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Note for: Nellie Lucy Blakemore, 21 JAN 1881 - OCT 1970 Index

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This Information Obtained From: 1. Janice Moore 6/9/1998. Her sources for this information are family journals, birth, marriage, and death certificates, bibles, and personal knowledge.

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Note for: Unknown Jordan, 1807 - 1807 Index

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THIS INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM: The Jordan Family Quarterly Newletter No., 2 October 1981, James S. Jewett, Coeur d' Alene, ID., The Thomas Jordan and Mary Ann Whitesides Family, pages 1-6; Latter Day Saints Family History Center, 620 N. Alpine Rd. Rockford, Illinois; 1830 Census: JoDaviess Co., IL.; Octavia J. Perry, THE JORDAN BOOK. Lynn James, (904)-277-3536,558 Piney Island Drive, Fernandina Beach, FL., 32034, April 1998; COMPILER; Harley Buntin Neal, 1716 Post Ave. Rockford Illinois Phone (815) 968-6240. 8/28/1998, Edited by; James Franklin Kirkman, 2658 Browning Ave., Clovis, CA. 93611.

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Note for: James Preston Bullard, 1 MAY 1826 - 30 SEP 1880 Index

Burial:
     Date:   1880
     Place:   Auburn Cemetery District East 1/2 lot 48

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     Subject: family tree
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1998 19:23:41 -0700
From: karen
Organization: hand painted ceramics
To: frank kirkman
7/9/98 Placer Hearld, Auburn, October 9, 1880
     THE LAMENATED TRAGEDY
Farther Particulars Regarding the Sad Mistake Through
Which as Inccent Man was Killed-- Findings of the Coroner's Jury.
     Inregard to the unfortunate shooting of Mr. J . P. Bullard, last week, by Deputy Sherriff C. H. Adems in mistake for a highwayman, the jury enpaneled for the purpos by the County Coroner has examined into the case and brought in it's verdict, and it is not our province in this connection to plead the case differently than the jury has found. We simply refer to the matter further for the purpose of throwing more light on some disputed points that it is claimed tend in their nature to justify or condem the very lamentable occurrence. To do this we do not find it necessary to reproduce all of the testimony, as such therein is admitted. For instance; it is admitted that the deceased and his son were there to meet the stage as escort, That Adams was on the stage for the same purpose; That Adams did the sshooting; that the shooting occured at Eliza's watering trough; on the North Fork grade, that there were three shots fired, two at the deceased
with a shotgun, and one at the deceased's son with a pistol, that Bullard was killed, etc, etc. The points that are not generally understood, and that are coonsidered most material, are; First-- Was Adams informed that Bullard and his son were expected to be met with at that point? Second--Was it so dark that a man and a man's position and action could not be readily recognized at a reasonable distance? On these points we will give the testimony as swarn to and the reader can draw his own conclusions, as the jury did. It will be found to be in same respect conflicting. On these points Watkins, the driver of the stage estified; "I had no special instructions about meeting with robbers this trip. I had instructions from Wm. Foster, a stage driver on the road, as to persons being on the wayside to protect the stage at a certain place. The instructions were that Bullard and his son would meet me at Eliza's watering trough; that he
would come out on the road and wave his hat to let me know he was there; to show that the road was clear or that it as a fiend; to show me who it was. He gave me these these instructions sometime during the day at Auburn. I acquainted some of the pasangers of this fact--that we were to get a signal. I told James Woodburn and Mr. Sevor. I did not inform Deputy Sheriff Adams. I do not know if it was talked of in the stage that we were to meet some persons. I
made an effort to inform other passangers besides Mr. Secor and Woodburn. I said Charlie, lean over here; I want to speak to you; Secor responded by say-
ing, "Charley is on the other side of the stage and can't get over very well. Can't I tell him just as well?" I told Secor to tell Charley that two men would meet us at the watering trough, with shotguns, to protect the stage, that they were all
right. We drove a little ways before anything happened and then I saw
Mr. Bullard and his son standing at the trough. Bullard waved his hat. I said "All right". We were fifty or seventy five yards off when I said alright. I do not know
whether the passangers knew what I meant by saying "all right". We drove up till one of them was opposite my seat. When I was about to stop I saw one of the Bullard's throw up his hands, then I heard a report from a gun and saw the flash. It was twilight. I could see a person to recognize him, I should think, not over fifty or seventy-five yards. I suppose Adams was appraised of meeting friends in the road. I told Secor if he would be sure to tell Adams he could pass the information on to him. This information was given at the bend below the trough, a quarter of a mile or more. I in-tended to tell Adams when we arrived at the station, but I was busy with the mail and express and Adams went off. I had a bad horse to manage, and slipped my mind till we got to this bend.
     Woodburn testified; I should judge the accident occurred about half-past six. As we were coming up the North Fork hill,Mr. Watkins told me there would be two men at the watering trough, the first trough as we come up the hill; that they would follow behind the stage looking for robbers. Just before we came to the watering trough; he said, "There they are now." It might have been one hundard yards, or further, I saw the two men standing. One raised his hat. Charley looked around in the stage and said "All right." Before he spoke to me he looked around and said "Charley," three or four times. I did not hear what was said or
what the reply was to him. I could see a person to recognize him about five or six hundard yards.
     Mr. Reed testified; previous to arriving at the watering trough about four miles from the bridge, the driver advised that there were to men at the watering trough. He spoke some other words which I did not hear, my head being out of the window and the road rough. The light was such that I could reconize a man at fifty yards distance. Just before the shooting, the passangers did not appear to be excited. The messanger leaned out the window after the remarks were made by Mr. Watkins, and no one in the stage spoke to the messanger with regard to what he intended to do . I had no information from any of the passangers that there were two men to protect the stage on the road. I know Watkins said something to some of the passangers that I did not understand. Mr. Secor testified: "When the shooting took place it was twilight, hardly dark, and not daylight. When we got, I should judge some two or three hundard yards from where the shooting took place, the driver reached around his head and said "O,Charley," I want to speak to you". I said to the man that Watkins referred to as Charley: He wants to speak to you. He rose partly up and looked out the lefthand side. I said, "He is on this side pointing to the right." He rose up and
partly made a motion to come to that side, and sat down again. I said to the driver: "What is it?" Can't I tell him". He (the driver) said; "Tell Charley there will be two men at the watering trough, with shotguns, watching for the stage ciming, They are all right and will hail us. I turned and repeated the words over to him, word for word. I then looked out. Charley Adams did not make any reply that I heard. I think he understood what I said. I could have reconized Mr. Whitemen twenty or twenty- five steps. I have no reason to belive Adams understood mr only from the way I expressed to him that they were all right and will hail us. The Constable testitied: "There was a remark made by some person on the front part of the stage, and I understood the remark to be this; Watch the bushes to the right of the road. This is about the time we made the turn. I was sitting on the back seat alone. I then put out my head on the right hand side of the stage, but the brush is quite bad just there. I then threw myself to the left hand side of the stage. As soon as I looked out I saw the forms of two men. They appeared to be armed , to have weapons in their hands, as well as I could see at this distance, and I judge that there were twenty to twenty five feet between the two, to the best of my knowledge; and as soon as I saw them I stuck out my forefinger and touched Adams on the back and said; "There are the robbers." Then he appeared to prepare his gun for action, and as soon as we got up I think about the front wheels of the stage were about where the lower man was at the time when he discharged his gun. It was my firm belief that those two men were there for robbery. No one had conveyed to me that we were to meet two friends. We could see the forms of the two men off, but it would be
difficult to tell whether they were masked. Hardly think I could tell an quaintance ten feet.
        THE YOUNGER BULLARD TESTIFIED; "After father waved his hat I heard some one hollar out, "All right. I supposed it to be Watkins voice. The stage kept moving right up to where we were, and when the stage got opposite to where father was standing--he was standing on the edge of the road with the breech of his gunon the ground, holding the gun with his left hand by the muzzle-- I was fifteen to twenty feet off, on the side ofn the road, with mt gun in the same position. I saw the flash of two shots at the same instant. I saw father fall at the same time. I could see to shoot a man about twenty steps. It was between sundown and dark.
     While Adams himself, it appears was not examined, it may not be out of place to mention here, as we stated last week, that he claims to have been ignorant of any expectation of meeting the Bullards, or any one else. Following is the verdict of the jury in full.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF PLACER
Before J. D.Redfern, Coroner. In the matter of the inquistion upon the body of James Preston Bullard Deceased. We, the undersigned jurors summoned to appear before J.D. Redfern, Coronor of the county of Placer, at the Grizzly Bear House, on the first day of October, 1880, to inquire into the cause of the above named James P. Bullard, having been duly sworn according to law, and having made such inquisition after inspecting the body and hearing the testimony adduced, upon our oaths each and all do say; That we find that the deceased was named James Preston Bullard; was a native of Missouri, aged 55 years; that he came to his death on the evening of the 30th of September 30th, by wounds inflected by a shotgun in the hands of Charles Adams through Missapprehension, having mistaken him for a highway robber, in the county. All of which we certify by this inquisition in writing by us signed this 1st day of October, 1880.
       Fred M. Stocking
       Foreman
       Joseph Dilts
       P. Powell
       A. Girard
        Seth Speight
        J. Whiteman
        T. P. Martin
        John F. Enokll

Mr. Frank Kirkman, This is Karen Driskell (Wilcher) Here is a little history about my Grandfather and how he was killed. I didn't know if you had any of this information.My E-Mail # has changed to kdriskell@@spiralcomm.net . My father also has the family history on the bullards and the rest of the family. Well I have it right now. Not long after James Preston Bullard was killed by the sheriff, The
sheriff couldn't live with himself for what he did and he killed himself. THIS INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM: 1. Karen Wilcher Driskell 8/25/98.

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Note for: Henry Filmore Bliss, 1861 - 1909 Index

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This Information Obtained From:
1. Frank Jordan, 1960, % Jordan Press, 144A E. Duran Ave. Coalinga, California

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Note for: Florence Cooper, - Index

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THIS INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM: 1. Janice Clark Moore 1/15/1999; . Her sources for this information are family journals, birth, marriage, and death certificates, bibles, and personal knowledge.

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Note for: James Herbert Bliss, 1872 - 1916 Index

Alias: /Bert/

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He owned the Visalia Abstract Company which he bought from his Uncle John Francis Jordan, dob. 1852

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Note for: Isabelle Matilda Blakemore, 23 FEB 1866 - DEC 1940 Index

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This Information Obtained From: 1. Janice Moore 6/9/1998 Her sources for this information are family journals, birth, marriage, and death certificates, bibles, and personal knowledge.

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Note for: J. Thomas Boone, 28 FEB 1862 - 1935 Index

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Note for: Roy Blakemore Boone, 1880 - 13 JUN 1958 Index

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Note for: Frankie Williams, - Index

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This Information Obtained From: 1. Frank Jordan, % Jordan Press, 144A E. Duran Ave., Coalinga, California (1963)

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Note for: Thomas Jordan, ABT 1818 - Index

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This Information Obtained From: 1. Lynn James, (904)-277-3536, 558 Piney Island Drive, Fernandina Beach, FL., 32034 April 1998.

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Note for: Sarah Fields, 1765 - Index

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THIS INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM: The Jordan Family Quarterly Newsletter Vol. 4, No. 4 October 1984, James S. Jewett, Coeur d' Alene, ID., Jordan Newsletter, Vol. 3. No. 3. July 1983, James S. Jewett, Coeur d' Alene, ID., pages 3 - 5; Facts and Findings, P. O. Bos 463, West Frankfort, Illinios, Vol. 10, No. 2, April - June 1985, John Estes Update, pages; 10 -11. COMPILER; Harley Buntin Neal, 1716 Post Ave. Rockford Illinois Phone (815) 968-6240, 8/30/1998, Edited by; James Franklin Kirkman, 2658 Browning Ave., Clovis, CA. 93611.