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On January 24, 1888, Deputy Sheriff John Manning Awtrey, aged 53, was fatally shot while attempting to serve an arrest warrant in the southern part of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Born on July 15, 1834, in Resaca, Georgia, Awtrey had moved to Tuscaloosa County in 1859, where he and his wife, Lizzie, settled on a 240-acre homestead. A Confederate Civil War veteran, he served as a sergeant in the 50th Alabama Infantry, Company I. Following the war, Awtrey joined the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Offi ...Read More
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John Ning
Male
White / Caucasian
Tuscaloosa
AL
1888-01-24
53
John
Ning
Yes
11/17/2025
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the role of Deputy Arthur Carpenter in this tragic case. It strikes... ...Read More
08/11/2024
08/11/2024
I've been reading up on Deputy Sheriff John Manning Awtrey's tragic death, and it struck me how comp... ...Read More
01/19/2023
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