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Mary Sue NELSON WILSON

Appleton Cemetery
Pope County,
Arkansas

1913-Oct 10, 1934

Daughter of Ello Ewing and Stella Lawrence Wilson
TAKEN FROM THE MIAMI NEWS, Dec 14, 1934
NELSON CONVICTED OF WIFE'S MURDER
Newport, Ark, Dec. 15 (AP)--Deliberating three hours, a circuit court jury found Buford Nelson, a 26-year-old insurance salesman of Cordell, Okla., guilty of murder in the drowning last Oct. 10 of his wife, Mary Sue, and fixed his punishment at life imprisonment. He is to be formally sentenced Friday. Nelson smiled when the verdict was read, and grasped the hands of friends. The state had asked the death penalty.

Contributed on 10/3/15 by bill060
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Submitted: 10/3/15 • Approved: 10/9/15 • Last Updated: 10/12/15 • R1100790-G1100789-S3

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