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Jesse Britton Way

Birth
Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Death
19 Jul 1858 (aged 38)
Franklin County, Kansas, USA
Burial
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h/ Jane Hadley Way
s/ Paul & Lavinia Hiatt Way

Elected Sheriff of Franklin County and was killed in his own field with a Bowie knife. His killer was William Miller, who disagreed with Jesse on his anti-slavery views. This happened about five miles west of Osawatomie. Jesse's son Cyrus related later in his life that he remembered John Brown visiting his father on his farm.
h/ Jane Hadley Way
s/ Paul & Lavinia Hiatt Way

Elected Sheriff of Franklin County and was killed in his own field with a Bowie knife. His killer was William Miller, who disagreed with Jesse on his anti-slavery views. This happened about five miles west of Osawatomie. Jesse's son Cyrus related later in his life that he remembered John Brown visiting his father on his farm.


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