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Champ Clark Sasser and Una (Wagoner) Sasser | |
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Champ Clark Sasser and Una (Wagoner) Sasser | |
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 Joe &Lucy(Botkin) Waggoner |
 Lisa (Frazier) Botkin |
 adults/left-to-right: Dave Perry, Lisa(Frazier)Botkin, Una's brother- Robert Clyde Wagoner, boy in front is Robert's son- Robert-Jr. |
at Champ Sasser's place at Gibbs, Knox Co, KY Walter Rush was subsequently found guilty and sent to prison for it. Below is a news account of events following the shooting.  Note: The actual news account listed Walter's name as Walter Rust. This transcript has been edited to list it accurately as Walter Rush. | |
October 21, 1949 (p. 1) M.B. BLANTON KILLED SUNDAY AFTERNOON Walter Rush Held Without Bond On Charge; Moonshine Still Found Near Scene of Killing. ~~~~~~~ On Richland Creek, near the Knox-Laurel border Sunday afternoon, M.B. Blanton, 26, was shot and killed by Walter Rush, 36, according to officers. Rush, married and father of eight, was arrested seven hours later at his home by W. E. Woods and two other officers of the State Police force and County Attorney Sampson B. Knuckles, who was first on the scene. Mr. Knuckles stated there were a number of eye-witnesses. The accused, who wielded a pistol, is held without bond awaiting grand jury action. According to Mr. Knuckles the crime took place not far from where a moonshine still was suspected of operating Monday morning. He and C.A. Mills, sheriff, and deputies, after a short search, uncovered the still within a quarter of a mile of the scene of the slaying. It was on land belonging to Champ Sasser, it was stated. The still was brought into town by the officers and was assembled intact in the Rapp Lumber Co. windows. It was constructed of first class material and was one of the largest confiscated in this year. Mr. Knuckles and other county officers, with the aid of the State police force, have been vigorous in their drive on the illicit stills of the county and are determined to clean them out as rapidly as possible. Wednesday night Knuckles and officers Mills, Jones, Davis and Fannon apprehended Sasser and took him into custody and also captured his brother-in-law, Mitchell Wagner, who more than one year ago was given a sentence of six month and $500 fine on an old charge in circuit court and who had never been caught. In County Court Sasser entered a plea of guilty and was given a fine of $100 and a jail sentence of 30 days --in addition to a $1,000 peace bond, by J. F. Catron, judge pro tem.  ~The 1949 news photo of Camp's still~ | |
M.B. Blanton (1923 - 1949) was the son of Matt &Dollie(Gilbert) Blanton and grandson of Calvin &Angeline(Osborne) Blanton Clickon Calvin/Angeline to find more accounts of the shooting. (clicking on will open a separate browser window) |
Walter Rush (1913 - 1997) was the son of James &Sally(Brock) Rush and POSSIBLY the grandson of Jacob &Lucy(Day) Rush Clickon Jacob/Lucy to find Walter's List of Descendants. (clicking on will open a separate browser window) |
Regarding County Attorney Sampson B. Knuckles mentioned in the above news account, his wife Jean (Owens) Knuckles is Champ's 3rd cousin. Jean's g-grandmother Clarissa (Jones) Black is a sister to Champ's g-grandmother Susan (Jones) Gilbert. Clarissa & Susan are daughters of Isaac &Rhoda(Smith) Jones who begat Jean (Owens) Knuckles. who begat Champ Sasser. | |
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7 of Champ's & Una's 13 Children Front Row: Lucille Back Row, left-to-right: Lena, Maxine, Leah, Lesa, Leon, Lowell |
were very generously provided to us by Sis's & Estel's granddaughter Heather Sullivan THANKS, CUZ HEATHER, FOR SHARING! |
Doug & Bobbie Jo in 1959
a great deal of the lineage info plus photos for this "Champ Sasser" webpage was generously provided to us by  Bobbie Jo (Steinhauer) Sasser THANKS, CUZ BOBBIE JO, FOR SHARING! |
Bobbie (Steinhauer) Sasser (1943 - 2002)  The Cobb-Sasser Website will never forget your generosity. |
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Lowell "Dougy" Sasserthis "Loma/Kenneth" branch and assorted updates for this page were provided to us by Jonnah Dawn Bruner THANKS, CUZ JONNAH, FOR SHARING! |
Sam & Becky (in earlier years and recently)
Lesa & Rick
Lauren & Luke
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Kristin holding Alexa |
this "Champ/Una" page were generously provided to us by Kristin (Sasser) Frankart THANKS, CUZ KRISTIN, FOR SHARING! |
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Spc Troy Frankart with Army buddies in Iraq. Troy was activated for active duty in October 2003 and was deployed to Iraq February 2004. He is currently stationed at FOB Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq; is expected to stay until early 2005. He was able to come home for two weeks for the birth of his son Jake. THANKS, CUZ TROY, FOR PROTECTING US. WE'RE PROUD OF YOU! WE WISH YOU A SAFE RETURN. |
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