Cherokee Bill ( William Verne) came to David several times over the years. He could shoot, throw knives, ride horses. snap cigarettes from the boy's mouths with his bullwhip!ll I rec'd the following from Cherokee Bills grandchild. Additional Information appreciated. William Verne married someone from the David area, so some of you may have information:
"MY GRAND-FATHER WAS THE "THE GREAT CHEROKEE BILL" HE WAS BORN IN THE YEAR OF 1901 AND DIED 2 MONTHS BEFORE I WAS BORN IN APRIL OF 1978. IF U HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON HIM, I WOULD APPRECIATE IF I COULD GET THAT. I DO KNOW FOR A FACT THAT HE WAS BORN ON A RESERVATION IN OKLAHOMA AND IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!! I ALSO THAT JESSE STUART WROTE EITHER A BOOK ABOUT HIM OR IT WAS A CHAPTER IN A BOOK!!
John Anderson: He shot a cigar out of my mouth with a 22 cal rifle, and also cut off a piece of rolled up newspaper from my mouth with his whip. This happened in or about 1952-55 when he appeared at the Strand Theater.
Judy Bussey I'll make sure to notify his granddaughter who's watching these comments--Billie Jo McRoberts. She's anxious to know more about her famous grandfather and didn't have any of these pix until I sent them. I'm trying to write a piece about him...will let you post it on "My Floyd County" if I ever get it done!
Judy Bussey:I also talked to my son, Tommy, who found it hard to believe we had such a man as Cherokee Bill in our childhood....wonderful, unbelievable in today's world. And, I bet he used a real 22 didn't he!
Billie Jo McRoberts: hey it's me Billie Jo. i need u to call me, im here with my dad and i need to show him that link to your blogs.
Judy Bussey I haven't added to them, Billie Jo, but you're inspiring me to get busy. I'll call shortly....I need to write this story with all the photos. Maybe I can do an abbreviated version and someone else can expand it.....I'll tag my published novelist friend, Jawahara Saidullah...for advice...maybe she'll help me....♥
Linda Morefield
I just signed up to follow your blog, too, Judy! I didn't come from the same area but a lot of the memories of mountain life are the same. Carr Creek in Knott County is now somewhere under Carr Creek Lake but you can still see a small section of road right in front of where our house was in Carr Creek right below Carr Creek Hill where the old high school stands. We left there when I was 11 in 1968 (well, that just told my age but I'm not changing it!) but many of the mountain ways and the love of my Appalachian history came with us. Thanks for starting this - I'll get online and catch up to your current postings soon. I'm looking forward to it.
Judy Bussey @ Linda: Great to hear from my old Buddy! We always had much in common...so many good conversations...Daddy's first job was in Carr Creek Coal Company...
Linda Morefield I read that! I just closed your blog down and read every post! If the location and names were a little different, it could have been my family in almost every post. . .We may have been born miles apart but a lot of our experiences growing up were the same. I was the first of the children born in a hospital, too! I have enjoyed reading everything. Thanks for sharing all this.
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