Mahala Mullins: Appalachias Moonshine Queen

[jeff of pa]

The Commercial Appeal​

Memphis
08 Sep 1897, Wed · Page 4

 

[jeff of pa]

 

[releventchair]

A friends mother had elephantiasis.
It shows in Mhalaia's picture. The draping vs just large.

Cabin was relocated. Plenty of family if she held any cache in her room.
The mention of a mantel hints of a hearth. a good start.

The True(Ish) Story Of Tennessee Moonshiner Mahalia Mullins - West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Some say moonshiner Mahalia Collins Mullins once beat 30 men in a wrestling match and sold them all whisky afterward. Others say she was so large that

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[nagant]

The sheriff reported to the court that she was catchable but not fetchable😃

 

[Tnmountains]

Wow not heard about this . Lots of legends in them thar hills!

 

[Blackfoot58]

100 LB invalid husband fathers quadruplets with 600 LB woman.

I’ll bet someone “put him up to it.”🤭

 

[dognose]

Good video. Very interesting.

I can't hardly fathom a 600 LBS woman. Twenty pregnancies. Wild.

Thanks for sharing that interesting story.

 

[Mackaydon]

Jeff,
You awoke two memories. The article above dated Sept. 8, 1897 included the phrase 'moonshine blind tiger'. Back in the 50s, I spent a summer in Tryon, NC. At that time, bootleg whiskey (moonshine) was also called 'Blind Tiger', 'Merry Hell' or other names. Another memory from the same summer in Tryon was to see a black and white stripped uniformed chain gang with the 'boss' holding a shotgun.
Don.......