Faye Harding led me to my In Search of Amos Harding
(Harden, Hardin)
Amos was born into a family of free persons of color in Sampson County.
He inherited land in the Herring Township when his father Henry Harden/Hardin/Harding died.
Amos sold his land to his sister and her husband in 1908.
Attack Made by Negro on Rev. Mr. Crumpler
Amos Harden, Negro tenant on the farm of Rev. A. B. Crumpler, Clinton resident, made an attack with an axe upon Rev. Mr. Crumpler last Friday morning when the local man had gone to his farm to attend to some work he had in mind. The attack occurred about 8 o'clock and resulted in broken left rib for Mr. Crumpler.
The Negro made for Mr. Crumpler with axe, and would have felled him with the first blow, but the local man successfully dodged the blow. The second blow landed on Mr. Crumpler's left side and broke a rib. Action on the part of the enraged Negro’s wife and daughter saved Mr. Crumpler from a fatality.
Dr. Paul Crumpler treated the injured man in his office. Mr. Crumpler driving to town and reporting the affair to county officers and then going to the doctor's office. The woods adjoining the farm were scoured, but no trace of the Negro was found. On Saturday he gave himself up to local officers and is now in Sampson county jail. He is charged with secret assault, it was learned this week.
Rev. Mr. Crumpler is improving at this time.
Excerpt from The Sampson Independent newspaper
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