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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3656883" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>We have a famous criminal in our family history. </p><p>Blackjack Ketchum was a train robber and thief. (Ketchum Oklahoma on grand lake is named after the legal part of his family)</p><p>He was caught and sentenced to hang in Clayton NM.</p><p>There was a little issue though. They miscalculated his weight and the length of the rope which resulted in popping his head off when he dropped. </p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/23/the-hanging-of-black-jack-ketchum-didnt-go-as-planned/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>I knew we were related to the Ketchum name but on a trip back from New Mexico a few years back we stopped in Clayton for lunch and found a large board with pics of the hanging.</p><p>My sister has done an in-depth study of our families history, publishing two books.</p><p> The only other famous person is Gabby Hayes who was the cook on the TV series Rawhide. Never knew or saw him other than on TV.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3656883, member: 5412"] We have a famous criminal in our family history. Blackjack Ketchum was a train robber and thief. (Ketchum Oklahoma on grand lake is named after the legal part of his family) He was caught and sentenced to hang in Clayton NM. There was a little issue though. They miscalculated his weight and the length of the rope which resulted in popping his head off when he dropped. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/23/the-hanging-of-black-jack-ketchum-didnt-go-as-planned/[/URL] I knew we were related to the Ketchum name but on a trip back from New Mexico a few years back we stopped in Clayton for lunch and found a large board with pics of the hanging. My sister has done an in-depth study of our families history, publishing two books. The only other famous person is Gabby Hayes who was the cook on the TV series Rawhide. Never knew or saw him other than on TV. [/QUOTE]
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