Genealogy Projects tagged with Massacre on the Geni Family Tree

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  • Mountain Meadows Massacre

    The Mountain Meadows Massacre was the killing of roughly 120 emigrants who were passing through Southern Utah in September 1857. The massacre occurred on September 11, 1857. The emigrants–men, women, and children–were traveling from Arkansas to California, part of the Baker-Fancher wagon train. They were killed by a group of Mormons with the help of local Paiute Indians. LINKS Mountain Mead...

  • The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921

    This project is inspired by several documentaries I have seen in the last four years or so. But seeing a young lady read the book today, "pushed me over the edge!" The Burning: Massacre, Destruction, and the Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 by Tim Madigan. On the morning of June 1, 1921, a white mob numbering in the thousands marched across the railroad tracks dividing black from white in Tulsa, O...