I'm looking for information on Vera Bell Lain. She was born in TX on Sept 2, 1890 and died in Oroville, CA on Sept 23, 1968. She is my great grandmother. She had a bit of a wild streak. At the time of her death she was married to Alvin Merrit Hyde. I seldom saw her or him as a child. I always called them grandma and grandpa Hyde. I was barely 10 when she died. There is a family story of her living with an excon who ended up beating my grandfather badly and raping his sister. He was arrested but the case never went to trial as he was murdered. The murder was never solved. The man's name was probably Willie Lawson. She was living with his family in Stephenville, TX around 1920.

There are lots of questions I have but, primarily, who were her parents and are there any news reports about this case in question and where might I find them?