William Lonas Hedden (1899 - 1943)

Born 24 Jan 1899 in Archville, Polk, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Bertha (Dalton) Hedden — married 15 Feb 1920 (to 1923) in Polk, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Millie Kansas (Dalton) Hedden — married 18 Jan 1926 in Polk, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 30 Mar 1943 at age 44 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

William was born in 1899. He was the son of George Hedden and Mary Goforth. He passed away in 1943.

His draft card says his middle name is Lonas but his death record says it is Murlen.

His 2 wives were first cousins:

• Bertha L Dalton Feb 15, 1920 Polk Co., TN (until her death in 1923)
• Millie Kansas Dalton Jan 18, 1926 Polk Co., TN

Legal Electrocution

Bill shot & killed his father George Riley Hedden but it was ruled self defense. Sometime later he killed his sister-in-law Lecia Wright & a family friend for which he was executed.^{[1] [2]}

Sources

1. ↑ Kingsport Times, Kingsport, Tennessee, 31 Jan 1943, Sun, Page 10
2. ↑ From Death Row Tennessee: True Stories of the Executed by Kim Bryan

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10372300/william-lonas-hedden

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCR-VJ7 : accessed 21 March 2020), William L Headou in household of Riley Headou, Civil Districts 9-10, Polk, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 129, sheet 2A, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,592.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF6-391 : accessed 21 March 2020), William Headen in household of Riley Headen, Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 162, sheet 11B, family 204, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1515; FHL microfilm 1,375,528.

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6K-KH8 : 24 August 2019), William Lanas Hedden, 1917-1918.

"Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8RP-LJH : 16 March 2020), William Hedden, 1920.

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZJ-8Y8 : 26 November 2019), William M Heddon, Civil District 2, Polk, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 70-6, sheet 10B, line 80, family 168, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3927.

"Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS69-Q7C : 26 August 2019), William Murlen Hedden, 30 Mar 1943; Death, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.

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