Dallas County Alabama Obituaries         One Rodeffer, a former citizen of Harrison county, went to Selma, Ala., some ten years ago to improve his fortune. He got into a difficulty with a negro a couple of weeks ago, and was shot dead. He left considerable property and the relatives have employed Lafollette & Tuley to look after the estate. Col. Tuley left for Selma Saturday night to look into Rodeffer’s affairs.  New Albany Daily Ledger Standard, Thursday, 28 Oct 1880 p4 c3: Jacob Rodeffer, formerly of Harrison county, who was killed by a negro at Selma, Alabama, about ten days ago, was murdered in cold blood. Mr. Rodeffer had a colored servant girl living in his family, and the girl was receiving visits from a colored man. Rodeffer had gotten up about 4 o'clock in the morning and gone to market, while it was yet dark. On his return he saw the negro man leave his house by a back door, and supposing him to be a thief seized him. The negro drew a pistol from his pocket and shot Rodeffer, who died in a few hours. The negro was arrested and lodged in jail and will doubtless hang for murder. Rodeffer was a member of the city council of Selma and highly esteemed. He has a sister and other relatives in New Albany.    Source: New Albany Daily Ledger Standard, Monday, 25 Oct 1880 p4 c1: - Submitted by Sue Carpenter ©2009 Genealogy Trails