Joseph Core was born April 25, 1843, in Virginia. In about 1853, he moved with his family to
Edwards County, Illinois
Edwards County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,721. Its county seat is Albion.
History
Edwards County was named for Ninian Edwards, the governor of the Illinois Territory, and, lat ...
. In 1859, he moved with his family to
Laclede County, Missouri.
Joseph served in the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
as a private in the Union Company 'G' 24th Missouri Infantry Volunteers. He mustered on November 30, 1861, in
Oakland, Laclede County, Missouri. He served for four years and mustered out in St. Louis, Missouri, on October 10, 1864.
On February 2, 1865, Joseph married Isabella Hemphill (1844–1879) in Laclede County, Missouri. Joseph was a crop farmer in Laclede County.
On January 21, 1879, Joseph murdered George E. King (c1826 – 1879) near
Drynob, Laclede County, Missouri. He was tried and found guilty in Lebanon, Missouri. He was sentenced to
death by hanging
Hanging is the suspension of a person by a noose or ligature around the neck.Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. Hanging as method of execution is unknown, as method of suicide from 1325. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' states that hanging in ...
on August 21, 1879. A public execution has held on March 5, 1880. Joseph Core was the first legal hanging in Laclede County, Missouri.
[Charlene S. Chambers-King, Hanging in Laclede County, Missouri, The Core and King Story, 2013, https://sites.google.com/site/charlenechambersking/home]
References
External links
Hanging in Laclede County Missouri, The Core and King Story
People executed by Missouri by hanging
Laclede County, Missouri
People from Laclede County, Missouri
Union Army soldiers
1880 deaths
1843 births
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