Lynching of Sam Jenkins

December 5, 1870

City: Huntsville, Texas

County: Walker County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Sixty-eight

Alleged Crime: Testifying Against White Men

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: National newspapers

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Sam Jenkins,” Lynching In Texas, accessed April 16, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/1006.