Dear Glenn and Carol,
I for one found your anecdote humorous in a trying election year. The point
was not political but instead any of us could turn our horse thief ancestors
into saints if we were so inclined!
-----Original Message-----
From: Glenn & Carol Cannon <gwcannon(a)hotmail.com>
To: CANNON-L(a)rootsweb.com <CANNON-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Friday, October 27, 2000 10:50 AM
Subject: [CANNON] Gore Family HIstory
Regardless of your political preferences, this story illustrates to us
how
easy it is to succumb to the temptation to "tweak" or embelish some facet
our own family history, or to fill in the gaps with stories, rather
than
fact. Lord, lead us not into temptation.
Glenn W. Cannon
>It just keeps pouring in.
> >
> > Subject: FW: GORE FAMILY HISTORY
>"I don't know how you can be in politics and just not get sick and tired
>of yourself."
> > > -- David Letterman
>
>GORE FAMILY HISTORY
>Tipper Gore, an amateur genealogical researcher, discovered that her
>husband's great-great uncle, Gunther Gore, a fellow lacking in
>character,
>was hanged for horse stealing and train robbery in Tennessee in 1889.
> The only known photograph of Gunther shows him standing on the gallows.
>
>On the back of the picture is this inscription: "Gunther Gore; horse
>thief, sent to Tennessee Prison 1885, escaped 1887, robbed the Tennessee
>
>Flyer six times. Caught by Pinkerton detectives, convicted and hanged
>in
>1889."
>After letting Al Gore and his staff of professional image consultants
>peruse the findings, they decided to crop Gunther's picture, scan
>it in as an enlarged image, and edited it with image processing software
>so
>that all that's seen is a head shot.
>The accompanying biographical sketch was sent to the Associated
>Press as follows:
>"Gunther Gore was a famous rancher in early Tennessee history.
>His business empire grew to include acquisition of valuable equestrian
>assets and intimate dealings with the Tennessee railroad.
>Beginning in 1883, he devoted several years of his life to service
>at a government facility, finally taking leave to resume his dealings
> with the railroad. In 1887, he was a key player in a vital
>investigation
>run by the renowned Pinkerton Detective Agency. In 1889, Gunther passed
>
>away during an important civic function held in his honor when the
>platform upon which he was standing collapsed."
>
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