BIBB, Thomas, no dates
(1843 - 1858). "Died in Young Man-Hood". (foot or
headstone for Thomas Porter Bibb) 6942
According to "Wicked North Alabama" by
Jacquelyn Procter Reeves, Thomas Bibb was born in 1843. When he
was 14, in 1858, one of Porter Bibb's (Thomas' father) slaves,
Larkin, asked Thomas to come to the woods with him to show him a
turkey's nest. While there, Larkin hit Thomas five or six times
in the head and left him there to die when he was called away by
another slave. When Larkin went back an hour or so later, Thomas
was still alive. Larkin then shot Thomas, carried his body to a
pond and sunk it with logs. Larkin confessed and was sentenced
to death. He was hanged on September 27, 1858.
The last paragraph of the story reads: "The tiny Bibb Cemetery, protected by a copse of cedar trees, holds the bodies of members of the Bibb family, including young Thomas. With no words to betray the circumstances of his death, the headstone of Thomas Bibb sums up the tragedy with a simple inscription: Died in young manhood."
So they never put dates on it, just that
statement.
I found a book at the library that tells
the story of what happened to Thomas Bibb. Please post.
Thanks
Amy Waldron
Cover of the book mentioned above:
