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Submitted: 1/21/11 • Approved: 8/20/23 • Last Updated: 8/23/23 • R451198-G0-S3
1880 - December 25, 1919
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Benton County Record
Friday, December 26, 1919
SHERMAN, Walter - Walter Sherman, prominent farmer living near Elm Springs, died at his home early Christmas morning from a fractured skull. What caused the blow which resulted in this death has been left a mystery, with no clue. Mr. Sherman and his wife and daughter had just driven home from the Christmas exercises at the church and after putting his car away, and the family having gone into the house, he went into the barn to turn out his horses and mules. As he did not return to the house immediately his daughter stepped out and called him. Hearing his gasping and attempting to speak, she went to him with her mother and the two helped him into the house. He was bleeding freely from a small wound in the side of his head and a physician pronounced the skull broken. He lived only a few hours. Supposing that one of the mules must have kicked him Mrs. Sherman asked him but her replied in a negative, but could say nothing more as to how he received the wound. Burial took place Saturday at the Elm Springs cemetery. Among the relatives present were his brothers, Rev. Will Sherman of Jonesboro and Rev. Jefferson Sherman of Earle, Ark. and former pastor here in Bentonville.
*Obituary
Rogers Democrat
Thursday, January 1, 1920
SHERMAN, Walter - Walter Sherman of near Elm Springs died at his home Christmas morning the result of injuries received the previous night. Together with his family Mr. Sherman had attended the Christmas tree where he played the role of Santa Claus. Returning home he had driven his car to the barn and went to turn out the stock. A little later a member of the family out in the yard heard him groaning and found him almost unconscious near the barn door. He was injured about the head and died the next morning at five o'clock without being able to tell how he had been hurt. Our informant tells us that pine splinters were found in the wound and the supposition is that he was kicked by one of the horses as he opened the door. The only other explanation would be that he was assaulted by some unknown person and there seems to be no reason for that as he had not been robbed.
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