| 1. | Tavenor Runyan was born Abt 1787; died 1802, , Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried , Tennessee. Notes:
Given name may be Marcus.
Killed by band of Indians near his home. (Ref letter by Governor Archibald
Roane). "Perhaps the last of the Indian murders in Sevier County occurred at
Pigeon Forge in 1800. Young Tavenor Runyan, son of Barefoot and Margaret Rambo
Runyan, was killed by an Indian or Indians while standing on a stump searching
for a horse. Governor John Sevier made a report ...... et al" [Reunion at the
River, Homecoming 1986, Pigeon Forge, TN - Sept. 13, 1986]
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Reference:
Joe Chilton GEDCOM, 7 November 1994.
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Abt 1787 - 1802 (~ 15 years)