Show fighting heart of jack dempsey is an Hier toom loom from the days of feuds huncl dempsey heavyweight chain plon pion of the world although born in manassa col sprung sprang front from the purest type of west virginia mountaineer stock the champions grandfather ance dempsey was it pioneer settler M of il ilogon logan county the alie report widely circulated tent dempsey was born near Willi anison ion W vails its incorrect it la IS slightly over it quarter of a century since 11 II 1 I dempsey and the another inot lier of 0 the new left their old hoine there jack was born about a year after hl lili parents arrived in tile thu west the old homestead in the mountains la Is located only a short dla dis otince front from the abode of devil ance lintfield who gained widespread notoriety during the mccoy feud although there are still many close relatives of the dempsey family residing in that vicinity the present chom champion plon has never visited them I 1 loth both Demps Demp pys fattier father and grandfather were fa farmers and wooi linen 11 and are by old residents there os as fearless mountaineers who stood bagh in it community where courage was deman demanded deI of nil all at the present time there are two uncles and several cousins of the champion residing in mingo county |