William Armpster Burchett was the son of Armstead and Mary Etta ( Burchett ) Burchett. His parents were 2nd cousins.

He was born April 9, 1886 in Cass County, Missouri and died 1964 in Floyd County, Kentucky. William was a moonshiner.

He married Sally Wells on Jan. 14, 1907 in Cass County, Missouri.

Sally Wells was a descendant of the Maitlands of Lauderdale, Scotland. She was 4' 7" and hot-tempered.

Submitted by: Jolinda Belcher

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