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== The murder ==

== The murder ==

One of the neighboring families, in [[Sugar Creek, Indiana|Sugar Creek Township]], that abutted his farm was the Mickelberry family. It has been reported that George Mickelberry and Noah got into a heated dispute over their property boundaries, but the tension between the two families wasn't bad enough to prevent Mrs. Mickelberry from hiring Noah's daughters to knit. It was after one of these knitting jobs, in the July of 1840, that a larger dispute took place this time between the Mickelberry and Beauchamp women. The Mickelberry daughters were spreading the word around town that Noah's children stole some left over wool from the job. Noah soon got wind of the accusations and quickly became very angry over the slanderous statements made about his daughters. He decided to confront George Mickelberry and make him prevent his family from making further comments about his daughters.

One of the neighboring families, in [[Sugar Creek, Indiana|Sugar Creek Township]], that abutted his farm was the Mickelberry family. It has been reported that George Mickelberry and Noah got into a heated dispute over their property boundaries, but the tension between the two families wasn't bad enough to prevent Mrs. Mickelberry from hiring Noah's daughters to knit. It was after one of these knitting jobs, in July 1840, that a larger dispute took place this time between the Mickelberry and Beauchamp women. The Mickelberry daughters were spreading the word around town that Noah's children stole some left over wool from the job. Noah soon got wind of the accusations and quickly became very angry over the slanderous statements made about his daughters. He decided to confront George Mickelberry and make him prevent his family from making further comments about his daughters.

Noah began walking over to George Mickelberry's house and decided to stop and ask [[God]] for guidance. He stopped in a clearing where meat had been prepared and where a large butcher's knife was left on a stump. After Noah prayed, he decided to take the knife with him in case Mickelberry's farm hands were around and gave him any trouble. Instead, only George answered the door when Noah knocked. In the doorway, Noah, in anger, began to berate him over his daughters' behavior, one of whom was in the living room, and who began talking back to Noah. Becoming enraged Noah threatened the daughter saying, "If you was a man I'd cut you into laces," as he brandished the knife. Just then George put his hand on Noah's shoulder to quiet down the situation and upon reflex Noah plunged the knife into George's chest. His breast bone cracking at the force of the blade, he died almost instantly.

Noah began walking over to George Mickelberry's house and decided to stop and ask [[God]] for guidance. He stopped in a clearing where meat had been prepared and where a large butcher's knife was left on a stump. After Noah prayed, he decided to take the knife with him in case Mickelberry's farm hands were around and gave him any trouble. Instead, only George answered the door when Noah knocked. In the doorway, Noah, in anger, began to berate him over his daughters' behavior, one of whom was in the living room, and who began talking back to Noah. Becoming enraged Noah threatened the daughter saying, "If you was a man I'd cut you into laces," as he brandished the knife. Just then George put his hand on Noah's shoulder to quiet down the situation and upon reflex Noah plunged the knife into George's chest. His breast bone cracking at the force of the blade, he died almost instantly.