She married William Martin Wilson 23 Jan 1928, and was the mother of 12 before her death.
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The Ogden Standard-Examiner
Monday, February 18, 1952
page one
7 IN OGDEN WEDDING PARTY
KILLED IN KAYSVILLE CRASH
Bride and Groom of 17 Hours Among
Victims When Car Strikes Truck
Kaysville, Davis County - An Ogden man and his bride of 17 hours were killed instantly here early yesterday, along with five other members of their wedding party, when their car hit head-on with a heavily-loaded trailer-truck near the south city limits.
Killed in one of the worst automobile tragedies in Utah history were Martin Edwin Green, 22, of 3552 Jefferson; his bride, Nellie June Wilson Green, 16; Ralph E. Green, 37, brother of the bridegroom and driver of the car; Mrs. Edna Wilson, 40, of 150 Second, the bride's mother; Mrs. Phyllis Christensen, 40, 150 Second, aunt of the bride; Glen Charles Wadsworth, 38, of Ogden and Mrs. Clarence Sharpless, 33, of Clearfield.
The young couple had been married Saturday afternoon at the bridegroom's home by Bishop Thomas Van Drimmelen of the Ogden L.D.S. Twenty-eighth ward. Elmer B. Green, brother of two of the victims, said the party was celebrating the wedding.
At Excessive Speed
State Highway Patrol Trooper Farlin L. Wood investigated the accident and said his findings indicated that the Green car was traveling at an excessive speed at the time of the crash...
The wreck happened at four-fifty-five a.m...
Surviving Mrs. Edna Hanson Wilson, whose newly-married daughter, Nellie June, also died with her, are Reed Young, 23, of Pocatello; Martin (Billy) Wilson, 15, also of Pocatello, and Steve, 13; Glen, 12; Paul, 11; Barbara and Brenda, 9-year-old twins, and Joyce and Julia, 6-year-old twins. Also surviving is Mrs. Donna Abrams, 21, of Los Angeles...
Mrs. Wilma Phyllis Hanson Christensen, formerly of Blackfoot, Idaho, and a sister of Mrs. Wilson, was likewise killed in the crash. She leaves four children...
Mrs. Edna Hanson Wilson, 40, was born June 14, 1911, in Idaho. Most of her life was spent in Blackfoot and Franklin. She was a member of the L.D.S. church.
She was married to William Wilson in Idaho Falls, Idaho. They were later divorced. She had been previously married to Edward Grant Young.
She married William Martin Wilson 23 Jan 1928, and was the mother of 12 before her death.
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The Ogden Standard-Examiner
Monday, February 18, 1952
page one
7 IN OGDEN WEDDING PARTY
KILLED IN KAYSVILLE CRASH
Bride and Groom of 17 Hours Among
Victims When Car Strikes Truck
Kaysville, Davis County - An Ogden man and his bride of 17 hours were killed instantly here early yesterday, along with five other members of their wedding party, when their car hit head-on with a heavily-loaded trailer-truck near the south city limits.
Killed in one of the worst automobile tragedies in Utah history were Martin Edwin Green, 22, of 3552 Jefferson; his bride, Nellie June Wilson Green, 16; Ralph E. Green, 37, brother of the bridegroom and driver of the car; Mrs. Edna Wilson, 40, of 150 Second, the bride's mother; Mrs. Phyllis Christensen, 40, 150 Second, aunt of the bride; Glen Charles Wadsworth, 38, of Ogden and Mrs. Clarence Sharpless, 33, of Clearfield.
The young couple had been married Saturday afternoon at the bridegroom's home by Bishop Thomas Van Drimmelen of the Ogden L.D.S. Twenty-eighth ward. Elmer B. Green, brother of two of the victims, said the party was celebrating the wedding.
At Excessive Speed
State Highway Patrol Trooper Farlin L. Wood investigated the accident and said his findings indicated that the Green car was traveling at an excessive speed at the time of the crash...
The wreck happened at four-fifty-five a.m...
Surviving Mrs. Edna Hanson Wilson, whose newly-married daughter, Nellie June, also died with her, are Reed Young, 23, of Pocatello; Martin (Billy) Wilson, 15, also of Pocatello, and Steve, 13; Glen, 12; Paul, 11; Barbara and Brenda, 9-year-old twins, and Joyce and Julia, 6-year-old twins. Also surviving is Mrs. Donna Abrams, 21, of Los Angeles...
Mrs. Wilma Phyllis Hanson Christensen, formerly of Blackfoot, Idaho, and a sister of Mrs. Wilson, was likewise killed in the crash. She leaves four children...
Mrs. Edna Hanson Wilson, 40, was born June 14, 1911, in Idaho. Most of her life was spent in Blackfoot and Franklin. She was a member of the L.D.S. church.
She was married to William Wilson in Idaho Falls, Idaho. They were later divorced. She had been previously married to Edward Grant Young.
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