Herbert Totten

Herbert Totten, whose first name appeared as "Hobert" in some of the contemporary Pocahontas Times reports and as "Herbert" in later coverage, was a 19-year-old White male whose life ended violently on April 6, 1924, at Deer Creek near Cass, West Virginia. The events grew out of a troubled marriage between Totten's sister, Hallie Totten McCoy, and her husband, Tiny McCoy. Hallie had left the couple's home at Durbin and returned to her parents, William and Mrs. William L. Totten, at Deer Creek. M ...

Pocahontas Times: 100 Years Ago

Herbert Totten, age 19 - National Gun Violence Memorial