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Johnrolinridge (1)John Rolin RidgeDarkness had fallen, but the Ridge family wouldn't find peace in slumber. John Rollin Ridge, then 12 years old, watched as his father was hauled out of their house and killed by a group of fellow Cherokee men. The murder wasn't unprompted. Ridge's father, an influential Cherokee, had signed the treaty that ceded Cherokee lands to the U.S. government in 1835 - leading to forced removal and relocation west.
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By OZYJohnrolinridge (1)John Rolin RidgeDarkness had fallen, but the Ridge family wouldn't find peace in slumber. John Rollin Ridge, then 12 years old, watched as his father was hauled out of their house and killed by a group of fellow Cherokee men. The murder wasn't unprompted. Ridge's father, an influential Cherokee, had signed the treaty that ceded Cherokee lands to the U.S. government in 1835 - leading to forced removal and relocation west.