tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post2208760293063598859..comments2024-03-22T21:16:41.871-04:00Comments on A Grave Interest: Elizabeth Reed -First Woman Executed by Hanging- Heathsville, IllinoisJoy Neighborshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-50904467285043889222020-10-03T22:54:06.361-04:002020-10-03T22:54:06.361-04:00I was told I'm a relative of hers..According t...I was told I'm a relative of hers..According to family legend Leonard was an adulterous and an abuser. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780642849781065481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-57819811655374613062020-02-10T13:13:25.884-05:002020-02-10T13:13:25.884-05:00From what I've been told, it was near the old ...From what I've been told, it was near the old high school.Joy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-37992882306158884732020-02-09T17:30:49.182-05:002020-02-09T17:30:49.182-05:00I live in Lawrence county il and I'm intereste...I live in Lawrence county il and I'm interested in finding the location here in lawrenceville where the hanging took place. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-83620234903641339082019-09-01T23:09:34.469-04:002019-09-01T23:09:34.469-04:00What room # she live in What room # she live in Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046938357874878867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-15365884129404355302019-09-01T23:07:12.723-04:002019-09-01T23:07:12.723-04:00Good let me know when it come out i sent you my ad...Good let me know when it come out i sent you my add ok Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02046938357874878867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-87696844610603302782019-07-10T11:41:06.154-04:002019-07-10T11:41:06.154-04:00Glad you enjoyed it. I know about Bachlor's Gr...Glad you enjoyed it. I know about Bachlor's Grove but have not been there. It's on my cemetery bucket list. Joy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-90015795522290380492019-07-05T04:16:02.515-04:002019-07-05T04:16:02.515-04:00This was very interesting I read all the comments ...This was very interesting I read all the comments and I wasnt even searching for this story but once I started reading my friends moms name is Elizabeth Reed ... I just sent him the link ... This is so cool ... Have you or anyone done any research on Bachelor's Grove Cemetery in IllinoisAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391669217802670604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-49926257726135350182019-04-02T21:02:58.703-04:002019-04-02T21:02:58.703-04:00A few years back, when I was participating in 1812...A few years back, when I was participating in 1812 - era reenactments, I attended the first (and only) Betsy Reed Festival in Palestine. I find history fascinating, but that was, by far, the most bizarre event I have ever attended. I enjoyed Rick Kelsheimer book, but I sin every hope that Betsy did accept Christ as her Saviour. May she rest in peace until the Resurrection. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546770546613108025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-21470180973913108192019-04-02T12:37:56.515-04:002019-04-02T12:37:56.515-04:00There is always a reason why a woman kills her hus...There is always a reason why a woman kills her husband. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13796925501945913350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-269920731407693732014-03-11T13:06:25.530-04:002014-03-11T13:06:25.530-04:00Hello Joy! This was very interesting. I love lear...Hello Joy! This was very interesting. I love learning about stories such as this and the local history where i grew up. I am your husbands cousin. My fathers name us Ron Neighbors. Uncle Kennys brother.Wiki Stanleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-87336655494922325792012-08-06T20:35:09.382-04:002012-08-06T20:35:09.382-04:00My family are paranormal investigators and I do so...My family are paranormal investigators and I do some investigations as well and I have reason to believe betsy lives in my apartment complex. Iv'e recorded dates coordinating with her, the name of her lawyer french, words such as escape,river bed, tiny plastic and more. If anyone is interested in this case of activity or other relations contact Jon at 618-694-8769. This is serious to me so please be respectful of my oppinionsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13624882271293011212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-53136100276213047782012-07-26T12:01:34.587-04:002012-07-26T12:01:34.587-04:00I did. Technically, Lavinia jumped to her death, ...I did. Technically, Lavinia jumped to her death, therefore committing suicide. She is credited with being the first female mass murderer though.Joy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-13937453262006287632012-07-06T16:29:27.789-04:002012-07-06T16:29:27.789-04:00Lavinia Fisher was publicly hanged in Charleston, ...Lavinia Fisher was publicly hanged in Charleston, SC in 1820. Look it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-34091191171653551802012-06-02T11:59:23.769-04:002012-06-02T11:59:23.769-04:00Thanks for the information Teri! I didn't kno...Thanks for the information Teri! I didn't know about purchasing the arsenic from Russellville - I live nearby and had never heard that. Do yo have pictures of the old homestead? Best of luck on the book!Joy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-32153106561962427532012-05-26T02:44:37.053-04:002012-05-26T02:44:37.053-04:00Let me clear up a few more things. The Reeds did ...Let me clear up a few more things. The Reeds did not live in Palestine but 8 miles south on what is now Illinois Route 33 on the Phyllis Nash farm. The cabin was 2 stories and sat on the right side if your headed toward Vincennes. It burned years later when another family lived there. Betsey was odd. She was known to wear a little white bonnet at all times and a large black bonnet over it when she left the house. She was related to a notorious family from the Dark Bend. Leonard was well liked. He was not a business man but a farmer all his life and had lost a farm near the river a few years ealier. He was not perfect but was liked. Palestine was only about 500 people in 1844. There is no proof Evelyn Deal was a relative in fact I believe I read she was a hired girl. There were more than one witness against Betsey. One was the man that sold her the arsenic from his store in Russellville. He even identified the blue and white striped paper he had wrapped it in. Harrison Reed was another witness. I believe he was Leonards son from his first marriage. There were even more witnesses. I've never read anything that accused her of being a witch. Attnys French and Linder's job was to keep Betsey from being hanged. Until the last second before the rope went taunt around her neck a pardon from the Gov. of Illinois was expected. She was the only woman hanged in the state of Illinois but by far not the first woman in the U.S. executed. There were the Salem witch trials, a woman from Boston and a few others who received the death penalty before her. I have been going to the Baker Cemetery since the 1970s. Leonard was buried there in 1844. The orginal stone has been gone for years. The stone with Leonard and Betsey's names on it was put there in the 1990s by a local woman interested in the story. The flat piece of sandstone with E.R. carved in it was placed there in the last 2 or 3 years by some prankster. Betsey is not buried next to Leonard. She was buried outside the fence of the old cemetery in Lawrenceville in an unmarked grave. She was not allowed to be buried inside because she was a murderess. This is often the case with outlaws of the old west. I know there is a story about her family digging her up and burying her next to her husband but I have proof that is untrue. There are many other things I could tell you. I hope to write a short booklet about the real story of the Reeds maybe this winter. Who knows sometimes truth is stranger than fiction.Teri Nashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-60344154467027542212012-05-26T02:05:56.454-04:002012-05-26T02:05:56.454-04:00According to the court records in IRAD Charleston,...According to the court records in IRAD Charleston, IL Betsey confessed. I grew up on the farm were Betsey and Leonard Reed lived and the murder took place. I heard the story from the elders of the area around Heathsville. I did a lot of the research for the fictional novel, The Hanging of Betsey Reed by Rick Kelsheimer. However, it is fiction. Rick steered clear of many facts of the murder and trial to make th book a better read.Teri Nashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-31460907563209800322012-03-21T15:40:08.206-04:002012-03-21T15:40:08.206-04:00Thanks MommaSickles! I LOVE doing the research an...Thanks MommaSickles! I LOVE doing the research and writing about what I find. : )Joy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-70411758005765253062012-03-09T02:38:41.294-05:002012-03-09T02:38:41.294-05:00cool this the best sight i have found on her!cool this the best sight i have found on her!MommaSickleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11300522414977400130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-47821545712002718682011-10-24T11:29:02.069-04:002011-10-24T11:29:02.069-04:00Thank you Laurie and JLK/NK56!! It's always e...Thank you Laurie and JLK/NK56!! It's always exciting to walk into a new cemetery because you don't know what story you'll come across...... ; )Joy Neighborshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517577511576153582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-3585608543168214902011-10-23T09:42:53.227-04:002011-10-23T09:42:53.227-04:00Thanks for your great posts. We really enjoy readi...Thanks for your great posts. We really enjoy reading them. 'Love that grave marker, it needed this story. JLK/NK56Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518890375693422685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177479069889847827.post-15104020523831531912011-10-21T16:35:29.107-04:002011-10-21T16:35:29.107-04:00What an interesting tale, Joy. MarvellousWhat an interesting tale, Joy. MarvellousLauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006665414059398782noreply@blogger.com