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.
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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