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Quillen, Duncan

Male 1885 - 1914  (~ 29 years)


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  • Name Quillen, Duncan 
    Nickname Dunk 
    Birth Mar 1885  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Address:
    Magisterial District 2 
    Census 1910  Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Name Duncan Yontz 
    • This is how name was recorded in 1900 census, in household of Brack Yonts and Malissa (Hall) Yonts.
    Burial 1914  Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 1 Aug 1914  Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause: of gunshots as a result of an election-day dispute 
    • One descendant has reported that he was killed over a school board election in 1914. His death certificate reported his age as 29.

      A description of the incident was reported in the Washington Post of 3 Aug 1914, as follows:

      ELECTION OF TRUSTEE BY KENTUCKY COMMUNITY CAUSES PITCHED BATTLE

      Whitesburg, Ky., Aug. 2---As a result of trouble growing out of the election of a school trustee on the headwaters of Rockhouse Creek, in this county, a desperate pitched battle was fought yesterday evening between members of the HALL and QUILLEN families, in which four were killed.
      The dead are ALBERT HALL, ELCE HALL, MARION HALL, AND DUG (sic)QUILLEN. LANCE HALL and MRS. ALBERT HALL were seriously wounded.
      [Transcription courtesy of Ona Hall-Scalf, niece of Mrs. Albert (Janie Isaacs) Hall]
    Person ID I279016  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2019 

    Father Quillen, James,   b. 1848, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Oct 1893 (Age < 45 years) 
    Mother Hall, Malissa,   b. 1849, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1251  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Meade, Roxie,   b. 2 Dec 1891, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1946, Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 14 Sep 1906  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Quillen, Brack,   b. 25 Sep 1907, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1985, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     2. Quillen, Maggie,   b. 1909, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Quillen, Loretta,   b. 11 Jan 1911, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jun 1997 (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F106860  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Mar 1885 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address:
    Magisterial District 2 - 1900 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Sep 1906 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 1914 - Deane, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: of gunshots as a result of an election-day dispute - 1 Aug 1914 - Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S24047] Dunkens Yonts in household of Breckenridge Yonts, "United States Census, 1900".

    2. [S41558] Duncan Quillen, "United States Census, 1910".

    3. [S322] KY Death Records RootsWeb, Vol. 044, Cert. #21652, Deathvol. 14, hv.