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William R. Cloud[1, 2]

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  • Name William R. Cloud 
    Born Mar 28, 1848  Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Y 
    Notes 
    • William R. Cloud was arrested for murder July 7, 1871 - Cherokee County Georgia
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      Cherokee County Ga Archives News - Georgia - by Rufus B. Bullock, Governor of said state July 7, 1871 (contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Linda Murray)
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      Marietta Journal; July 7, 1871
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      Whereas, There is now pending in the Superior Court of Cherokee County, a bill of indictment, charging James B. Cloud, William Cloud, and George P. McCraw, alias Lafayette McCraw, with the crime of murder, alleged to have been committed upon the body of Jerry Garrison in said county of Cherokee,and Whereas, the said James B. Cloud, William Cloud, and George P. McCrae have been arrested and confined under said charge, and subsequently made their escape from jail by breaking  therefrom, and are now at large, greatly to the danger of the peace and good order of the community.  Now, therefore, in order to bring them to a speedy trial for the crime with which they stand charged, I have thought proper to issue this, my proclamation, hereby offering a reward of  two thousand dollars each, for the apprehension and delivery of said James B. Cloud, William Cloud, and George P. McCraw to the Sheriff of Cherokee County.  Given under my hand and the great seal of the state, at the capitol in Atlanta, this 12th day of May, in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Seventy One and of the Independence of the United States of America, the Ninety-fifth.
      - RufusB. Bullock.
      Additional Comments:  From Deaths reported in Cobb County, Georgia, newspapers - Volume I - 1868-1879
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    Person ID I68661  mykindred
    Last Modified Jan 24, 2012 

    Father Isaac Jesse Cloud,   b. circa 1814, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 16, 1854, Cherokee county, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Ann "Betty" Bennett,   b. circa 1812, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 16, 1884, Cherokee county, Georgia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 72 years) 
    Notes 
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      "Thursday, June 15, 1871
      (p. 295) Whereas, I have received official information, that a murder was committed on the body of Jerry Garrison, in the county of Cherokee, in this State, by James B. Cloud, William Cloud, and George P. McCraw, alias LaFayette McCraw; and it being represented to me, that said Cloud, Cloud and McCraw have fled from justice, --I have thought proper to issue this, my proclamation, hereby offering a reward of $2,000.00 each for the apprehension and delivery, to the Sheriff or Jailer of said county, the bodies of the said Cloud, McCraw and Cloud; and I do moreover charge and require all officers, civil and military, to be vigilant in endeavoring to apprehend and bring to trial the said fugitive, in order that he may undergo a trial for the offense with which he is charged.
      Rufus B. Bullock
      By the Governor, David G. Cotting, Secretary of State."
      Cloud Family Journal Vol. XXI, No. 4 ; (Vol. XXII, No. 2): page 34
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    Family ID F23445  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S136] 1860 US federal census, 1860, GA, Cherokee county, Canton dist, p. 17 (M653-116,675).

    2. [S4563] Hamilton, Gayle, email to Tom Cloud of Dec 8, 2011.