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From: "darlene" <>
Subject: Re: [KYKNOX] Does any one know who this Francis Pace Is
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:40:52 -0700
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from Descend the Francis Pace of Harlan co was not stabbed he was in the
Frankfort, Ky in Eastern KY. and collected Pension after his discharge in
1891 in Harlan Co Ky .. he died in 1898 per pension rolls..

The Francis Pace in western Kentucky prison was another Francis Pace or book
is wrong...
Thank you all for your help
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From: "darlene" <>
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Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [KYKNOX] Does any one know who this Francis Pace Is


> I guess the question here is which Book to believe...((grin))) Thank you
so
> much I had heard Francis Pace went to prison but not that he was Stabbed
> guess need to get more info as he is part of my Great Pace family Thank
you
> Darlene Pace
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "bmherrera" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 9:40 AM
> Subject: RE: [KYKNOX] Does any one know who this Francis Pace Is
>
>
> > Marriage Index: Kentucky, 1851-1900
> >
> > Marlow, Delphia Spouse : Pace, Francis Marriage date : Dec 5, 1857
> > County : Knox Co. Marriages:
> > Francis Pace to Delphia Marlow, md. by Mathias T. Washam at Martin
> > Marlow's,
> > witnesses: Robert G. Marlow and Martin Marlow, Date 12/5/1857
> >
> > This marriage may never actually took place because there is no record
> > of
> > Francis Pace anywhere after this date -- like maybe he died, and Delphia
> > continued to use her Marlow name and I believe all of her children were
> > illigitimate.
> >
> > In the book Castle The Story of a Kentucky Prison, by Bill Cunningham,
> > there is one paragraph regarding a Francis Pace.
> > " On May 11, 1891, Francis Pace from Harlan County became the first
> > inmate of what would be an endless and gruesome procession of those
> > killed by acts of violence. He was stabbed to death in self-defense by
> > a guard."
> >
> > There is nothing more stated about him in the book. Whether or not this
> > is the same Francis Pace in the marriage record to Delpha Marlow is
> > unknown.
> >
> > >From the Book Day of Darkness: The Feuds of Eastern Kentucky; by John
Ed
> > Pearce, PP13. University Press of Kentucky- 1994
> >
> > "At the end of the war, William Middleton was killed, allegedly by Devil
> > Jim and his men, on his way home. In 1869, Williams widow, Narcissa,
> > testified that Jim, his brother William and Francis Pace killed David
> > Middleton, William's borther. Before they could be tried in Clay
> > Circuit Court, Campbell Hurst, who was scheduled to testify against
> > them, was stabbed and killed on the main street of Harlan in what
> > Narcissa Middleton swore was a set-up to keep him from testifying. On
> > December 5th, 1874 Jim, William, and Francis Pace were convicted and
> > sentenced to life in Prison. William died in prison in 1877. Francis
> > Pace was pardoned in 1891 and vanished. Devil Jim got out on parole and
> > went with his son Hiram to Washington, where he suffered a stroke, fell
> > into the fireplace, and died of burns. (Tom Walters says that Devil Jim
> > was shot by Wood Lyttle. In any event, he died.)
> >
> >
> > Delpha MARLOW Self W Female W 50 KY Keeping House KY
> > KY
> > Mary MARLOW Dau S Female W 28 KY At Home KY KY
> > Telitha MARLOW GDau S Female W 8 KY KY KY
> > Daniel MARLOW GSon S Male W 3 KY KY KY
> > Calaway MARLOW GSon S Male W 1 KY KY KY
> >
> > Source Information:
> > Census Place Brush Creek, Knox, Kentucky
> > Family History Library Film 1254426
> > NA Film Number T9-0426
> > Page Number 101D
> >
> > This family appears to be recorded twice with different spellings:
> >
> > Delpha MARLAUS Self W Female W 50 KY Keeping House KY
> > KY
> > Mary MARLAUS Dau S Female W 28 KY At Home KY KY
> > Telitha MARLAUS GDau S Female W 8 KY KY KY
> > Daniel MARLAUS GSon S Male W 3 KY KY KY
> > Calaway MARLAUS GSon S Male W 1 KY KY KY
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > --------
> > Source Information:
> > Census Place Knox, Kentucky
> > Family History Library Film 1254427
> > NA Film Number T9-0427
> > Page Number 101D
> >
> >
> >
> > Bonnie Mills Herrera
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: darlene [mailto:]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:40 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: [KYKNOX] Does any one know who this Francis Pace Is
> >
> > Does anyone know who this Francis Pace is or s/o??? I have a Francis
> > Pace
> > in Harlan Co Ky, Just wondered if they could be one in the same.. I know
> > this guy is not on any 1860 Census and My Francis Pace may have been in
> > Jail but no proof of that other than one records where he ran with Devil
> > Jim
> > Turner Gang in Harlan Co and did go to prison in 1874 .. but it mention
> > something abt a prev occurance ..so make me think he was in before
> > ....Thanks Darlene 12/3/1857 Pace Frances Marlow Delphia Knox Co Knox Co
> > B
> > 94
> >
> >
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