Leathers, James (“Gowdy”) H.
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| Last Name | Leathers |
| First Name | James ("Gowdy") |
| Middle Name | H. |
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| Death Date | 8/1/1892 |
| Birth Date | 1/1/1878 |
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| Spouse | Mary E. Hiatt, Sept. 12, 1886 |
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| Other | Son of James Madison Sr. and Martha Jane McDonald Leathers. Accidentally killed by Andrew J. Goodpasture of Mooresville. [Goodpasture was later acquitted.] "[Andrew] Jack Goodpature (sic), living on White Lick, 3 miles Southeast of that place, had a quarrel with Gowdy Leathers, a nephew of his wife. Gowdy was ordered off the property and told not to return. He did, and he was shot by Goodpature. His wife, stepdaughter and stepson tried to get the gun away from Jack, and the gun accidentally went off." |
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