Walter Cool
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Elected first Webster County Sheriff, May 1860. Born circa 1802, Franklin Co., Va. Pioneer settler on Right Fork, Holly River; married Hannah Clifton, 1825; had eight children. Accused of being a guerilla and thief by Union authorities; tried by military court and sentenced to be hanged in 1862. Sent to military prison and believed to be part of prisoner exchange later.
Died in prison or at Wytheville on way home.
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