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|Disosway, Mrs. J. S.
|Taylor, William Desmond
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|1872-1922
|sister to Junie
|murdered
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|Gallogly, James A.
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|lawyer, father of Dickey
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|Gallogly, Richard Gray "Dickey"
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|Gray, James R.
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|grandfather to Dickey, publisher of Atlanta Journal
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|Harmon, Eleanor
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|wife of George Harsh (1946)
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|Harsh, George Rutherford "Junie"
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|Smith, Mrs.
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|Smith, Willard
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|Yankey, Dr. Worth E.
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==Documentation==
==Documentation==
===Burials===
===Burials===
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84831397/elizabeth_s_harsh Find-a-Grave]: Elizabeth Schwimmer Harsh (1872-1950), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1196/william-desmond-taylor?_gl=1*1c89ljo*_gcl_au*MTIyNTAyMzM5NS4xNzE2MzAzMTYz*_ga*MTE3ODgzMTQ0NC4xNzE2MzAzMTY0*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*ZDU0MDU3YTEtZWM2My00MTVhLTgwZDgtNzMxM2UxMGFhMDBmLjkwLjEuMTcyMzI2NzQ4Ny4wLjAuMA..*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*ZDU0MDU3YTEtZWM2My00MTVhLTgwZDgtNzMxM2UxMGFhMDBmLjg4LjEuMTcyMzI2NzQ5MC4yNC4wLjA. Find-a-Grave]: "William C. Deane-Tanner (1872-1922), Hollywood Forever Cemetery
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/206413743/george_rutherford_harsh Find-a-Grave]: George Rutherford Harsh Jr (1909-1980), Toronto, Canada
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84831335/george_rutherford_harsh Find-a-Grave]: George Rutherford Harsh Sr (1868-1921), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
===Census Records===
===Census Records===
* [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6224/images/4531973_00984?treeid=193423375&personid=372602368933&hintid=1029452168975&usePUB=true&_phsrc=EGE1768&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true&pId=2366940 1930 US Federal Census]: "George Harsh", 21, prisoner, Fulton County Chain Gang, North Camp
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/502462:6061?tid=&pid=&queryid=00de496c-5890-4abd-8862-d82a8f225270&_phsrc=EGE1868&_phstart=successSource 1920 US Federal Census]: "W. D. Taylor", 43, single, Director of Motion Pictures; 404 West Lake Terrace, So Alvarado.
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/50736094:2442?ssrc=pt&tid=193423375&pid=372602368933 1940 US Federal Census]: "George Harsh", 31, prisoner, Bellwood Prison Camp, Fulton County, Georgia
 
=== Military Records ===
 
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/38987169:2238?ssrc=pt&tid=193423375&pid=372602368933 WW2 Draft]: "George Rutherford Harsh", 31, released from Fulton County Public Works the same day.
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/17273:62114?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452242529&_phsrc=EGE1834&_phstart=default Questionnaire for Ex-Prisoners of War]: ("'''TOP SECRET"''') - "George Rutherford Harsh", journalist, #J7795, RAF Squadron #102, captured 5 Oct 1942 in Cologne, Germany.  At military hospital 5 Oct 1942 to 10 Oct 1942; at Hospital Stalag VI near Cologne 10 Oct 1942 to 1 Nov 1942; at Dulag Luft, Frankfurt 2 Nov 1942 to 9 Nov 1942; at Stalag Luft III, Sagan 11 Nov 1942 to 29 Jan 1945; at Stalag III A, Luckenwalde from Feb 1942 to 9 May 1945.  He was wounded at the time of his capture, he did received adequate medical treatment. He had previously attended a lecture on escape and evasion by an Intelligence Officer at O.T.U. Wellesbourne.  Did he attempt escape?  "Yes, I was i/c "Security" of Stalag Luft III Tunnel from time of its inception on April 1, 1943 until I was transferred by Germans to Beldrid Teildger on March 1, 1944."  - conducted 24 May 1945.
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/11770981:61758?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452242531&_phsrc=EGE1838&_phstart=default Der Reichsminister der Luftfahrt] (Prisoners List, written in German): "George Rutherford Harsh", American, born 12 Dec 1909 in Milwaukee, USA, no marks, #J7795, arrived 5 Oct 1942, assigned to Dulag-Luft.


===Newspaper Articles===
===Newspaper Articles===
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/412705112/?match=1&terms=leopold%20and%20loeb 12 May 1929 (Daily News, New York City)]: What Was Justice?   
* [https://www.newspapers.com/image/412705112/?match=1&terms=leopold%20and%20loeb 12 May 1929 (Daily News, New York City)]: What Was Justice?   
=== Prison Records ===
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/33572:3056?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452226420&_phsrc=EGE1813&_phstart=default 1929]: Georgia, Central Register of Convicts (page 82/83) - "George Harsh", murder, received 9 Apr 1929, paroled 21 Nov 1940, full pardon 11 Jan 1944.  Male, 20, 6'2", 155 lbs, blue eyes, dark hair, #4159
* [https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3056/images/41170_1220705227_0970-00143?treeid=193423375&personid=372602368933&hintid=1029452226420&usePUB=true&_phsrc=EGE1813&_phstart=default&usePUBJs=true&pId=33572 1929]: Georgia, Central Register of Convicts (page 68/69) - "Richard G. Gallogly", murder, received 9 Apr 1929.  Full Pardon 13 Jan 1941.  Escaped 6 Oct 1939, recaptured 24  Mar 1940.  Male, 19, 5' 11.25", 155 lbs, brown hair and eyes, #4160. 


=== Ship Manifests ===
=== Ship Manifests ===
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===Vital Records===
===Vital Records===
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/424969:2556?ssrc=pt&tid=193423375&pid=372593504983 1908]: Birth Index for George Rutherford Harsh Jr. - 12 Dec 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1836746:5187?tid=193423375&pid=372602378966&hid=1029452332766 1922]: California Death Index for "William D. Taylor" - 1 Feb 1922, Los Angeles
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1144486:61406?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452242530 1946]: Marriage of George R. Harsh to Eleanor Harmon - Manhattan, New York
* [https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/1144486:61406?tid=193423375&pid=372602368933&hid=1029452242530 1946]: Marriage of George R. Harsh to Eleanor Harmon - Manhattan, New York

Latest revision as of 06:01, 10 August 2024

Overview[edit]

Locations[edit]

  • Oglethorpe University

People[edit]

Name (Born-Died) Description
Taylor, William Desmond 1872-1922 murdered

Documentation[edit]

Burials[edit]

  • Find-a-Grave: "William C. Deane-Tanner (1872-1922), Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Census Records[edit]

  • 1920 US Federal Census: "W. D. Taylor", 43, single, Director of Motion Pictures; 404 West Lake Terrace, So Alvarado.

Newspaper Articles[edit]

Ship Manifests[edit]

  • 1924: "George R. Harsh", 15, with mother Elizabeth. On SS Berengaria from Southampton (12 Apr) to NYC (19 Apr)

Vital Records[edit]

  • 1922: California Death Index for "William D. Taylor" - 1 Feb 1922, Los Angeles
  • 1946: Marriage of George R. Harsh to Eleanor Harmon - Manhattan, New York
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