William Whitson
From RoyalWeb
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
− | '''William Whitson''' (-1836) | + | '''Major William F Whitson, Jr''' (-1836) |
Founder of Whitsontown, Crawford County, Arkansas. William Whitson was killed by John Lasater on [[Dec 5]], 1836 over a dispute as to where the county seat for Crawford should be located. It was currently in Whitson's store and Lasater wanted it moved closer to his own property. | Founder of Whitsontown, Crawford County, Arkansas. William Whitson was killed by John Lasater on [[Dec 5]], 1836 over a dispute as to where the county seat for Crawford should be located. It was currently in Whitson's store and Lasater wanted it moved closer to his own property. |