Puss Bannister, d. April 1885
Maryville Times, Blount County, TN - 13 Aug 1885
In Fayette County, Ga., recently, Miss Puss Banister, daughter of a wealthy citizen,ran away from home. Citizens traced her footsteps to within one hundred yards of the creek. Early the other morning it was made known that the voice of someone was heard in the swamp in great distress. The party found her in a cane thicket, tangled in swamp vines and briers, with her bonnet-string choking her. Her clothing was saturated with water, but her head dry. She was unconscious. She lingered till midnight, when death relieved her. It is believed that she had gone crazy.
Submitted by Carol Bailey Burnham [CarolBaileyB@myfamily.com
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