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Rufus Dudley Champion

Birth: 16 Apr 1859
Williamson County, Texas, USA
Death: 27 May 1893 (aged 34)
Lusk, Niobrara County, Wyoming, USA
Burial: Willow Grove Cemetery

Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 44.3340813, Longitude: -106.7026152
Memorial ID: 40965155 View Source

He was the brother of Nate Champion and was the last man to die in the Johnson County War. He was killed by Mike Shonsey near the Horseshoe Bar Ranch near Lusk, Wyoming. Shonsey's friends claim it was self-defense and Dud's friends claim it was murder. Bill Oneal's version in his book, "The Johnson County War" would seem to agree with Shonsey's version.

He was the brother of Nate Champion and was the last man to die in the Johnson County War. He was killed by Mike Shonsey near the Horseshoe Bar Ranch near Lusk, Wyoming. Shonsey's friends claim it was self-defense and Dud's friends claim it was murder. Bill Oneal's version in his book, "The Johnson County War" would seem to agree with Shonsey's version.

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Created by: Tom Todd
Added: Aug 22, 2009
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40965155/rufus_dudley-champion: accessed ), memorial page for Rufus Dudley Champion (16 Apr 1859–27 May 1893), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40965155, citing Willow Grove Cemetery, Buffalo, Johnson County, Wyoming, USA; Maintained by Tom Todd (contributor 46900975).

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