Possible Cause of Death for John C. Runyon

[Ira A. Runyan]

Possible Cause of Death for John C. Runyon

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1. JOHN C.8 RUNYON (THOMAS WALLACE7, ADRON6, JOHN5, ISAAC4, JOSEPH3 RUNYAN, THOMAS2, VINCENT1 RONGNION) was born December 04, 1878, and died June 19, 1930 in Belfry, Kentucky. He married DELLA FARLEY May 08, 1897. She was born March 01, 1879.

More About JOHN RUNYON and DELLA FARLEY:
Marriage: May 08, 1897

From: "Celia Hartmann [e-mail]
> To: "Ira Runyan" <[e-mail]>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 8:46 AM
> Subject: John C. Runyon 1878-1930 (h/o Della Farley)
>
>
> > Ira,
> >
> > Do you know the cause of death for this John C. Runyon who died 19 June
> 1930
> > in Belfry?
> >
> > I have a letter written to my Madison Runyon by his wife's brother W.S.
> > Murphy in Belfry dated June 28, 1930 in which he describes (in great
> detail)
> > the recent death of a Johnie Runyon. This John C. Runyon was the only
> John
> > I could find that died the right timeframe, so I think they are the
same.

Letter Addressed to Madison Runyon, Route 2, Lucasville, Ohio
Letter Dated & Postmarked: Belfry, KY Jun 28, 1930.

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well we have a sad accurence a few days ago. Johnie Runyon went up to the back of his field to take down some wire fence and bring down to bottom and put it up a gain and he sliped his old shot gun out and taken with him, and goes over the ridge on Amos Runyon side of Paint to a mulberry and the gun was heard a bout 8 30 oclock in the morning and he did not come in for dinner and they got to hunting for him and found him dead they hunted all night and found him at day breake next morning an inquest was held and the Jury's virdic was killed accidently looked as though he was fixing to shoot a squirrll and his left foot sliped and he throwed back his gun to catch and gun went of the muzzle of gun catching him right in back of head and just tore the whole back of head out and his hat was lodged up in a dog wood tree with Brains meet and scull Boans, it was a bout 24 hours from the time he was killed tell he was found, they was a large gathering of people at his funarl[/b]



Children of JOHN RUNYON and DELLA FARLEY are:
i. TROY B.9 RUNYON, b. March 18, 1898; m. ORA MAY GENTRY, August 11, 1923, Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky.

More About TROY RUNYON and ORA GENTRY:
Marriage: August 11, 1923, Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky

ii. MORELL RUNYON, b. July 20, 1900; m. GOLDIE FLUTY.
iii. ERNEST BURL RUNYON, b. December 04, 1902; m. MAY BUCHANAN, September 28, 1934.

More About ERNEST RUNYON and MAY BUCHANAN:
Marriage: September 28, 1934

iv. LUCY RUNYON, b. January 12, 1904; m. JOHN BEVINS, November 19, 1924.

More About JOHN BEVINS and LUCY RUNYON:
Marriage: November 19, 1924

v. THOMAS B. RUNYON, b. December 28, 1906; m. LOENA GRAY, June 30, 1928.

More About THOMAS RUNYON and LOENA GRAY:
Marriage: June 30, 1928

vi. ETHEL RUNYON, b. April 07, 1908; m. OKEY BEVINS, 1933.

More About OKEY BEVINS and ETHEL RUNYON:
Marriage: 1933

vii. MABEL RUNYON, b. May 20, 1912; d. May 03, 1949; m. CARL REEDY, 1931.

More About CARL REEDY and MABEL RUNYON:
Marriage: 1931

viii. EMMA RUNYON, b. August 25, 1915; m. GRADY MAY.
ix. LORENE RUNYON, b. May 04, 1923; m. LOYD FRANCISCO.