The Innocent Also Die

It takes a special kind of dreamer to load a life into a wagon and head west in search of a new life, and Robert Samron thought he was the man to take on the wild new frontier. The family packed everything they owned and headed west. A father's dreams were fulfilled when his son Jeb joined them on the quest, but his arrival came with a steep price: Jeb had lost everything and was escaping to the West to start fresh, free from shame. At St. Joe, Missouri, the Samrons met and befriended two other families, the Floarans and the Leahs, who joined their wagon train. The trip was long and arduous, and an attacking band of Indians threatened the group's very survival. But after making a narrow escape, the settlers finally made it to an idyllic mountain valley they soon named Waterfall. There, they built a community-and new lives-together. The small town beat the odds, and soon the settlers enjoyed a sense of freedom and security. But that wouldn't last long; mystery, heartache, and death soon settled in as well. For a brave group of hardy settlers intent on building a new future, the present offered the best and worst of times. But together, they faced the many challenges of a land where The Innocent Also Die.

George J. Sabol was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1914. He served in the US Navy during World War II and worked for Sunshine Biscuits for thirty-four years before retiring with his wife to Freehold, New Jersey. He died on February 13, 2011, at the age of ninety-six; he is survived by two daughters, a grandson, and two great-grandchildren.