Need help deciphering three words

[OldSarge79]

I have tried to make sense of three words on a document from Bolivar County in the Mississippi Archives.
Please see the following link, and look at the last three words on Page 2. The Archives interpretation is "Judge shall {?}", then continuing on Page 3, "had been burned out & his family turned outdoors."

I do get the word "Judge", then "Shall" or perhaps "Shale" and the third word is more difficult. I can't find anyone with the first name of Shale in that area until WWI. The third word would seem to be a last name, perhaps beginning with the letter Z, but I'm not certain.

My interest in this is that my ggg grandfather, Charles T. Miles, was the Probate judge for Bolivar County during the Civil War. He had a plantation along the Mississippi River. Most such plantations in Bolivar County were burned in Union raids.

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[BCS1973]

I have tried to make sense of three words on a document from Bolivar County in the Mississippi Archives.
Please see the following link, and look at the last three words on Page 2. The Archives interpretation is "Judge shall {?}", then continuing on Page 3, "had been burned out & his family turned outdoors."

I do get the word "Judge", then "Shall" or perhaps "Shale" and the third word is more difficult. I can't find anyone with the first name of Shale in that area until WWI. The third word would seem to be a last name, perhaps beginning with the letter Z, but I'm not certain.

My interest in this is that my ggg grandfather, Charles T. Miles, was the Probate judge for Bolivar County during the Civil War. He had a plantation along the Mississippi River. Most such plantations in Bolivar County were burned in Union raids.

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I believe that it is the proper name of a judge based upon the capitalization of the two words after Judge. What the name is, I have no idea. Judge Shali Geyer? Perhaps you can find a Judge from that time who had his place burned down.

 

[lupaglupa]

I agree with @BCS1973 that this looks like a proper name after the title Judge. I did a quick search of the 1860 and 1870 Census records for Bolivar County and couldn't come up with any men whose last name started with Z who would fit this. I broadened the search since a significant incident like that would travel a distance. I found a planter in Louisiana named Simpson Zeigler. He was 57 in 1860 - could he have been known as Judge Zeigler? He lived in Catahoula though which is pretty far from Bolivar County.

 

[Allyn]

Look at the first letter of the name, and then look at the words "your taxes" in the line above. The mysterious surname could start with a Y. I did some brief scanning of 1860 census, and noted that there are several Yerger families in Mississippi. I also noticed one George Shall Yerger who supposedly died in Bolivar in 1860. In my genealogical world, that would be worth a little further research.

 

[BrianB]

I researched Bolivar County. The link below goes to a history of the county, which mentions "Judge J. Shall Yerger". This would seem to be a match:

Bolivar County Mississippi Genealogy & History - presented by Genealogy Trails

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and here is his grave on find-a-grave:

Jacob Shall Yerger (1810-1867) - Find a Grave...

Yerger, Jacob Shall, was born in Greensburg, Pa., January 11, 1810, and from six years of age was reared and educated at Lebanon, Tenn. The family was large and resources slight, but he had the privilege of reading law in the office of his brother, George S. Yerger. He began the practice at...

www.findagrave.com

 

[OldSarge79]

Outstanding from you all!
While I had vague hopes that it might refer to my ancestor, I'm happy to know who it actually was. I have developed a certain fascination with my Mississippi ancestors and with Bolivar County.
Thanks so much for the excellent contributions and teamwork!