Main Street Jewett, Illinois. Charles Hoover and Marcus Morgan had a gun battle here on July 3rd. 1917.
Both Charles and Marcus had been in the Army, having lived in the Jewett area all their lives. had returned to their homes in Jewett. Illinois Apparently their fathers, Tom Hoover and Val Morgan were arguing over a horse.
They both left where their fathers were arguing and went to a Saloon.
There they continued to defend each fathers argument and they decided to go home for their guns. Returning to Main Street, they started walking down main street towards each other apparently firing their guns Both were killed in front of the Barber Shop and watering trough. One lived longer than the other, so he put another shot into the other man No one seems to know who lived the longest
There was a storage room in the Barber Shop, the bodies were carried to the storage room until a coroner could make a report. Dr. A. J. Reeve of Toledo took charge of the inquest. Then the undertakers took charge. Ed Peters of Greenup was in charge of Hoover's arrangements and Squire Holt of Greenup was in charge of Morgan's arrangements. Charles Hoover's body was carried to his home, as they crossed the yard a bullet dropped onto the ground Grandma Greeson picked it up and saved it through the years.
My heart goes out to the family after all these years, they must still feet grief and shock at what happened that day long ago Mary Harper of Toledo lived with her Aunt Letta Hoover and was very bitter about the incident

Died instantly of gunshot wounds. Dr A.J. Reeve of Toledo took charge of the inquest Place of burial, Jewett Cemetery. Undertaker. Ed Peters. Greenup. Illinois. He was born 1877. the son of Thomas Hoover and mother, Letha Smith, both parents born in Illinois Certificate filed July 7. 1917. C L Ray Registrar

Died instantly of gunshot wounds Dr A J Reeve of Toledo took charge of inquest. Place of burial, Jewett Cemetery. Squire Holt was the Undertaker from Greenup, Illinois Marcus Morgan was born May 31, 1891. in Indiana, the son of Val Morgan and Damaris Trueblood of Indiana Filed
July 6th, 1917, C L. Ray. Registrar.

The death of these two men was so needless The names of Marcus Morgan and Charles Hoover will be long remembered. The heartbreak and grief it brought to a whole town was such a tragedy Small children watched from behind buildings How fearful they must have been.
This Article by: Author Unknown

The third page consisting of pictures one through four are pictures of Marcus Morgan's Tombstone in the Jewett Cemetery. Also a picture of his father Val Morgan's farm home and Marcus Morgans home as taken by the Unknown Author. Also there is a picture of the Tomb- stone taken on August 24th, 2009. the homes not available at this time. Pictures five through nine are Charles Hoover's Tombstone in the Jewett Cemetery along with a picture of the Charles Hoover Home
and his father. Thomas Hoover home by the Unknown Author Also there are pictures of Charles Hoover's Tombstone and the homes of Thomas Hoover and Charles Hoover as they look on August 24th 2009
Picture number ten is Jewett Main Street, August 24th. 2009. looking west. The shooting occurred in the street near the front of the tall building Apparently the Barber Shop and Watering Trough were near this building and is no longer in existence


2009 1 Marcus Morgan's Tombstone as it appeared by Unknown Author.
2009 1aMarcus Morgan's Army Emblem or Fraternity Emblem
2009 2 Aug 24th Marcus Morgan Stone, Jewett Cemetery
2009 2a Aug 24th Marcus Morgan
2009 3 Aug 24th Morgan Burials
2009 4 Left Val Morgan Home, Right Marcus Morgan Home, Unknown Author
2009 5 Charles Hoover's Tombstone as it appeared by Unknown Author
2009 5a Aug 24th Charles Hoover Stone, Jewett Cemetery
2009 6 Thomas Hoover Home, Unknown Author
2009 7 Aug 24th Thomas Hoover Home, Jewett
2009 8 Charles Hoover Home, Unknown Author
2009 9  Aug 24th Charles Hoover Home, Jewett
2009 10 Jewett Main Street, shooting in street near tall building.

Source: This information taken from the Author Unknown, re-submitted by James Winnett.