Lynching of Will Bembry

August 26, 1897

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Bellville, Texas

County: Austin County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Twenty-four

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Will Bembry,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 14, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/116.

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Published on Feb 15, 2018. Last updated on Jun 16, 2020.