Blood on the Water  

Thanks!

Just found this today. Had to share with Facebook. I have been knitting and listening from California.

After I have listened to 10 of your stories I have came to the conclusion that your voice definitely makes these stories so much more. Way to go J.D. Please keep up the great work. A fan from New Brunswick, Canada 🇨🇦. Right where the Appalachian Mountains start way up north down south to the most unique people and places on God's great green earth. God bless.

I really enjoyed this! This is about my family and we still live on the farm where all of these events took place. I remember my grandmother telling me about her uncle getting shot and killed at the church along with other bits and pieces of the story.

Another great story from the Appalachan storyteller, thanks from port Talbot, South Wales, United Kingdom

I have recently found your channel. Your stories are awesome and I am learning from them. My brother in law is a Fugate from Kentucky. Keep up the videos! Watching from South Carolina.

Appalachia and these times are so interesting. How tough humans were man, it’s crazy

Giday. I'm a Kiwi (New Zealander) I enjoy your Appalachian stories even though Im from the other side of the world.

The barn that is in this video is has been my home for 20 yrs now I appreciate you showing it to the rest of the world I love it here it's my home nothing fancy but it's all I need. And I'm thank god every day for it.

Any historical story teller, in order to captivate the audience and bring the story to life that person Must have your voice, JD. No other will do. I have heard others try to read or tell a story and sadly they are nothing less than totally boring and soon folks are turning a 'deaf' ear to the voice. You have NO competition! 😄

Love the history of such resilient hard working people

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I could listen to this all day long

I'm watching from eastern north carolina

Great story! Watching from Dubai. From Ft.Cambell, KY.

Well done! Thank you! Also,love the bullets rickashaying off the grass/dirt - great little detail.

Superstar story telling. 🇨🇦🎈

Another great video! I shared it on FaceBook.

Johnny From Keeping Appalachia sent me I am enjoying Thanks

Wake up early, throw feed & water, let the big dogs loose and come in to this and coffee?? It’s gonna be a good day. ☕️☕️

Shared from Austinville VA

New listener. Great entertainment and history. Love your storytelling voice. Binge watched for two days now.

This would make an amazing movie or even a mini series. Super interesting.

I’m enjoying this story. Thank you for sharing it.

Just found your channel, this is awesome. Love hearing history about my spot in the world. Will be bingeing today. Thank you!

The Law sure dropped the ball here!! I thought we were bad today!! Thanks JD for an excellent story and letting us know what it was like back then👍🏻 Tragic story of what anger and unforgiving temperaments get ya !

Thank you for these stories. Love them from Central Queensland Australia

I love these stories and the "Storyteller" has the best voice ever. My granddaughter loves listening too! Thank you all the stories!! This were hard back then, and sometimes just as hard today! Thank you telling these stories.

You're an excellent story teller! I've subscribed. Will be binge watching today while I do my work! Thanks so very much. I love old stories like this. You don't film yourself or drive for half the video, your narration is smooth and nice to listen to. Finding these made my day!!!!

I do enjoy the story I am in Linden Tn.

I loved the first one so much, I came right away for another. If you get bored, I narrate as well.

Watching this from ILLINOIS

Great story. I'm in Ashville in northeast Alabama and have an 88 y.o. mom and a son in east TN. I love all the stories and history you share of Appalachia.

Love your stories from Sevierville TN

I’ve heard a lot of stories about Pistol Pete and his wife. Cecil was the sheriff when I was a kid, so I’ve heard a lot about him, too. This was some interesting history of our county. You did a great job with the video and story.

Love this video my family is davis and Melton from a few miles down the road! The stories my family would set around and tell are great!

I couldn't sleep so I hit RU-vid and yes another story. I'm watching from Oklahoma

Lancing is my hometown and Earl Hickman was my great-great uncle. Interesting family history! Watching from Crossville, TN. Shared and liked!

Thanks for sharing this great story of history past.

Love this book. My great grandmother was a Davis her father was Carl Davis. I really enjoy hearing the history.

I try to always like and share these stories. Hello from elmore County AL.

Love watching these.

Great story! Thanks

Blood on the water. Great story. Want the book

As an early riser I love the times most of the videos get posted. I can for sure say I know I’m in the Detroit area but sadly cannot post on social media because I’m no longer on there. Love the contests and videos though! Always killing it. 😃

I love to hear your stories listing and watching from Soddy Daisy Tennesse

i enjoyed watching this put more on like this .i love watching people from the Appalachia mt.

I'm hooked. Another Great story I've never heard. Thanks, JD.

As a southern man from north Alabama, I love the history of your stories. Thanks

Watching from Top shelf delivery 💚 Las Vegas Nevada

I love your stories! Watching from Greenville South Carolina

Good morning Storyteller I’ve been watching for your videos my friend. Thanks for sharing them with us all to

Thank you for the stories!!!!

What an incredible story fantastic editing and masterful storytelling..

I really enjoy listening to the Appalachian stories. Thank you for being on the air.

So glad I woke up to find a new story waiting. Thank you.

Great story. More PLEASE.

My daddy made shine. In the piney woods of NW Fl. I miss him. Good story here.

I look forward to all of your stories and I believe I have watched all of your videos. But your voice seems to add another element to the dark stories that no one else seems to have. It's lends that extra little "shiver" to them. I hope there will be more videos upcoming based on this story. Watching from Charlottesville, VA.

Thanks for sharing JD. I had heard my Dad tell me of a Byrge relative that was sheriff in Morgan county but didn't know much about him. Seems his wife was temporary Sheriff there and also his son. Thanks for bringing these stories to life. Wild wild west all over them mountains.

Great story JD be interesting to know more about it

Great story to wake up to here in Northern Illinois. Thanks for sharing this with us J.D. Stay safe out there my friends 🙏

Haven't been on social media in a long time.. but, I'll have to see if Twitter will let me post this fantastic video ☺️ Thanks for sharing another compelling true story. Watching from Anderson County TN 🤗❤️

Fantastic storytelling. Love the channel!! Watched on RU-vid. Liked and shared!!

Shared, enjoy these stories, Acworth, GA

Awesome thank you for sharing watching from NC

Listening while sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to hear what's going to happen next. I love hearing stories like this one. I hope you never stop. I'm in Romance Arkansas. Thank you for telling us the story

Great story, thanks!

I am absolutely loving your channel!

Six Mile, South Carolina. I love this channel. Sharing to Facebook

Nice to know other folks still use the word " hoe -down" as we do here... Has a different meaning in the city though......

Oh my goodness J D!! I loved this story and I’m sure going to share it with my friends! You’re the very best storyteller I have ever heard!! When you tell these stories you make it sound so exciting and real sounding that I jump every time you say fun fight!! Lol. I would certainly love and appreciate the book about Blood on the Water, but you’re a good judge of character, so whatever your decision is….I’ll be happy for the other person. Blessings always! ❤️✝️

Rossville Georgia. Great story JD

i've just discovered this channel and wow! Listening with bated breath from Portugal!

Thanks for the awesome story!!!! Listening from Grass Range Montana.

I really enjoyed this story

Love stories like this, thanks

I always look forward to these stories and for some reason though I live in Australia, I feel like I'm somehow apart of them. Maybe it was another life from another time? Anyhow it's a great channel and I wouldn't miss it for quids.

Watching and sharing from Manville Virginia

This was amazing you did a great job JD. You sure have the voice to read westerns. Keep up the great work. God bless ✝️🇺🇸

Guess I’m heading over to get the book! I need to know the whole story! 😊 and sharing this video! Maybe it’ll raise books sales

I always like ok forward to your new video’s! I would love to be able to buy 1 of everything Appalachian story teller!

This was a really interesting and good story and it really happened. To this day this still goes on between 2 different families. What's really sad is alot of the time a family will fight amongst itself. I would absolutely love to win this book. I would read it then I would let my baby brother read it. I think he would enjoy it so much. He's going to be 55 on January the 15th. I would give it to him for his birthday, so I would have to read it pretty fast if I won it and it got here on time. But I would still give it to him for a late B/D present. We lost our other brother last August. I think this would really lift my baby brothers spirits up. Don't ever stop telling these great true story. This is so much a part of our history. I'm 64 and I can really relate alot to these stories. We are from NE Oklahoma, we live about 30 miles from Talequah, Oklahoma. Cherokee Nation's head quarters. ❤

Hi JD! Wow, that’s a piece of history you just don’t hear about. Back in those days they had their own justice. Just because towns had a sheriff, they took it upon themselves to serve justice in their own way. Keep telling these fascinating stories from the past. Have a blessed weekend!

I love your work and our history! I grew up and live in Alabama, but my moms family came down from East Tennessee before she was born, and my dad had family come over from north Georgia and the Carolina’s! I shared this and I’m from good ole Alabama….ROLL TIDE!

We sure didn't hear about this type of story in our history books in school... Thanks JD! 😊

Great story this morning. That's one thing you do mess with is a man's moonshine. This story sounded like an old western but in the south. The book sounds like it would be great reading. Thank you, JD.

Enjoy listening in the evenings, Central Illinois.

Im watching from Richlands Virginia

Great story so far! Want the rest.

Very interesting story and great telling of it. Always popping in to listen to you.

I'm watching this video from Ellsworth Maine

Great story

Just saw your post on fb I'll be watching tonight with my husband! And sharing with my mom! Your the best JD! Hands down

Love the story I am in Hillsboro Oregon

Love your stories ,real stories ,and narration is perfect greetings from Ireland

What a amazing story would love to win this book

Watching & Sharing! I love all of your videos! Viewing from Soddy Daisy, TN.

Hello brother I'm way far down in Opelika Alabama and I'm a sharing on all my channels

I love these stories, especially the special effects like the gunfire and such! These remind me of my Paw Paw!