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From: "Roger Harvell" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD-L] Alsup Gang/ROGER
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 16:15:18 -0600
References: <OMEEIIBJNGOIELGGBBLNAEHBEEAA.tallshouse@charter.net>


Terri, May/Mae Cockrum was murdered in 1917 and Eugene died in 1949.
These gangs under discussion were operating during the Civil War therefore
much earlier. Since Cockrum of the CW came from Lone Rock, he was no doubt
part of the family, but a generation or two earlier.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Terri A." <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 3:03 PM
Subject: RE: [ARIZARD-L] Alsup Gang/ROGER


> Roger....do you think this is the same groups of
> Bushwackers that killed Eugene too?
>
> Just curious if it all ties in.
> Terri
>
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bill Blevins [mailto:]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:19 AM
> > > To:
> > > Subject: [ARIZARD-L] Alsup Gang/Jim
> > >
> > >
> > > Jim,
> > > I have found only sketchy information on this gang, and
> > > most of what I find portrays them as a reign of terror over
> > > the community. Very similar to that of Briant Cockrum and
> > > his escapades thru northern Arkansas and Southern Missouri
> > > during the Civil War.
> > >
> > > Any information however sketchy it may be will be most
> > > graciously appreciated. Many times it is from these small
> > > tid bits that leads to greater and bigger things.
> > >
> > > Thanks Jim
> > >
> > > Bill
> > > --- J/W Hobbs <> wrote:
> > > > Hi Bill
> > > >
> > > > We found an excerpt from a book (unfortunately we don't
> > > > know which book,
> > > > but probably an older Douglas Co history book.) The
> > > > article is titled
> > > > "The Alsups of Douglas County", by Claude Hibbard, Ava,
> > > > Missouri. This
> > > > is a slant on the story that puts the Alsups in a
> > > > situation of acting in
> > > > self defense, rather than being the bad guys. Do you
> > > > have access to
> > > > this article? If not, we may be able to scan it in, and
> > > > send it to
> > > > you. Not all of the words will scan well.
> > > >
> > > > Our interest in the Alsups is that Wanda's gg-aunt,
> > > > Josephine Ware,
> > > > married Thomas E Alsup in 1884, in Wright Co, MO. Thomas
> > > > would be a
> > > > second generation descendant of this Alsup gang.
> > > >
> > > > Jim and Wanda (Ware) Hobbs
> > > > Winnipeg
> > > > ====================================
> > > >
> > > > Bill Blevins Wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >O.K. Some of you Civil War Buffs, who can provide me
> > > > with
> > > > >information about the Alsup Gang that operated out of
> > > > >Southern Missouri and into Northern Arkansas during the
> > > > >Civil War? They were a bushwhacker gang I understand.
> > > > >I believe they lived in or near Thayer, MO.
> > > > >
> > > > >Bill Blevins
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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