Mollie had a daughter, Lilia M. (b. about 1913 in VA) before she married William J. Leonard on 7-14-1917 in Vinton, OH. They had 1 child, a son, Alvin Eugene, b. in 1918.
They moved to Missouri and were living near Hunter, MO when William began brutally beating Mollie. She died from the extremely serious wounds she suffered. Her husband was convicted of her murder and sentenced to 23 years in the MO state prison.
Her family was notified of her death and her brother, Ofa Dailey, came from Ohio to Hunter. The article does not state whether she was taken to OH for burial or if she was buried in MO.
An article detailing her horrible death at only 26-years-old appeared in the 10-20-1921 edition of The Current Local, Van Buren, Carter Co., MO on the front page (used with permission).
They moved to Missouri and were living near Hunter, MO when William began brutally beating Mollie. She died from the extremely serious wounds she suffered. Her husband was convicted of her murder and sentenced to 23 years in the MO state prison.
Her family was notified of her death and her brother, Ofa Dailey, came from Ohio to Hunter. The article does not state whether she was taken to OH for burial or if she was buried in MO.
An article detailing her horrible death at only 26-years-old appeared in the 10-20-1921 edition of The Current Local, Van Buren, Carter Co., MO on the front page (used with permission).
Mollie had a daughter, Lilia M. (b. about 1913 in VA) before she married William J. Leonard on 7-14-1917 in Vinton, OH. They had 1 child, a son, Alvin Eugene, b. in 1918.
They moved to Missouri and were living near Hunter, MO when William began brutally beating Mollie. She died from the extremely serious wounds she suffered. Her husband was convicted of her murder and sentenced to 23 years in the MO state prison.
Her family was notified of her death and her brother, Ofa Dailey, came from Ohio to Hunter. The article does not state whether she was taken to OH for burial or if she was buried in MO.
An article detailing her horrible death at only 26-years-old appeared in the 10-20-1921 edition of The Current Local, Van Buren, Carter Co., MO on the front page (used with permission).
They moved to Missouri and were living near Hunter, MO when William began brutally beating Mollie. She died from the extremely serious wounds she suffered. Her husband was convicted of her murder and sentenced to 23 years in the MO state prison.
Her family was notified of her death and her brother, Ofa Dailey, came from Ohio to Hunter. The article does not state whether she was taken to OH for burial or if she was buried in MO.
An article detailing her horrible death at only 26-years-old appeared in the 10-20-1921 edition of The Current Local, Van Buren, Carter Co., MO on the front page (used with permission).
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