Tom Dula

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Tom Dula was a North Carolina man whose 1868 execution for the murder of Laura Foster inspired the famous American folk ballad "Tom Dooley."

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Tom Dula canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Tom Dooley ⓘ
causeOfDeath execution by hanging ⓘ
convictedOf murder ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
criminalCharge murder of Laura Foster ⓘ
culturalDepiction subject of American folk music ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1845 ⓘ
dateOfCrime 1866 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1868-05-01 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup white American ⓘ
familyName Dula ⓘ
givenName Thomas ⓘ
hasInfluenced American folk culture ⓘ
North Carolina folklore ⓘ
hasWorkInspired folk ballad "Tom Dooley" ⓘ
linked to: Tom Dooley

novels and historical accounts about the Tom Dooley case ⓘ
numerous musical recordings of "Tom Dooley" ⓘ
languageOfName English ⓘ
legalStatus executed convict ⓘ
locationOfCrime Wilkes County, North Carolina ⓘ
mannerOfDeath execution ⓘ
militaryBranch Confederate States Army ⓘ
name Tom Dula ⓘ
notableFor inspiration for the folk ballad "Tom Dooley" ⓘ
murder of Laura Foster ⓘ
occupation Confederate soldier ⓘ
participantIn American Civil War ⓘ
partOf American true crime history ⓘ
history of North Carolina ⓘ
placeOfBirth Wilkes County, North Carolina ⓘ
placeOfBurial Wilkes County, North Carolina ⓘ
placeOfDeath Statesville, North Carolina ⓘ
region Appalachia ⓘ
residence Wilkes County, North Carolina ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
significantEvent arrest for the murder of Laura Foster ⓘ
conviction for murder ⓘ
public execution in Statesville ⓘ
trialHeldIn Iredell County, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Iredell County

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Tom Dooley → mainCharacter → Tom Dula ⓘ
Tom Dooley → alternateSpelling → Tom Dula ⓘ
Tom Dula → name → Tom Dula ⓘ
Life of Tom Dula → mainSubject → Tom Dula ⓘ