It's been a long time since I've talked about this...
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
November 23, 2019 3:00pm CST
So I figured I might talk about it again.
I had a few other ideas for discussions, but I'll stick with this one. I have written about this in creative format a long time ago,but I deleted that discussion awhile back.
This is all true.
There was once a man in my family that I wished I had a chance to talk to. Everytime I think of this story, I feel sorry for him all over again. The man was either a great great uncle or some manner of cousin, something along those lines anyway. This was believed to have happened somewhere just inside of Georgia, where they lived.
This relative, I'll call him Job (because i feel like his name was biblical), was waiting up one night with a rifle. His wife had been running around on him and he had recently found out about it. I'm not sure how he found out about it, but the important thing is that he did. I am sure he was feeling all sorts of things, anger, betrayal, depression maybe.
Anyway, he was up one night waiting with his gun ready when the back door eased open. He didn't give much time for reaction, just aimed the gun and fired as his wife walked into the door. Except, well, it wasn't his wife. It was his mother. Nobody really knows why she was coming in at that hour, but we assume that she lived with him. I imagine this guy was never the same, but then, we don't know exactly how he handled it afterwards. He wasn't charged for her death, and that might have been because the law was never involved.
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@Hate2Iron (15724)
• Canada
24 Nov 19
OH... what an awful/sad story. I agree... he likely would never recover from that one.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Nov 19
I do wonder if his wife left him after that, or if she stayed by him and didn't cheat afterwards. I think there would have been a lot of hate and hostility in that marriage after that, but it was also a different time (back in the late 20's and early 30's) so maybe they did stay together.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Nov 19
Yeah, and one talked about enough that it's made it way through the generations. I think this happened around 1929-1933
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@snowy22315 (209167)
• United States
23 Nov 19
Well that is quite a tale. That's what happens when you shoot first and ask questions later.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Nov 19
Exactly. I do think that he probably didn't have much light, not that I think that's what caused him to shoot his mother. I think anger was probably fueling him.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Nov 19
I have a few theories, but they are just theories. This was in the late 1920's to mid 30's. I'm not sure of the exact date. It was also a rural area. It could be that my relative buried his mom himself, and nobody but the family knew of it. It could be that he told the law that he thought it was a robber.
That part was probably told once, but lost in the passage of time.
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@celticeagle (190003)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum ........Yes, many families buried family members on their own property.
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@celticeagle (190003)
• Boise, Idaho
25 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum ........And they were usually of some standing in the community and so he may have heard the story but didn't feel it needed to be reported.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Nov 19
I don't know exactly why. This was a story handed down through the generations. It happened between 1929 and 1933 I think. My only guess is that he either never told the cops about it, or he told the cops that he thought it was a robber, which he would have had the right to shoot.
I think it probably destroyed him for the rest of his life.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Nov 19
@thelme55 Yes, but I wonder what happened with his wife. I am sure that was told at one time, but forgotten over the years. Maybe his wife ended up leaving him completely.
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@thelme55 (79352)
• Germany
23 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum Oh! That is a sad story. I think he was really destroyed for the rest of his life.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Nov 19
It's a tragic take. Why were there no law involved.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Nov 19
It was a different time? I'm not really sure why there was no law involved, but this was in the late 1920's to mid 1930's, and in a rural area. It's possible that my relative said he was defending himself against what he thought was a robber. Or it could also be that the law was never called.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Nov 19
@florelway I agree, it's good that it was told through the generations. I like hearing about family history, even if it's not always good things.
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@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
23 Nov 19
@ScribbledAdNauseum it could be. We never can tell. At least the story is told to the next generations. History can repeat so it can be a reminder for everyone.
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@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
23 Nov 19
An interesting tale. Could it be the inspiration for the song; "The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia" by Vicky Lawrence?
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
23 Nov 19
Nope, but did you know that Cher was going to sing it but Sonny nixed the idea?
No, I don't think this was incident was inspired by the song. I've only ever heard about it through family and a cursory search for any news articles on it showed nothing. We are certain it happened, but we just don't know much else than what I've said.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
24 Nov 19
@Starmaiden I think so too, she would have added her own unique flair.
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