the frankie silver story is a north carolina classic...she was the only woman ever to be hanged in north carolina for a convited crime...it took place in morganton,n.c.,at the old courthouse bldg., on the square...the couthouse is a museum now an the jail cell where frankie was held prisoner is one of the main attractions... .......................................................... go to google.com type in,frankie silver... 1833, Mrs. Frances Stewart Silver was hanged in Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, for the ax murder of her husband Charles. Charlie and Frankie Silver are my great, great, great grandparents.

good reading..... chuck aka tar_heel