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Eversole, Joseph Castle[1]

Male 1852 - 1888  (35 years)


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  • Name Eversole, Joseph Castle 
    Nickname Joe 
    Birth 26 Jul 1852  Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Misc 15 Sep 1887  Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    killed Bill Gambrell, an associate of the French faction, 
    • Author John Ed Pearce describes the event thus:

      "on September 15, 1887, Joe Eversole and Bill Gambrell met on the street in Hazard. Gambrell was a loudmouthed, gunslinging, part-time preacher, denouncing the demon rum one moment, peddling moonshine whiskey the next. Gambrell made what seemed to be a threatening remark. Eversole told him to keep his mouth shut or risk getting it shut permanently. Gambrell reached for his pistol. Eversole grabbed Gambrell's pistol, pulled his own, and shot him. Gambrell was killed. He was a French man, and the feud was automatically restarted."
    Occupation Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    an attorney and merchant 
    Death 15 Apr 1888  Big Creek, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Cause: when ambushed by members of the French gang 
    • Author John Ed Pearce describes the event as follows:

      "On April 15, 1888, Joe Eversole, His brother-in-law Nick Combs, and Judge Josiah Combs were riding toward Big Creek. It had been quiet in Hazard for several weeks, and people were beginning to hope that the feud had died down. But as the Eversoles rounded a turn in the road, they were hit by a burst of gunfire from thick patch of woods above the bend. Joe Eversole was knowcked from his horse, his body riddled by eight bullets. Nick Combs was similarly hit. Josiah Combs was nicked and had five bullet holes in his clothes but managed to escape." Bad Tom Smith was one of the two assailants.
    Person ID I29788  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2017 

    Father Eversole, Maj. John C.,   b. Between 1828 and 1830   d. 2 May 1864, Grapevine Creek, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Mother Duff, Nancy Ann,   b. 26 Jan 1828, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jul 1900, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 30 Sep 1846  Claiborne, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F12263  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Combs, Susan,   b. 17 May 1855, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1946, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 13 May 1871 
    Children 
    +1. Eversole, William Cassius,   b. 25 Jan 1873, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1943, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
    +2. Eversole, John Boyd,   b. 4 Jul 1875, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1970, Boca Raton, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     3. Eversole, Lillie C.,   b. 23 Nov 1877, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1878 (Age 0 years)
     4. Eversole, Mattie Alice,   b. 11 Dec 1878, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. Combs-Eversole Graveyard, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Eversole, Dr. Chester Arthur,   b. 12 Jul 1881, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Oct 1921, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
     6. Eversole, Clara Belle,   b. 7 Aug 1883, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Dec 1967, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     7. Eversole, Harrison Clay,   b. 7 Aug 1885   d. 22 Apr 1939, Fayette, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    Family ID F12261  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 26 Jul 1852 - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisc - killed Bill Gambrell, an associate of the French faction, - 15 Sep 1887 - Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - an attorney and merchant - - Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: when ambushed by members of the French gang - 15 Apr 1888 - Big Creek, Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Joe Eversole was a principal in the so-called "French-Eversole Wars" of Perry County, his counterpart being Benjamin Fulton "Fult" French.

  • Sources 
    1. [S36442] Joseph Eversale, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S325] Book:Feuds of Eastern KY, p. 80.

    3. [S325] Book:Feuds of Eastern KY, p. 81.