Lynching In Texas 2026-09-05T08:19:51+00:00 Zend_Feed_Writer https://lynchingintexas.org/ Lynching In Texas https://lynchingintexas.org <![CDATA[Bessie Cabiness (Misreported): June 1, 1918]]>

Bessie Cabiness was shot on June 1, 1918, along with the other members of her family. But, she was not killed.

Some of the information below was misreported.

City: Dodge, Texas County: Walker County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Female Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Alleged Threat, Family Feud Manner of Death: Shot but not killed Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-02-13T22:23:26+00:00 2019-08-02T01:37:20+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/15 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Frank Wilkes (Misreported): February 14, 1925]]>

City: Orange, Texas 

County: Orange County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Twenty-three

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Not lynched; Died in jail in February 1926

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-02-14T04:37:12+00:00 2018-10-28T19:34:48+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/22 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Henry Johnson (Misreported): May 27, 1903]]>

City: Kaufman, Texas  County: Kaufman County  Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black  Gender of Victim: Male  Age of Victim: Unknown  Alleged Crime: Assault  Manner of Death: Legal Execution Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-02-14T20:35:54+00:00 2018-10-23T07:23:19+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/56 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[John White (Misreported): May 18, 1897]]>

City: San Augustine, Texas

County: San Augustine County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Not killed

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-02-15T01:09:07+00:00 2018-09-27T07:23:22+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/110 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[James Lee (Misreported): September 8, 1885]]>

City: Dexter, Texas

County: Cooke County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Shot while firing on Texas Rangers

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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]]> 2018-02-15T06:33:16+00:00 2018-09-27T07:23:22+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/142 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Pink Lee (Misreported): September 8, 1885]]>

City: Dexter, Texas

County: Cooke County 

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White 

Gender of Victim: Male 

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Shot while firing on Texas Rangers

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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]]> 2018-02-15T06:48:45+00:00 2018-09-27T07:23:22+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/143 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Unknown (Misreported): December 3, 1884]]>

This unknown figure was shot but not killed.

Some of the information below was misreported.

City: George West

County: Live Oak County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Shot - Not killed

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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]]> 2018-02-15T10:02:17+00:00 2019-07-15T03:04:20+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/150 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Thomas Boyd (Misreported): January 9, 1895]]>

City: Bowie, Texas

County: Montague County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Alleged Murder

Manner of Death: Not Killed

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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]]> 2018-02-16T00:34:03+00:00 2018-10-23T03:17:27+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/176 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[Peter Nichols (Misreported): January 2, 1882 ]]>

Peter Nichols was killed during an attempted escape.

Some of the information below was misreported.

City: Graham, Texas

County: Young County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Unknown

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Escaped Convict

Manner of Death: Shot 

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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]]> 2018-02-16T07:28:25+00:00 2023-09-20T00:21:36+00:00 https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/214 Lynching in Texas Staff <![CDATA[D. McDonald (Misreported): January 2, 1882]]>

D. McDonald was killed during an attempted escape.

Some of the information below was misreported.

City: Graham, Texas

County: Young County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Unknown

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Escaped Convict

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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