This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Tragic Kerosene Fire Claims Five In One Room Home
A 33-year-old tenant farmer his wife and their three children died in a kerosene fueled explosion and fire that trapped them in a two room house. Firemen say Ben Cantrell threw kerosene into a coal stove yesterday causing the blaze. Cantrell's brother George who lived in the other half of the house freed his sister in law through a window but could not reach the others due to a blocked door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Cantrell
Cantrel
George