Stories tagged "Bastrop County": 10
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Lynching of Squire Carter: September 28, 1885
City: McDade, Texas
County: Bastrop County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Twenty-five
Alleged Crime: Unknown
Manner of Death:…
Lynching of Charles Gillard: December 13, 1890
City: Bastrop, Texas
County: Bastrop County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Political Dispute
Manner of Death: Unknown…
Lynching of Henry Pfeiffer: December 24, 1883
City: McDade, Texas County: Bastrop County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Horse theft Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information:…
Tobe Cook (Misreported): June 10, 1892
City: BastropCounty: Bastrop CountyRace: BlackAge: 37Alleged Crime: Rape and MurderManner of Death: Hanged by the stateSource: NAACP 30 Years of LynchingMisreported: Executed by the state
Lynching of M.C. Christian: April 17, 1886
City: McDade, Texas
County: Bastrop County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Arson
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: Chicago…
Lynching of Will Hughes: March 4, 1897
City: Elgin, Texas County: Bastrop CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Burglary Manner of Death: ShotSource of Information: NAACP 30…
Lynching of Unknown Victim: February 27, 1883
City: Elgin, Texas County: Bastrop County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Unknown Age of Victim: SeventeenAlleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death: HangedSource of…
Lynching of Thaddeus McLemore: December 24, 1883
City: McDade, Texas County: Bastrop County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: TheftManner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: Chicago…
Lynching of Wright McLemore: December 24, 1883
City: McDade, Texas County: Bastrop CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: TheftManner of Death: HangedSource of Information: Chicago…
Lynching of William Johnson: February 17, 1905
City: Smithville, Texas
County: Bastrop County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Rape
Manner of Death: Shot
Source of Information: NAACP…