There's still the question of who William Isom's parents were. In the 1880, he's living with Joseph Josiah and family, but his relationship is listed as "other", as is his brothers, Joseph Benjamin & George Robert. We'd like to get William connected to the correct family, if anyone has any direct evidence of who that is.
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William Isom was murdered by his wife (to protect her son, as below), but she was found not guilty.
The trial of Laura and Walter Whisenhunt, charged with murder for the killing of Isom Whisenhunt, their husband and father, was begun in the Howard County Circuit Court in Nashville, Thursday morning. Mrs. Whisenhunt was placed on trial first. Thursday and Friday were consumed in the hearing of the case and it was thought it would be submitted to the jury last night.The state was forced to depend upon the evidence of the family, mainly, for its case, together with much circumstances as tended to throw light upon the matter. Since the finding of the body the contention of the defense has been that Mrs.Whisenhunt shot her husband in defense of the life of herself and son, Walter, who is jointly indicted with her for the murder. Walter Whisenhunt, his brother, Jesse, and a sister were placed on the stand by the prosecution. Their evidence was practically the same, along the lines indicated from the first, and when Mrs. Whisenhunt was placed on the stand to testify upon her own behalf her testimony was the same as that of her children, in all the essential features.
It was testified that Isom Whisenhunt went to his home from Nashville, drunk and quarrelsome; that after arriving at home he had declared his intention of killing the family, and more especially Walter; that he secured his Winchester rifle, and seated himself in a chair, forced his family to remain in the room, while he continued his threats; that he finally raised his gun, as if to shoot Walter, when Mrs. Whisenhunt, with a pistol she had taken from a trunk, shot him 3 times! It was testified that the body was placed in a wagon by Mrs. Whisenhunt and her sons, Walter and Jesse, and taken and placed in a well; where it was later found after Mrs. Whisenhunt had revealed the hiding place in a confession of the killing.
All other evidence was circumstantial, as the members of the family are the only known eyewitnesses to the killing. Laura and Walter were both acquitted of murder.
William Isom married Laura M. Still (b. May 1878 MO) in 1893 in Howard County, Arkansas.
Seven known children:
Beula May
Bessie
William Walter
Jessie Daniel (m. Pearl)
Bertha L.
Estella M. "Stella"
Charles E.
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William Isom was murdered by his wife (to protect her son, as below), but she was found not guilty.
The trial of Laura and Walter Whisenhunt, charged with murder for the killing of Isom Whisenhunt, their husband and father, was begun in the Howard County Circuit Court in Nashville, Thursday morning. Mrs. Whisenhunt was placed on trial first. Thursday and Friday were consumed in the hearing of the case and it was thought it would be submitted to the jury last night.The state was forced to depend upon the evidence of the family, mainly, for its case, together with much circumstances as tended to throw light upon the matter. Since the finding of the body the contention of the defense has been that Mrs.Whisenhunt shot her husband in defense of the life of herself and son, Walter, who is jointly indicted with her for the murder. Walter Whisenhunt, his brother, Jesse, and a sister were placed on the stand by the prosecution. Their evidence was practically the same, along the lines indicated from the first, and when Mrs. Whisenhunt was placed on the stand to testify upon her own behalf her testimony was the same as that of her children, in all the essential features.
It was testified that Isom Whisenhunt went to his home from Nashville, drunk and quarrelsome; that after arriving at home he had declared his intention of killing the family, and more especially Walter; that he secured his Winchester rifle, and seated himself in a chair, forced his family to remain in the room, while he continued his threats; that he finally raised his gun, as if to shoot Walter, when Mrs. Whisenhunt, with a pistol she had taken from a trunk, shot him 3 times! It was testified that the body was placed in a wagon by Mrs. Whisenhunt and her sons, Walter and Jesse, and taken and placed in a well; where it was later found after Mrs. Whisenhunt had revealed the hiding place in a confession of the killing.
All other evidence was circumstantial, as the members of the family are the only known eyewitnesses to the killing. Laura and Walter were both acquitted of murder.
William Isom married Laura M. Still (b. May 1878 MO) in 1893 in Howard County, Arkansas.
Seven known children:
Beula May
Bessie
William Walter
Jessie Daniel (m. Pearl)
Bertha L.
Estella M. "Stella"
Charles E.
There's still the question of who William Isom's parents were. In the 1880, he's living with Joseph Josiah and family, but his relationship is listed as "other", as is his brothers, Joseph Benjamin & George Robert. We'd like to get William connected to the correct family, if anyone has any direct evidence of who that is.
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William Isom was murdered by his wife (to protect her son, as below), but she was found not guilty.
The trial of Laura and Walter Whisenhunt, charged with murder for the killing of Isom Whisenhunt, their husband and father, was begun in the Howard County Circuit Court in Nashville, Thursday morning. Mrs. Whisenhunt was placed on trial first. Thursday and Friday were consumed in the hearing of the case and it was thought it would be submitted to the jury last night.The state was forced to depend upon the evidence of the family, mainly, for its case, together with much circumstances as tended to throw light upon the matter. Since the finding of the body the contention of the defense has been that Mrs.Whisenhunt shot her husband in defense of the life of herself and son, Walter, who is jointly indicted with her for the murder. Walter Whisenhunt, his brother, Jesse, and a sister were placed on the stand by the prosecution. Their evidence was practically the same, along the lines indicated from the first, and when Mrs. Whisenhunt was placed on the stand to testify upon her own behalf her testimony was the same as that of her children, in all the essential features.
It was testified that Isom Whisenhunt went to his home from Nashville, drunk and quarrelsome; that after arriving at home he had declared his intention of killing the family, and more especially Walter; that he secured his Winchester rifle, and seated himself in a chair, forced his family to remain in the room, while he continued his threats; that he finally raised his gun, as if to shoot Walter, when Mrs. Whisenhunt, with a pistol she had taken from a trunk, shot him 3 times! It was testified that the body was placed in a wagon by Mrs. Whisenhunt and her sons, Walter and Jesse, and taken and placed in a well; where it was later found after Mrs. Whisenhunt had revealed the hiding place in a confession of the killing.
All other evidence was circumstantial, as the members of the family are the only known eyewitnesses to the killing. Laura and Walter were both acquitted of murder.
William Isom married Laura M. Still (b. May 1878 MO) in 1893 in Howard County, Arkansas.
Seven known children:
Beula May
Bessie
William Walter
Jessie Daniel (m. Pearl)
Bertha L.
Estella M. "Stella"
Charles E.
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William Isom was murdered by his wife (to protect her son, as below), but she was found not guilty.
The trial of Laura and Walter Whisenhunt, charged with murder for the killing of Isom Whisenhunt, their husband and father, was begun in the Howard County Circuit Court in Nashville, Thursday morning. Mrs. Whisenhunt was placed on trial first. Thursday and Friday were consumed in the hearing of the case and it was thought it would be submitted to the jury last night.The state was forced to depend upon the evidence of the family, mainly, for its case, together with much circumstances as tended to throw light upon the matter. Since the finding of the body the contention of the defense has been that Mrs.Whisenhunt shot her husband in defense of the life of herself and son, Walter, who is jointly indicted with her for the murder. Walter Whisenhunt, his brother, Jesse, and a sister were placed on the stand by the prosecution. Their evidence was practically the same, along the lines indicated from the first, and when Mrs. Whisenhunt was placed on the stand to testify upon her own behalf her testimony was the same as that of her children, in all the essential features.
It was testified that Isom Whisenhunt went to his home from Nashville, drunk and quarrelsome; that after arriving at home he had declared his intention of killing the family, and more especially Walter; that he secured his Winchester rifle, and seated himself in a chair, forced his family to remain in the room, while he continued his threats; that he finally raised his gun, as if to shoot Walter, when Mrs. Whisenhunt, with a pistol she had taken from a trunk, shot him 3 times! It was testified that the body was placed in a wagon by Mrs. Whisenhunt and her sons, Walter and Jesse, and taken and placed in a well; where it was later found after Mrs. Whisenhunt had revealed the hiding place in a confession of the killing.
All other evidence was circumstantial, as the members of the family are the only known eyewitnesses to the killing. Laura and Walter were both acquitted of murder.
William Isom married Laura M. Still (b. May 1878 MO) in 1893 in Howard County, Arkansas.
Seven known children:
Beula May
Bessie
William Walter
Jessie Daniel (m. Pearl)
Bertha L.
Estella M. "Stella"
Charles E.
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