This is the documented grave of a convicted criminal. Information below comes from public records.
John Arthur Tillman
January 20, 1891 β July 15, 1914Convicted 1913
Buried at:
Graves Cemetery , Delaware, Arkansas Β· Graves Cemetery, Delaware, Logan County (unmarked or minimally marked)
Criminal History (Public Record)
Convicted of the 1913 murder of his girlfriend Amanda βMandyβ Stephens near Delaware in Logan County. He maintained his innocence through multiple trials and appeals. He was hanged on July 15, 1914, at the Logan County jail in Paris, Arkansas.
Background
John Arthur Tillman was the last person legally executed by hanging in the state of Arkansas.
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