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Cornelia J. “Neely” Benson

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Cornelia J. “Neely” Benson

Birth
Death
9 Jun 1902 (aged 27)
Burial
Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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"NEELY" BENSON WAS ATTACKED AND MURDERED BY TWO TEENAGE BOYS AFTER SHE ACCUSED THEM OF THEFT. THE TWO BOYS WERE ARRESTED, BUT THEN DRAGGED FROM THE PRISON AND LYNCHED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN. SOURCE, THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, JUNE 11, 1902.
"NEELY" BENSON WAS ATTACKED AND MURDERED BY TWO TEENAGE BOYS AFTER SHE ACCUSED THEM OF THEFT. THE TWO BOYS WERE ARRESTED, BUT THEN DRAGGED FROM THE PRISON AND LYNCHED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN. SOURCE, THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, JUNE 11, 1902.


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  • Created by: joan
  • Added: Feb 1, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84323375/cornelia_j-benson: accessed ), memorial page for Cornelia J. “Neely” Benson (8 Sep 1874–9 Jun 1902), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84323375, citing Unity Presbyterian Cemetery, Woodleaf, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by joan (contributor 47038973).