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John Perry Colyer^{[1, 2, 3]}
1857 - 1936

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• Birth	1857  [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1936  [2, 3, 4]
  Person ID	I0140	John Colyer family of Somerset Ky
  Last Modified	08 Mar 2014

  
  

  Father	Lindsey Robert Colyer,   b. 27 Apr 1821,   d. 14 Jan 1901
  Mother	Nancy Jane Richardson,   b. 1829,   d. 1871
  Married	30 Jul 1844	Pulaski Co., Kentucky
  Family ID	F048	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Dora Elizabeth Tate,   b. 1859,   d. 1918
  Children	1. Ebben R. Colyer,   b. 1877   2. Estil (Pete) Colyer,   b. 1882   3. Eva Bell Colyer,   b. 1884   4. George E. Colyer,   b. 1885   5. Add G. Colyer,   b. 1886   6. Ora Colyer,   b. 1890   7. Andrew Jackson Colyer,   b. 1897   8. Thelma Colyer   9. Etta E. Colyer,   b. 1879
  Family ID	F047	Group Sheet

  
  

  Children	1. Etta E. Colyer,   b. 1879
  Family ID	F269	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents		Newspaper accounts of John Perry Colyer Murder trial News accounts of 1899 John Perry Colyer murder trial and Pardon
  		1873 Pulaski County Ky Property Tax Record Colyers in east Somerset area
  		John Perry Colyer obituary

  
  

• Notes

  Subject: KFY: Mt Vernon Signal Newspapers, 1898, Rockcastle Co Henry Catron ????? Tate and G.S. Griffin are in Somerset attending the trial of John P. Colyer charged with the murder of A.J. Catron John Perry was born on January 1st, 1857 in Cherry Grove Community, Pulaski County, Kentucky.1 John Perry's father was Lindsey Robert Colyer and his mother was Nancy Jane Richardson. His paternal grandparents were John Wesley Colyer and Lydia Memes Purvis. He had three brothers and nine sisters, named Cyrenius, Robert Lindsey, Samuel A., Lydia Margaret (Liddie), Elizabeth, Paulina Jane (Lina), Lucinda Sophia, Mary Belle, Nancy Ellen, Virginia (Jenne), Lucinda Debora (Lucy) and Alice. He was the sixth oldest of the thirteen children. He died at the age of 79 on July 30th, 1936 in Pulaski County, Kentucky. source: http://familytrees.genopro.com/Azrael/Skaggs/default.htm?page=Colyer-JohnPerry-I02389.htm The Courier-Journal (Louisville Ky) 6/26/1899 Noted Case On the Docket. Somerset, KY., June 25--(Special)-- The Pulaski Circuit Court will convene at this place tomorrow for a two weeks' session. A number of very important cases will be tried, among them the Colyer murder case. Colyer shot and killed Jailer A.J.Catron last year. The case was tried at the December term of court and resulted in a hung jury. A great deal of interest is takin in the case, as both were very prominent in the county and both were members of large families. The Courier-Journal (Lousiville, Kentucky) Sat, Nov 5, 1898 Jury Failed To Agree. Somerset, Ky., Nov. 4--(Special)-- The jurors in the John P. Colyer case failed to agree after being in their room about ten hours and were discharged by Judge Morrow. Colyer is charged with killing Jailer A.J. Catron last May. The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) Sun Jun 19, 1898 BLOODSHED AT SOMERSET JAILER A.J. CATRON KILLED BY JOHN P. COLYER. Both Men Were Drinking and the Trouble Grew Out of a Previous Shooting. Somerset, Ky., June 18--Special-- This evening at 6 o'clock John Perry Colyer, a farmer of this county, shot and killed A.J. Catron, Jailer of Pulaski county. Both were intoxicated. the trouble came up over bad feeling which grew out of the Colyer-Wickersham tragedy some six months ago. The principals in today's tragedy were at a blind-tiger, near the public square. Catron, Seth Mofield and Colyer met. It is alleged that they reached for their guns, when Colyer shot Catron below the left eye, the ball penetrating the brain. Colyer and Catron married cousins, and up to a few months ago had been friends. Both are well connected, Catron being one of the most popular men in the county. Colyer is under arrest, and is being guarded in the court-house by Chief of Police R.O. Hughes and a posse. He will be taken to Danville tomorrow, where he will be placed in jail. Catron, the victim of this evening's tragedy, is a cousin of County Judge William M. Catron. Catron's wife is on a visit to her father, Hon Stephen Tate, of Wayne county. John Perry Colyer, who shot Catron, is a brother of Robert Colyer, the policeman who shot and killed James S. Wickersham at this place last December. Robert Colyer was tried at the March term of the Pulaski Court and acquitted. Catron was a warm friend of Wickersham's and took considerable interest in Colyer's prosecution. This resulted in ill-feeling, which no doubt caused today's tragedy. robert Colyer, after his acquittal, moved to Arthur, Ill, where he now resides. Colyer and Catron were each about thirty-five years of age. Catron had the reputation of being quarrelsome when under the influence of liquor, but when sober was a thorough gentleman. He had always been prominent in Republican politics in this county, and was serving his second term as Jailer. The Courier Journal (Louisville Kentucky) Thu Aug 23, 1900 RECORDS Bear Out Statement of Col Campbell, OVER 200 PARDONS GRANTED During Four Years of Republican Rule J.P. Colyer , Pulaski, pardoned December 4, 1899.




• Sources

  [S05088] Collierj.ftw--Tim Jeffries, Cincinnati OH, Tim Jeffries, Cincinnatti OH. Date of Import: Aug 6, 1998 [S14494] Alice Colyer Gala. Date of Import: Sep 19, 1998 [S27813] ColyerV2.FTW. Date of Import: Sep 30, 1998 [S01737] Richard Curtis files.