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Draughn, Rory Jay[1, 2]

Male 1868 - 1913  (45 years)


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  • Name Draughn, Rory Jay 
    Birth 17 Jan 1868  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  McPherson (Historic), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Misc 14 Mar 1891  Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    murdered Ben Cunningham 
    • He immediately fled to Colorado and assumed the name Hiram Baker.
    Misc Feb 1898  Johnson, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    was convicted of the murder of Ben Cunningham and sentenced to 21 years 
    Census 1910  Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Name Rory J. Draughan 
    Death 18 Dec 1913  Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Cause: of gunshots inflicted as he attempted to arrest James O. "Jim" Combs 
    • He was serving as Hazard Town Marshal at the time of his death.
    Person ID I77900  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 25 May 2020 

    Father Draughan, John Alvis Walter,   b. Abt 1849, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Perkins, Valeria C.,   b. Sep 1846, Grayson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1924, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 77 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jan 1867  Grayson, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F32271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Baker, Hattie,   b. Nov 1873, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1944 (Age ~ 70 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Draughn, Talmage Dewitt,   b. 10 Dec 1890, Hindman, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1963, Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F121528  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Jan 1868 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - McPherson (Historic), Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisc - murdered Ben Cunningham - 14 Mar 1891 - Paintsville, Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisc - was convicted of the murder of Ben Cunningham and sentenced to 21 years - Feb 1898 - Johnson, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: of gunshots inflicted as he attempted to arrest James O. "Jim" Combs - 18 Dec 1913 - Hazard, Perry, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S127455] Jay Draughn in entry for Talmadge D Draughn, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".

    2. [S127456] Jay Draughon in entry for Arthur Walter Draughon, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965".

    3. [S28060] Rory J M Draughon in household of John A W Draughon, "United States Census, 1880".

    4. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 59-608.

    5. [S127457] Jay Draughon, "United States Census, 1910".

    6. [S555] Book:Jones-Wright Feud, p. 376.