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| Family Stories At this point we have not been able to document this story thru court records because the court records burnt several times. It doesn't say what prison but does say that he was sent to the State Pen.Rock Creek is in Oneida so what ever the State Pen was called is where I assume he went. I didn't know, however, that Nimrod was also shot. Are you sure it's true? I'd like to add it to my notes if it can be confirmed. The incident occurred on August 6, 1921. I found this to be a pretty interesting story! Sterling and JK Anderson were killed on the same day. (per Sandy Beavers the following is what her Uncle Ventis told her about the incident) There was a man named Mize (Mose?) Walker who had a moonshine still that J.K. and Sterling had found out about. There was a big election at Rock Creek the day of August 6, 1921. While at this election, JK and Sterling publicly began confronting/speaking about this moonshine still and Moze (who had been drinking heavily) took exception to what they were saying, became enraged and shot J.K. between the eyes and shot Sterling through the heart with a handgun. The shooting took place in the yard in front of the election building. Both J.K.'s and Sterling's families were close neighbors to Ancil Thomas (Sandy Beaver's grandfather). Ancil Thomas was on of the few in the area that had a wagon. The families of J.K. and Sterling came to Ancil (known as Poppy) and asked him to bring the bodies of their sons back. Poppy went and picked up their bodies at the election and brought them back to Nim's house and then to the cemetery. Ventis states that Poppy brought them by their house for my grandmother, Ollie Angel, to see (they knew those boys and had watched them grow up) before taking them to Nim's house. Ventis states, " Poppy had them in the back of the wagon, lying on their backs with a white sheet over them. He pulled the sheet back for Mom to see them and I saw them myself as well. It was a tragic loss to the people in that area. J.K. had a bullet hole in his forehead and Sterling had a hole in his chest where his heart would have been." Poppy then took the bodies to Nim's and then to the cemetery. Moze Walker was arrested, tried, and sentenced to 20 years in the state pen. Ventis states he remembers his mom and dad talking about Moze getting out of prison in the late 30's. Ventis states that J.K. Anderson had three children with Liddy when he was shot and killed........ I know that at least two of them were boys because Ventis stated that he used to play with J.K.'s boys. And he stated that Sterling was also married at the time and he believed he had at least one child when he, too, was shot and killed, but Ventis wasn't exactly sure how many. More on story This story is a little different than what I heard. I finally found the tape by Marie Richmond. Marie said that after Mose Walker was sent to prison he wrote a letter to Bill Anderson and the letter was mistakenly put in her uncle Will's mail box. The letter said "Bill, you know that I didn't kill K Anderson you're the one that done it." I haven't found my letter from Christine Stinchcomb where she is telling about the story. Christine said that William "Black Bill" Anderson hired Mose Walker to do the killing. He was suppose to kill K Anderson, and two men by the name of Angel, only one Angel was killed the other got away. I thought I also had a tape conversation with Nathan Byrd talking about the killing. I haven't found that one yet. I'll check my tapes, I think I have Howard Washam also telling about the killing. Willis Anderson is a grandson of Black Bill. I can't remember if I ever ask him about the shooting or not. You would probably have to find the newspaper story on this to verify the facts of what happen. It seems everyone has a little different story to tell. I'm sure that if K and the Angels were making comments about a moonshine still loud enough for anyone to hear, they should have known they would get shot or burned out. Linda Kirkpatrick's grandmother (Vina Moses Davenport) was living on a rented property and found out the property had a still on it. She told the guys that owned the still to move it. The next day while Vina and her husband were working in one of their fields, their house was burned down. One of the babies had been left in the house asleep and who ever torched the house carried the baby outside. Vina was a granddaughter of William Anderson and Betsy. |
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| John K. Anderson son of James Kerrins Anderson,also known as K |
| Need help with court records of killings that took place on August 6,1921.Moses Walker went to prison for the murders.Please read story below and if you can help,please email [email protected] |
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| Daughter of Lucinda Anderson (dau. of James Kerrins Anderson) & Luther Neal |
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| Children of John K Anderson and Lettie Angel |
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| Descendants of James Kerrin Anderson Generation No. 1 1. JAMES KERRIN3 ANDERSON (WILLIAM2, JACOB1) was born February 15, 1863 in Whitley Co. KY., and died December 24, 1907. He married SARAH CHITWOOD November 02, 1884 in Scott,Tn., daughter of ELIJAH CHITWOOD and POLLYANNA CHITWOOD. She was born September 17, 1865 in Whitley Co. Kentucky, and died January 08, 1933 in Rock Creek Cemtery McCreary CO. TN.. Notes for JAMES KERRIN ANDERSON: James Kerrins Anderson was killed by Ruff Trammell. Both James and Sarah buried at Rock Creek Cemetary.Family states thatname is James Kerrins Anderson, but tombstone reads "James R. Anderson" 1900 Whitley Co. Census #159-159 James R. K Anderson b. October 1861 Ky age 38 married 16 years Sarah E.b. Sept.1862 TN. age 37 Laura b. Sept.1884 Ky age 15 Willie b. Oct. 1885 Ky age 14 Curns b. Oct 1888 Ky age 13 Albert b. Aug. 1890 Ky age 9 Elizabeth b. May 1892 Ky age 8 Lucinda b. Jun 1894 age 5 Jala b. June 1895 age 4 Harley b. May 1897 age 3 Pricey b. June 1899 Ky age 1 More About JAMES ANDERSON and SARAH CHITWOOD: Marriage: November 02, 1884, Scott,Tn. Children of JAMES ANDERSON and SARAH CHITWOOD are: i. LAURA B.4 ANDERSON, b. September 1884; m. N.L. NEAL, December 07, 1912, Whitley Co. KY.. More About N.L. NEAL and LAURA ANDERSON: Marriage: December 07, 1912, Whitley Co. KY. 2. ii. JOHN KERRIN"K" ANDERSON, b. October 06, 1888, Scott County.Tn.; d. August 06, 1921, Scott County Tn.. 3. iii. ALBERT ANDERSON, b. August 12, 1890; d. October 01, 1944, Whetstone Cem. Louden KY.. iv. ELIZABETH ANDERSON, b. May 1892; m. HIRAM BAIRD; b. August 09, 1887, Ky.; d. July 22, 1971, Hayes Creek Cemetary Scott County Tn.. 4. v. LUCINDA ANDERSON, b. June 11, 1894, Whitley Co. Ky.. vi. JALIE ANN ANDERSON, b. June 05, 1895; d. March 26, 1918, Rock Creek Cemtery McCreary CO. TN.. vii. HALEY ANDERSON, b. May 1897; m. NOAH LAY, February 07, 1918, McCreary County Kentucky. More About NOAH LAY and HALEY ANDERSON: Marriage: February 07, 1918, McCreary County Kentucky viii. PRISELLA ANDERSON, b. June 05, 1900; m. NEMROD WEBB. 5. ix. JEFF ANDERSON, b. August 29, 1902; d. July 27, 1963, Whetstone Cem. Louden KY.. x. HIRAM EVERETT ANDERSON, b. July 18, 1904; d. March 15, 1905, Rock Creek Cemtery McCreary CO. TN.. xi. NANNIE MAE ANDERSON, b. February 17, 1906; m. ARTHUR LOVETT. xii. MILLIE MAGGIE ANDERSON, b. 1908. 6. xiii. WILLIAM "WILLY" ANDERSON, b. October 1885. Generation No. 2 2. JOHN KERRIN"K"4 ANDERSON (JAMES KERRIN3, WILLIAM2, JACOB1) was born October 06, 1888 in Scott County.Tn., and died August 06, 1921 in Scott County Tn.. He married LETTIE ANGEL, daughter of NIMROD ANGEL and LUCINDA LAY. She was born November 15, 1897, and died February 22, 1925. Notes for JOHN KERRIN"K" ANDERSON: "K" Kerrins was killed by Mose Walker who was supposedly hired by William "BlackBill" Anderson.Mose spent 9 years in the state prison. Family Stories At this point we have not been able to document this story thru court records because the court records burnt several times. It doesn't say what prison but does say that he was sent to the State Pen.Rock Creek is in Oneida so what ever the State Pen was called is where I assume he went. I didn't know, however, that Nimrod was also shot. Are you sure it's true? I'd like to add it to my notes if it can be confirmed. The incident occurred on August 6, 1921. I found this to be a pretty interesting story! Sterling and JK Anderson were killed on the same day. (per Sandy Beavers the following is what her Uncle Ventis told her about the incident) There was a man named Mize (Mose?) Walker who had a moonshine still that J.K. and Sterling had found out about. There was a big election at Rock Creek the day of August 6, 1921. While at this election, JK and Sterling publicly began confronting/speaking about this moonshine still and Moze (who had been drinking heavily) took exception to what they were saying, became enraged and shot J.K. between the eyes and shot Sterling through the heart with a handgun. The shooting took place in the yard in front of the election building. Both J.K.'s and Sterling's families were close neighbors to Ancil Thomas (Sandy Beaver's grandfather). Ancil Thomas was on of the few in the area that had a wagon. The families of J.K. and Sterling came to Ancil (known as Poppy) and asked him to bring the bodies of their sons back. Poppy went and picked up their bodies at the election and brought them back to Nim's house and then to the cemetery. Ventis states that Poppy brought them by their house for my grandmother, Ollie Angel, to see (they knew those boys and had watched them grow up) before taking them to Nim's house. Ventis states, " Poppy had them in the back of the wagon, lying on their backs with a white sheet over them. He pulled the sheet back for Mom to see them and I saw them myself as well. It was a tragic loss to the people in that area. J.K. had a bullet hole in his forehead and Sterling had a hole in his chest where his heart would have been." Poppy then took the bodies to Nim's and then to the cemetery. Moze Walker was arrested, tried, and sentenced to 20 years in the state pen. Ventis states he remembers his mom and dad talking about Moze getting out of prison in the late 30's. Ventis states that J.K. Anderson had three children with Liddy when he was shot and killed........ I know that at least two of them were boys because Ventis stated that he used to play with J.K.'s boys. And he stated that Sterling was also married at the time and he believed he had at least one child when he, too, was shot and killed, but Ventis wasn't exactly sure how many. More on story This story is a little different than what I heard. I finally found the tape by Marie Richmond. Marie said that after Mose Walker was sent to prison he wrote a letter to Bill Anderson and the letter was mistakenly put in her uncle Will's mail box. The letter said "Bill, you know that I didn't kill K Anderson you're the one that done it." I haven't found my letter from Christine Stinchcomb where she is telling about the story. Christine said that William "Black Bill" Anderson hired Mose Walker to do the killing. He was suppose to kill K Anderson, and two men by the name of Angel, only one Angel was killed the other got away. I thought I also had a tape conversation with Nathan Byrd talking about the killing. I haven't found that one yet. I'll check my tapes, I think I have Howard Washam also telling about the killing. Willis Anderson is a grandson of Black Bill. I can't remember if I ever ask him about the shooting or not. More About JOHN KERRIN"K" ANDERSON: Burial: Nimrod Angel Cemetery Children of JOHN ANDERSON and LETTIE ANGEL are: 7. i. WALTER5 ANDERSON, d. 1987, Waycross Georgia. 8. ii. "RED" CHARLES ANDERSON, d. March 25, 1977, Cleveland Georgia. iii. MYRTLE ANDERSON. 3. ALBERT4 ANDERSON (JAMES KERRIN3, WILLIAM2, JACOB1) was born August 12, 1890, and died October 01, 1944 in Whetstone Cem. Louden KY.. He married ELLEN STEPHENS July 10, 1920 in McCreary County Kentucky, daughter of SOLOMAN STEPHENS and AMANDA MURPHY. She was born March 06, 1901. Notes for ELLEN STEPHENS: [The Anderson's.FTW] Military service KY. Cpl, 1st Pioneer Inf. More About ALBERT ANDERSON and ELLEN STEPHENS: Marriage: July 10, 1920, McCreary County Kentucky Children of ALBERT ANDERSON and ELLEN STEPHENS are: i. EVA5 ANDERSON, m. M. MEADORS, February 14, 1916, McCreary County Kentucky. More About M. MEADORS and EVA ANDERSON: Marriage: February 14, 1916, McCreary County Kentucky ii. CHESTER ANDERSON. iii. SARAH ANDERSON. iv. UNKNOWN ANDERSON. 4. LUCINDA4 ANDERSON (JAMES KERRIN3, WILLIAM2, JACOB1) was born June 11, 1894 in Whitley Co. Ky.. She married LUTHER NEAL, son of LEWIS NEAL and MARY BROYLES. Children of LUCINDA ANDERSON and LUTHER NEAL are: i. ROSCO5 NEAL, m. DORNE MAE CLAXTON. ii. MARIE NEAL, m. SIMS RICHMOND. More About MARIE NEAL: Cause of Death: Cancer Medical Information: Never married iii. LEOTA NEAL. Notes for LEOTA NEAL: died at 21 never married iv. MAGGIE NEAL. Notes for MAGGIE NEAL: Never married died at 17 5. JEFF4 ANDERSON (JAMES KERRIN3, WILLIAM2, JACOB1) was born August 29, 1902, and died July 27, 1963 in Whetstone Cem. Louden KY.. He married REBA STEPHENS November 05, 1927, daughter of SOLOMAN STEPHENS and AMANDA MURPHY. She was born March 21, 1907, and died May 31, 1955 in Whetstone Cem. Louden KY.. Notes for JEFF ANDERSON: Jeff Anderson ran a grocery store and also was a judge several times. Notes for REBA STEPHENS: Reba Stephens Anderson , born March 21, 1907, died May 31, 1955. She was the daughter of the late Sol and Amanda Stephens. She was married to Jeff Anderson, November 5, 1927. To this union were born seven children: two sons, Earl and Glennis and five daughters, Mrs. Freddie Wright, Mrs. Cecil Neal, Freda, Katheryn, and Betty Anderson. Mrs. Anderson also had two grandchildren, Scott Neal and Connie Anderson. Mrs. Anderson is survived by six sister, Mrs. Mary Siler, Elismore, Ca., Mrs. Andy Jones, Rockhold, Ky., Mrs. J.W. Prewitt, Warren, Ohio, Mrs. Joe Angel, Williamsburg, KY., and Mrs. C.C. Clark, Red Jacket, West Va.; three brothers, Will Stephens, Pulaski, Tn., Jim Stephens, Scottsboro, ind., and Clive Stephens, Pine Knot. She joined the Baptist Church at Jellico lCreek, Ky., August 31, 1921 and served as a true Christian and was a faithful teacher in the United Baptist Church at Pine Knot. Mrs. Anderson leaves a number of other relatives and many friends who will miss her. Funeral services were held at Old Jellico Creek Church with Rev. Wheeler and Rev. Ed Simpson officiating. Burial was in Old Jellico Creek Cemetery. Flower girls were: Donna Stephens, Patricia Stanley, Jean Stephens, Beth Chitwood, Judy Strunk, Doris Stanfill, Faye Peryy, Etta Mae Stephens, Betty Trammell, Peggy Byrd, Lola Taylor, Sheila Jo Meadors, Patty Hamlin, June Hamlin, and Bertha Marie Reed. Honorary Pallbearers: C.D. Harmon, G.C. Walker, Clarence Cooper, Ledford Perry and Homer Ramsey. Active Pallbearers: J.C. Chitwood, Leonard Lovett, Dave Manning, Hurstle Stephens, T.E. Daugherty and Green Barnett. [From The McCreary County Record, 1955.] More About REBA STEPHENS: Burial: Old Jellico Cemetery More About JEFF ANDERSON and REBA STEPHENS: Marriage: November 05, 1927 Children of JEFF ANDERSON and REBA STEPHENS are: 9. i. EARL5 ANDERSON, b. June 11, 1928, Rock Creek Ky.; d. April 19, 2003, Pine Knot Ky.. ii. THELMA ANDERSON. iii. WILMA ANDERSON. iv. FREIDA ANDERSON. v. KATHERYN ANDERSON. vi. BETTY ANDERSON. vii. GLENNIS ANDERSON, b. October 14, 1939; d. May 26, 1981, McCreary Co. KY. Hayes creek cemtery. viii. HAZEL ANDERSON, b. January 16, 1942; d. January 16, 1942, Rock Creek Cemtery McCreary CO. TN.. 6. WILLIAM "WILLY"4 ANDERSON (JAMES KERRIN3, WILLIAM2, JACOB1) was born October 1885. He married MAUDE DAVIS, daughter of HENRY DAVIS and NANCY CHITWOOD. Child of WILLIAM ANDERSON and MAUDE DAVIS is: 10. i. DESSIE LEE5 ANDERSON. Generation No. 3 7. WALTER5 ANDERSON (JOHN KERRIN"K"4, JAMES KERRIN3, WILLIAM2, JACOB1) died 1987 in Waycross Georgia. He married OPAL UNKOWN. Children of WALTER ANDERSON and OPAL UNKOWN are: i. PATRICIA RUTH6 ANDERSON, b. 1939. ii. RALPH RAY ANDERSON, b. 1941. iii. BETTY ANDERSON, b. 1943. 8. "RED" CHARLES5 ANDERSON (JOHN KERRIN"K"4, JAMES KERRIN3, WILLIAM2, JACOB1) died March 25, 1977 in Cleveland Georgia. He married RUTH DIXON. She was born 1920. Children of CHARLES ANDERSON and RUTH DIXON are: i. LEE DIXON6 ANDERSON, m. LISA UNKNOWN. ii. LINDA KAY ANDERSON, m. CHANDLER BROWN. 9. EARL5 ANDERSON (JEFF4, JAMES KERRIN3, WILLIAM2, JACOB1) was born June 11, 1928 in Rock Creek Ky., and died April 19, 2003 in Pine Knot Ky.. He married PEARL CREEKMORE August 28, 1948 in Williamsburg Ky.. Notes for EARL ANDERSON: Earl Anderson also ran a grocery store and sang in the Hays Creek Quartet. More About EARL ANDERSON: Burial: Chitwood Cemetery Scott County More About EARL ANDERSON and PEARL CREEKMORE: Marriage: August 28, 1948, Williamsburg Ky. Children of EARL ANDERSON and PEARL CREEKMORE are: i. CONNY6 ANDERSON. ii. JESSICA ANDERSON. 10. DESSIE LEE5 ANDERSON (WILLIAM "WILLY"4, JAMES KERRIN3, WILLIAM2, JACOB1) She married LANSFORD CREEKMORE, son of HENRY CREEKMORE and SARAH LONG. Children of DESSIE ANDERSON and LANSFORD CREEKMORE are: i. JERRY6 CREEKMORE. ii. ROSALYN CREEKMORE. iii. SUE CREEKMORE. |