Willoughby Murders

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States
Surnames/tags: Willoughby Kentucky Appalachia

This is a page to combine all of the instances of murder in the Willoughby family of Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States.

Murder Victims

1845

1. William Willoughby was murdered by Thomas Helm at age 16.

1903

1. John W Willoughby was murdered by James Freeman.^[1]

1906

1. Thomas Willoughby was attacked with a corn knife by Emma Houston.^[2]

1910

1. Hill Willoughby was murdered at a Christmas eve barn dance in Willoughby Town, Kentucky.

1. Craddock Willoughby was murdered at a Christmas eve barn dance in Willoughby Town, Kentucky.

1. Clarence Young, Walter Allen and Clint Allen were murdered at a Christmas eve barn dance in Willoughby Town, Kentucky.

1. Claude Willoughby, Cal Willoughby, Nelson Abner, Charles Martin, Millard Martin, John Hawkins and Mason Thomas were murdered at a Christmas eve barn dance in Willoughby Town, Kentucky.

1912

1. Noble Willoughby throat cut by Joe Bowman in a Winchester, Kentucky pool room.^[3]

1913

1. Willis Willoughby was killed by a train.^[4]

1917

1. Oscar Willoughby murdered by John Hart. Shot in the neck.^[5]

1918

1. Mr. Willoughby was murdered by Oscar Johnson in Bourbon County, Kentucky.^[6] Joseph Willoughby by John Henry Harp.^[7]

1924

1. Duffy Bud Willoughby was murdered by Oliver Cobey. Shot 5 times in the chest and back in a pool hall, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States.

1932

1. Bettie (Rose) Willoughby was murdered by her husband Jerry Willoughby. Bettie was the wife of Bud Willoughby and then Jerry Willoughby who shot her in the back of the head with a shot gun because she was not making breakfast fast enough.

1946

1. Nelson Abner was murdered by his wife Lucy Bell (Willoughby) Abner. She shot him in the back of the head with a shotgun due to suspected infidelity.

Murderers

1845

1. Pleasant Wade Willoughby Sr murdered Thomas Helm in retaliation of the death of his son William Willoughby.

1910

1. Lloyd Willoughby murdered William York. ^[8]
2. Charles Martin murdered Craddock Willoughby.^[8]
3. Dick Willoughby murdered James Cockrell by stabbing him in the side.^[9]

1932

1. Jerry Willoughby shot his wife Bettie Willoughby in the back of the head after a 3-day quarrel culminating in her inability to make breakfast to his satisfaction.

1946

1. Lucy Bell (Willoughby) Abner shot her husband in the back of the head with a shotgun while he was at the barn working. He was suspected of stepping out on her. She was 66 years old at the time.