Cocke County Death Notices and Obituaries Robert Ford Takes the Life of Horace Ford at His Home in Cocke County. Shot and Mortally Wounded His Cousin Newport, Tenn., June 19, 1916 Another killing occurred in Cocke county last Saturday morning, in the southern part of the county, in a section called Grassy Fork, when Robert Ford shot and killed his second cousin, Horace Ford. It was another case of the alienation of a man's wife that brought about the tragedy. It is said that young Horace Ford has been paying frequent visits to the home of his cousin, Robert, during the latter's absence. It is said that Robert anticipated one of these visits on Saturday morning and left on a proposed business trip to Hartford, He returned, however, while his wife was out about the premises, and hid himself in the loft of the cabin where they lived. Horace soon appeared, carrying a shot gun which he kept in his possession all the time during his visit. After spending some time in a room of the house, Horace and the woman stepped out into the yard and instantly Robert came down from his hiding place. After a few words had passed between the two men, Robert fired the fatal shot that ended the life of his kinsman, and the bullet from the 32 caliber revolver passing through his head. It is said that Horace was in the attitude of firing his shot gun at Robert when the latter shot him. The preliminary hearing of Robert Ford will be had in Justice J. I. Green's court at Hartford Wednesday of this week. [The Kingsport Times (Kingsport, Tennessee) June 22, 1916 - submitted by Frances Cooley] Return to the Main Index Page © Genealogy Trails 2007 Submitters retain all copyrights