William Whitson
From RoyalWeb
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
'''Major William F Whitson, Jr''' (-1836) | '''Major William F Whitson, Jr''' (-1836) | ||
− | Founder of Whitsontown, [[Crawford County, Arkansas|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 then in Whitson's store and Lasater wanted it moved closer to his own property. | + | Founder of Whitsontown, [[Crawford County, Arkansas|Crawford County]], [[Arkansas]]. William Whitson was killed by State Senator [[John Lasater]] on [[Dec 5]], 1836 over a dispute as to where the county seat for Crawford should be located. It was then in Whitson's store and Lasater wanted it moved closer to his own property. |
At the time of his death, William Whitson was in a business partnership with Charles Whitson. Although Charles was of an age to possibly be his nephew, no firm documentation has yet come-to-light to specify how they were related. The Whitson's had evidently come there recently from [[Louisiana]]. | At the time of his death, William Whitson was in a business partnership with Charles Whitson. Although Charles was of an age to possibly be his nephew, no firm documentation has yet come-to-light to specify how they were related. The Whitson's had evidently come there recently from [[Louisiana]]. |