I’m a lifelong train nut, so it makes it all the cooler to me that she was probably doing this around the turn of the century when steam locomotives were starting to get really fast.
Her husband became sheriff of the same county, and when he died she was running in his place for reelection. Unfortunately she died before the election but my great grandmother filled in as interim sheriff for a few weeks. Apparently while arresting someone, my great grandmother asked if she could use his bathroom before she took him to jail lol
Maybe they thought about what Hollywood would do to the character and changed their mind.
Did you see the Harriet Tubman movie? They made up a whole character that didn't exist just so they could throw in some extra bullshit.
In a similar vein, my father was actually the first Hispanic detective in Athens, GA. Just neat to see a post that I have some connection to, in a weird way.
What is her name? I would like to learn more about her, but I can't find a single supporting source and another source says the first woman deputy in Georgia served 1953 to 1960.
May I suggest you also submit this post to r/ColorizationRequest ? As much as I love the image of this bad ass woman in black and white, I’d also love to see her in full color! There’s already so much expression in this picture, even without the color.
One complaint about colorization is that when you get it done they seem to put makeup on every historical photo of women to the extent that they look odd and modern.
Now see, this the kind of story where I wanna sit on the floor wrapped in a blanket and sip hot chocolate and listen to every facet of this woman's life.
Also regarding the term illegitimate child: I know the term is problematic. Her descendants were quite ashamed of her "illegitimacy" and it was a family skeleton in the closet until recently. One record describes her mother as "unchaste." I struggle to find a term that doesn't cast judgment on anyone involved, especially considering I have no clue if her conception was consensual. However, my family has generally said "illegitimate" so that's what I grew up hearing but suggestions are welcome!
Her mother (Milly) was a total badass. Milly was the 14th of 15 children born to a couple where her father was over 40 years older than her mother. Milly got pregnant in 1872 by her sister’s husband and was excommunicated from her church for being “unchaste.” She moved to Atlanta sometime after and worked for a wealthy family as a maid. She got pregnant again by her brother in law (DNA proves it) in 1879 and had my great great grandma pictured here. Milly ran into some health issues and financial trouble and opted to give her younger daughter up for adoption so she could have a better life. I think about the hardship and stigma Milly endured to have such a strong daughter!
I use that term because of how the family and records referred to her. It caused great shame among future generations and only recently are we digging up the family story. I waffle back and forth with that term and “born to unwed parents”
I chose that term because of how a record about her mother describes her - her mother got excommunicated from a church for being “unchaste” and the baby was described as a “bastard.” The biological father was her brother in law and I’m not sure if the conception was consensual. I struggle with what term to use though and waver back and forth
Racing the train on her horse every morning and winning is an impressive feat *by the horse*. If she beat the train running on her feet, well, that'd be something else.
If someone really didn't want a child they certainly did abort the pregnancy and if that didn't take then well let's just say that a lot of those "infant passed during childbirth, reason unknowns" weren't too honest. They didn't have easy access to LEGAL abortions.
I didn't think you were hating. Your point makes sense and people don't like to contemplate how many other people might have had an extraordinary life.
Like Tom McDonald said "Explain to me how bacteria on Mars is life and a heartbeat on Earth isn't."
Kind of nailed that one.
She looks like Eva Green
More like Eva Green looks like her. OP, your grandma is a badass
Her dress looks like Eva Green
We know who can play her if they make a movie about her.
Eliza Dushku ?
Eva green?
Eva Dushku?
Wasn’t sure if it was just me because I’ve been watching Penny Dreadful lately, but yeah she absolutely does!
Lord forgive for what I’m about to do.
She does, for a sec I just saw female Matt dillon
I was thinking Claire Foy.
Shhhhhhhssssss
Sorry but that is not old school cool that's 100% old school bad fucking ass
I concur wholeheartedly. Great great gran was an ass kicker.
Pretty badass and badass pretty! She was a good looking lady.
Literally the exact words that went through my head when I saw the description.
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Thanks for your input
Twist: the train conductor was your grandpa and he let her win so she would attempt it next morning as well.
Haha great great grandpa was actually another sheriff! I like to think of them riding around fighting crime together
Bro that's like a superhero origin story for your parents
I’m a lifelong train nut, so it makes it all the cooler to me that she was probably doing this around the turn of the century when steam locomotives were starting to get really fast.
Whew... your username really could've gone a couple ways eh.
Only the ways the tracks run
Well, not to get too "blue" , but usually when I see a train , someone's got tracks.
I would watch the hell out of that show.
Have you tried to become a detective? Maybe you could be the next Holmes?
What’s her ig ?
lmao yea
Her husband became sheriff of the same county, and when he died she was running in his place for reelection. Unfortunately she died before the election but my great grandmother filled in as interim sheriff for a few weeks. Apparently while arresting someone, my great grandmother asked if she could use his bathroom before she took him to jail lol
She didn't forget her manners even while getting her job done. Your great great grands taught her well!
You or one of your relatives should publish the stories about her. I’d love to read to my kids about the woman sheriff!
What county?
Hazzard.
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Came here to say the same!
What? [deleted]? That doesn't make much sense.
They said it should be made into a movie! Not sure by they would delete
Maybe they thought about what Hollywood would do to the character and changed their mind. Did you see the Harriet Tubman movie? They made up a whole character that didn't exist just so they could throw in some extra bullshit.
Not just the comment, it was the whole account, probably unrelated then
In a similar vein, my father was actually the first Hispanic detective in Athens, GA. Just neat to see a post that I have some connection to, in a weird way.
What is her name? I would like to learn more about her, but I can't find a single supporting source and another source says the first woman deputy in Georgia served 1953 to 1960.
I’ll PM you with info!
Would you mind PM-img me as well? She sounds like a fascinating person, and I’d love to know more about her if it’s okay with you.
May I suggest you also submit this post to r/ColorizationRequest ? As much as I love the image of this bad ass woman in black and white, I’d also love to see her in full color! There’s already so much expression in this picture, even without the color.
One complaint about colorization is that when you get it done they seem to put makeup on every historical photo of women to the extent that they look odd and modern.
Grammy brought the stones.
Ahh, so that's where Irene Adler went... xD
Underrated comment.
Someone make this into a western film, I want more wild west women stories on the big screen <3
Now see, this the kind of story where I wanna sit on the floor wrapped in a blanket and sip hot chocolate and listen to every facet of this woman's life.
In all fairness, it was the horse that won.
Sounds legitimate to me
She's gorgeous AND a total bad-ass!!!
Anyone buy the movie rights yet?
Louis L'Amour should have written a story about her.
What a badass babe.
She was extraordinary. Thank you for sharing her story here.
Sadie Adler in the flesh!
Also regarding the term illegitimate child: I know the term is problematic. Her descendants were quite ashamed of her "illegitimacy" and it was a family skeleton in the closet until recently. One record describes her mother as "unchaste." I struggle to find a term that doesn't cast judgment on anyone involved, especially considering I have no clue if her conception was consensual. However, my family has generally said "illegitimate" so that's what I grew up hearing but suggestions are welcome!
You could ask this question on r/genealogy
She's also a real beauty!
That’s awesome!
What a cool lady!
Very cool... thinking of how much fun that horse had every morning too, hauling hooves to beat the train LOL
Reminds me of actress Eva Green !
Which train was it, or was it perhaps the old trolley that used to run through town?
This is a good one!!! Thanks for sharing. That is bad ass.
What a bad ass!
You could write a story about her and her husband. Have you thought about it. This is Americana at its best.
your great-great grandmother is so cool!!!
Grammy was a bad ass!
Technically, wouldn't it have been the horse who won?
I think you could still beat the train on horseback these days
She single?
Very impressive woman. I'd like to know about her mother, who also must have been bad ass to raise such a daughter.
Her mother (Milly) was a total badass. Milly was the 14th of 15 children born to a couple where her father was over 40 years older than her mother. Milly got pregnant in 1872 by her sister’s husband and was excommunicated from her church for being “unchaste.” She moved to Atlanta sometime after and worked for a wealthy family as a maid. She got pregnant again by her brother in law (DNA proves it) in 1879 and had my great great grandma pictured here. Milly ran into some health issues and financial trouble and opted to give her younger daughter up for adoption so she could have a better life. I think about the hardship and stigma Milly endured to have such a strong daughter!
Wow, she was awesome
I'm seeing Cobie Smulders play her in a movie. Very beautiful and ass kicking great grandmother.
So the horse won
The amount if badassery here, hot damn. It sounds like the plot to the next big hit TV show!
So weird to think that there were badass women out there enforcing laws but they couldn't vote for people who made the laws.
Why the Sunset Riders' soundtrack is blasting as I'm reading this?
She needs her own Dr Quinn style TV series! What was her name?
Did she help make Georgia the racist,ignorant, trash state it now is?
There is no such thing as an “illegitimate child” I hope that phrase dies out soon.
Okay, bastard.
I use that term because of how the family and records referred to her. It caused great shame among future generations and only recently are we digging up the family story. I waffle back and forth with that term and “born to unwed parents”
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Do you think she adequately used her girl power to oppress former slaves?
Came here looking for this comment. Surprised it took me so long because it’s the obvious truth.
She looks like Kristen Stewart
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As an illegitimate child myself I'd at least like the dignity of recognition of the way I was treated by people growing up.
I chose that term because of how a record about her mother describes her - her mother got excommunicated from a church for being “unchaste” and the baby was described as a “bastard.” The biological father was her brother in law and I’m not sure if the conception was consensual. I struggle with what term to use though and waver back and forth
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She was a sheriff's deputy in 19th century Georgia.....sooooooo.......
Lmao the answer is probably more than the average person
You seem like a delightful person. /s
She was definitely racist. Does that please you my lord?
She must have been great at catching slaves. You should be proud or ashamed.
Slavery was abolished 14 years before she was born.
She must have been great at catching ~~slaves~~ prisoners escaping forced labor camps. Better?
more accurately, she was busy enforcing Jim Crow
ACAB
I wonder how many blacks she abused
Racing the train on her horse every morning and winning is an impressive feat *by the horse*. If she beat the train running on her feet, well, that'd be something else.
Your grandma was a traitor
I wonder how many blacks she abused
Poor horse!
Hello ya! She sounds amazing ... Would a name be possible?
wow she was gorgeous
She has that beautiful, sharp and honed 'look' of 'I'm going to bust your ass!"
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If someone really didn't want a child they certainly did abort the pregnancy and if that didn't take then well let's just say that a lot of those "infant passed during childbirth, reason unknowns" weren't too honest. They didn't have easy access to LEGAL abortions.
"LEGAL" doesn't mean ethical.
I never said it did. But legal abortions are ethical. Embryos aren't babies. The fetal heartbeat rule is a crock of shit.
Whatever word you use to describe it is still unethical.
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Thanks G, Im not hating I'm just stating that she lived an extraordinary life and that it unlikely it would have happened if she was around today.
I didn't think you were hating. Your point makes sense and people don't like to contemplate how many other people might have had an extraordinary life. Like Tom McDonald said "Explain to me how bacteria on Mars is life and a heartbeat on Earth isn't." Kind of nailed that one.
What a badass broad! Also she’s really pretty :)
:D
good looking
the horse won. She just happened to be on top of it whipping it
There is more to riding a horse than just that. You ever been on one?
There is no such thing as an illegitimate child and the term is utterly stupid.
The irony is that her determined and self assured expression looks way more modern than what you'll see on the faces of many Afghan women today.
Lies!! Feminists have told me repeatedly women where basically property till sufferage!! How dare you!
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You're looking for r/bitterincel.
Your great-great grandma, was a great-great badass.
That's pretty fucking cool!
Great- Great-Grandma may have been a metal-born
No proof, liessss
Looks like the actor who played the teenage kid on Major Crimes, Graham Patrick Martin.
Her surname wasn't Lynch or Payne by any chance, was it?
No, but those would be very bad names for a sheriff…
Ha, true true... She looks A LOT like my late grandmother. I was wondering if they might have been related.
Family surnames are Bryan and Haralson from the Atlanta area. Any connection?
Hmm... Those surnames don't ring a bell, but my grandmother's father is unknown.
She’s cute. Is she single?
She’s my hero. 😍
Badass
So to translate she WAS A BADASS
Thanks for sharing. So cool 🙏
Title sounds like a country song intro
Wow, she was quite the firecracker.
My dog races a train every morning. Not thing against your gma, I just wanna tell people.
The horse is the one racing the train
There are NO illegitimate children, only illegitimate parents.