Judge Thornton Lemmon Massie, age 45
Lost to gun violence on March 14, 1912 in Hillsville, Virginia.
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- Contributed photo
- Impressive Virginia Farmhouse at the Center of Tragedy -
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Also killed were:
- Augustus Cezar Fowler, age 54
- J.H. Blankenship
- Nancy Elizabeth "Betty" Ayers, age 17
- Sheriff Lewis Franklin Webb, age 64
- William McDonald Foster, age 43
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