Posted By: Dorothy Campbell
Date Posted: Mar 14, 2009
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Son of Campbell County Lewallen & Malinda Ann Young Lewallen.
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LEWALLEN, ULYSES. "Hurstle Lewallen Kills Father Tues." Ulyses Lewallen buried Wednesday Near Glen Mary. Ulyses Lewallen aged about 50, residing about three miles east of Glen Mary, was shot to death by his son, Hurstle, last tuesday night just after dusk. According to reports LEWALLEN and son had been working in the hay field that day and about dusk the father had sent his son to the house after a lantern with which to complete some work. LEWALLEN claims that his father reprimanded him for not getting the lantern as quickly as was thought he should and after some difficulity between father and son young Lewallen claims that his father came at him with a pitchfork and he shot in self defense. The father, according to information, was shot six times and died instantly. Young Lewallen was given a preliminary hearing before Squire H. O. Lewallen and bound over to court under $5000 bond. Funeral was held Wednesday with interment in the family cemetery. A large crowd attended the burial of Mr. LEWALLEN, who was well known in the county and who has a large number of relatives residing in Scott county. (Scott County News, Fri., 15 Sept. 1933, Vol 18, No. 23, P1 TEC 5 US Army 3rd BN. 329th Infantry in WW II; "He fell on the field of Battle while Fighting for Freedom"
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Date Taken:
Place Taken: Lewallan Cemetery, Glenmary, Scott County, Tennessee
Owner: Margery Ray Morgan
Billie Harris - Mar 14, 2009
How old was Hurstle and what was the outcome of the trial? Was it justifiable homicide or was Hurstlel sent to prison? I wonder if it was a custom to carry a gun to the hay field for some reason.
How sad.
Dorothy Campbell - Mar 14, 2009
I only know what the obit says, but Hurstle was Killed In Action, During WW II, While Fighting In Europe. He fell on the field of Battle while Fighting for Freedom. So guess he got out of it. January 10, 1945-Belgium WWII-KIA.
Margery Ray Morgan - Jul 28, 2009
Billie and Dororthy
he killed in self defense
as far as i no he did not go to jail for it
Dorothy Campbell - Jul 28, 2009
Margery,
Do you know any details?
Resa Miller - Aug 13, 2009
My question is, if he was killed instantly, why did he shoot him 6 times? There must have been something more that we don't know. Six times seems like a lot of anger.
Resa Miller - Aug 20, 2009
My mom remembers going to this funeral as a child.
Margery Ray Morgan - Aug 20, 2009
HE SHOT HIS DAD 5 TIMES BUT THERE WAS A MAN SEEN HIM DO IT AND HE SAID THERE WAS NO REASON TO KILL HIM AS HE COULD SEE
YOU NEVER NO WHAT TROUBLE THEY MAY OF HAD AT HOME BEFORE THIS KILLING HAPPENED, BUT NO ONE KNOWS ANY THING MORE THEN THIS
HE CLAIMED HIS DAD WAS GOING TO KILL HIM WITH A PITCH FORK SO HE GOT CLEARED OF THE KILLING