Arthur Poore^[1]

1905 - 1963  (58 years)

• Name	Arthur Poore
  Birth	9 Sep 1905	Holston Valley, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  	22nd Civil District
  Census	1920	Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	22nd Civil District
  Residence	Oct 1940	Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  Residence	May 1948	Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  Census	1950	Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Residence	Apr 1953	Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  Residence	May 1955	Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  Cause of Death	Shotgun wound  [4, 9, 10]
  Occupation	Farmer, candy store owner  [9, 10]
  Death	24 Sep 1963	Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [4, 9]
  Burial	26 Sep 1963	Rooty Branch Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA   [4, 10]
  Person ID	I14273	Mohr-Whalen
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Edgar Charles Poore           b. 16 May 1876, Tennessee, USA           d. 6 Apr 1953, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Sallie Belle Buckles           b. 19 Apr 1885, Tennessee, USA           d. 2 May 1955, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F9649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Sep 1905 - Holston Valley, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1910 - Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1920 - Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Residence - Oct 1940 - Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Residence - May 1948 - Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Census - 1950 - Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Residence - Apr 1953 - Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Residence - May 1955 - Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Death - 24 Sep 1963 - Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA Burial - 26 Sep 1963 - Rooty Branch Cemetery, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Killed during a robbery by Charles MacArthur Malone and David Franklin Frye, both of Bristol, Tennessee. The two ransacked Arthur’s home and laid in wait for three days for his return. Arthur was ambushed and shot in his driveway as he stepped out of his car. His body, covered in a quilt, was discovered the next morning by his brothers Ross and Charlie. The two were convicted and sentenced to 100-year prison sentences (the prosecution has requested the death penalty, but the jury returned 100-year sentences instead, in part because the Poore family was opposed to the death penalty). In 1976, their sentences were commuted to 30 years by governor Ray Blanton and the Malone and Frye were released to two years of probation. [9, 10, 11, 12, 13]

  
  

• Sources

  [S5570] 1920 US Census - Household of E.C. Poore. [S7537] Ancestry.com (National Archives & Records Administration), WWII Draft Registration Card of James Arthur Poore. [S5880] 1910 US Census - Household of Edward [Charles Edgar] Poore. [S7538] Death Certificate of James Arthur Poore. [S7917] 1950 US Census - Household of Ed Poore. [S7558] Obituary of Sam Poore. [S7586] Obituary of Charles E. Poore. [S7360] Obituary of Sallie Belle Poore. [S7745] Thieves rob, kill wealthy Bristol man. [S7744] Bristol Man is Ambushed at Farm House. [S7746] Malone Taken into Custody. [S7747] Two Youths Convicted in Slaying. [S7748] Commuted.