He and his brothers became moonshiners during Prohibition, with Jack serving as their driver and mostly being kept out of the business because of his perceived lack of grit. He was the gang's de facto leader during the 1930s, despite being the middle brother. I was living across the country at the time, and didn't have a chance to question him further. Shia LaBeouf plays Jack Bondurant in Lawless (in theaters Aug. 29); the real Jack, circa 1935. Their courtship is reproduced to great effect in Lawless, with Mia Wasikowska playing the character based on my grandmother. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Andrew Jackson Bondurant was born in Franklin County, Virginia on 8 April 1910, the son of Granville Thomas Bondurant and Malissa Elizabeth Barbour and the younger brother of Howard and Forrest. Then there are some events that belong more to the realm of family lore, rumor, or even myth. Richard Foreman, Jr. SMPSP / The Weinstein Company (left); Courtesy of Matt Bondurant This story, this doorway to the past was right there in front of me, waiting. Bondurant soon bought himself a new car and bought a dress for Bertha, and he took her on a trip to visit his family's still, where they had their first kiss. They are the main characters in the 2012 film Lawless and in Matt Bondurant's novel, The Wettest County in the World. Historica Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Rakes shot Jack in the side, but Forrest and Howard soon arrived, followed by several local bootleggers. Bertha and Jack with their children, November 1940. However, Cricket was captured and choked to death by Rakes, and Howard later informed Jack of this. He stars in the new film Lawless, based on my novel The Wettest County in the World, which dramatized the events surrounding my Grandpa Jack's bootlegging business—and a shooting that my family didn't discover for years. Jack outlived both of his brothers, who died in the 1960s, and Jack died in Martinsville in 2000 at the age of 90. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Bondurant (8 April 1910-6 November 2000) was an American Prohibition -era gangster and one of the three Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia. See why nearly a quarter of a million subscribers begin their day with the Starting 5. I won't make that mistake again. Soon after, Sheriff Pete Hodges drove to Blackwater Station to warn Jack that the bridges had been closed down by ATU officers from the city, and that Rakes was preparing for war. In retrospect, I think that in writing this book I was trying to make up for lost time. Jack went on to become business partners with Floyd, and he and Cricket made several profitable cross-county liquor runs. Franklin County in the 1930s wasn't a place where people spent much time documenting their daily activities. He courted her in secret, and - aiming to become more involved his brother's business - he and his friend Cricket Pate snatched 200 gallons of their brother's liquor and brought it to Rocky Mount to be sold to the Chicago gangster Gummy Walsh. Son of Granville Thomas Bondurant and Malisha Elizabeth Bondurant Shia LaBeouf plays Jack Bondurant in Lawless (in theaters Aug. 29); the real Jack, circa 1935. The ensuing confrontation ended with Dep. Charley Rakes shooting my grandfather in the chest at close range, then Forrest in the stomach as he went to his brother's aid. To tell their story, I relied mostly on newspaper articles or court transcripts, which provide a scattered picture. Like many young boys, I was afraid of my grandfather. Apr 8 1910 - Franklin County, Virginia, USA, Nov 6 2000 - Martinsville City, Virginia, United States, Granville F Bondurant, Elizabeth Malisha (Bettie) Bondurant (born Barbour). There are no journals, memoirs, or letters from my grandfather and his brothers. I was young and afraid. We know that the Bondurant Boys arrived at the Maggodee Creek Bridge on a snowy winter day and found a roadblock waiting for them. Richard Foreman, Jr. SMPSP / The Weinstein Company (left); Courtesy of Matt Bondurant. Geni requires JavaScript! During the Prohibition period, the Bondurant Brothers were legendary for running moonshine. You have 4 free articles remaining this month, Sign-up to our daily newsletter for more articles like this + access to 5 extra articles. The repeal of Prohibition in 1930 ended the "Great Moonshine Conspiracy", and the Bondurant brothers returned to working legitimate jobs. The Real Story Behind 'Lawless' by Matt Bondurant | Culture. In the ensuing shootout, Forrest was also shot several times, but Sheriff Hodges shot Rakes in the leg before he could execute the brothers. Fast forward 80 years, Jack Bondurant's grandson, Robert, has taken over the family tradition. We all just assumed that Grandpa Jack's trade was small and general. Bootlegging, or what they called "blockading" in those days, was also fraught with danger; a car full of booze on the open road was fair game for hijackers or law enforcement. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. Andrew J. Bondurant Andrew Jackson "Jack" Bondurant, 90, of 814 Sutton Hollow Road, Martinsville, died Monday, Nov. 6, 2000, in Memorial Hospital of Martinsville and Henry County. In 1931, while helping his brothers distribute moonshine at a local dance, he fell in love with preacher's daughter Bertha Minnix at first sight. So when my father unearthed a series of newspaper articles about a shooting at Maggodee Creek Bridge in 1930, we were quite shocked. Andrew Jackson "Jack" Bondurant (8 April 1910-6 November 2000) was an American Prohibition-era gangster and one of the three Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia. In these articles my grandfather and his brothers Forrest and Howard, "The Bondurant Boys," were described as a notorious group with a dangerous reputation. Jack married Bertha in 1933 and had three sons and two daughters with her, and he went on to run his father's farm, raise cattle, and grow tobacco. Bondurant Brothers; Howard, Forrest and Jack, were bootlegging brothers during the Prohibition Era. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wettest_County_in_the_World. Bondurant of Horsepasture in Henry County was torn in his reaction to the film. I think my grandfather would be delighted at being portrayed by as talented a young actor as Shia LaBeouf. I do know that he was a charismatic young man with an entrepreneurial spirit, who valued his brothers but who also sought his fair share of glory. The deputies then warned Rakes to leave Franklin County, but Howard and Jack followed him into the covered bridge, where Howard stabbed Rakes in the back, killing him. The brothers use their gas station and restaurant as a front for their illegal manufacturing business with the assistance of Jack's disabled friend and engineer, Cricket. He was an imposing man, and people around the county treated him with respect. ... Bondurant, Mary V. Byrd, Belva Mae Minter, Lawson Barbour Bondurant, Era S. Jamison, Eddie Thomas Bondurant, Clarence Todd Bondurant, Je... Granville Thomas Bondurant, Elizabeth Malisha Bondurant, ... S Bondurant, Benjamin Howard Bondurant, Lawson B Bondurant, Eddie Thomas Bondurant, Clarence Todd Bondurant, Mary V Byrd, Jesse B Bondurant, Grandville Thomas Bondurant, Bettie Bondurant (born Barbour), Clarence Bondurant,
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