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Lynching of Ed Williams: June 29, 1886

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City: Gainesville, Texas County: Cooke County Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death:…

Jack Crews (Misreported): October 14, 1895

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City: Gainesville, Texas County: Cooke County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Not Lynched; Legal Execution…

Lynching of James McKnight: January 27, 1888

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City: Gainesville, Texas County: Cooke CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: UnknownSource of Information: Chicago…

Lynching of James Moore: June 11, 1885

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City: Gainesville, Texas (Healdton, Oklahoma)County: Cooke CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: EighteenAlleged Crime: Horse theftManner of Death: Hanged Source…

Lynching of Frank Morgan: June 11, 1885

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City: Gainesville, Texas (Healdton, Oklahoma)County: Cooke CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Thirty-fiveAlleged Crime: Horse theftManner of Death:…

Lynching of Bill Williams: June 11, 1885

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City: Gainesville, Texas (Healdton, Oklahoma)County: Cooke CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: WhiteGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: ThirtyAlleged Crime: Horse theftManner of Death: HangedSource of…

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