out to them saying they were officers. The officers claim that Strickland began shooting and they returned the fire with revolvers. About thirty shots were fired in all. Brooks fled without firing a shot and John Strickland fell dead with four bullet wounds.
Strickland was shot in the throat, just below the Adam's apple; in the left shoulder, in the region of the heart; in the right upper arm, about mid-way between the elbow and shoulder; and in the right thigh. Either of the first two shots were sufficient to cause practically an instantaneous death.
After the shooting the officers left for Hamilton where they called Sheriff Jake Jarrell, of Meriwether County. Sheriff Jarrell and Deputy L.V. Shouse, chief of police at Manchester, went to the scene of the shooting, went over the ground, broke up the still, and informed the officers that there were no warrants sworn out for them so they could remain in Hamilton.
Mr. Strickland is survived by his wife and one daughter, who is a schoolteacher in Winter Haven, Fla., where they both reside; and two brothers, Maynard and Mozart, both of Meriwether County.
The funeral services will be held Friday morning at 10 a.m. and interment will be had at the old Zeke Strickland place, a short distance from the place of his death.
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