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Unknown (Probable): June 24, 1885
City: Unknown
County: Houston County
Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: National…
Lynching of John Pryor: April 24, 1885
City: Palestine, Texas
County: Anderson County
Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Assault
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information:…
Lynching of Unknown: February 28, 1885
City: David Lovel's Sheep Farm
County: Dimmit County
Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Cattle theft
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of…
Lynching of Unknown: February 28, 1885
City: David Lovel's Sheep FarmCounty: Dimmit County
Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Cattle theft
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of…
Lynching of Manuel Flores: February 28, 1885
City: David Lovel's Sheep Farm
County: Dimmit County
Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Hispanic
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Cattle theft
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of…
Lynching of Sim Woods: July 15, 1885
City: Waco, Texas
County: McLennan County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Resisting Arrest
Manner of Death:…
Lynching of Jackson Bennett: December 19, 1885
City: Mink Prairie (now Magnolia), Texas
County: Montgomery County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: 19
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of…
Lynching of Benjamin Little: October 9, 1885
City: Mt. Pleasant, Texas
County: Titus County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Challenging Whites
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of…
Lynching of David Anderson: September 26, 1885
City: Orange, Texas
County: Orange County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Murder
Manner of Death: Shot, Hanged
Source of Information:…
Lynching of William Rogers: June 21, 1885
City: Elkhart, Texas County: Anderson Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: HangedSource of Information: Chicago…