Bessie Cabiness (Misreported): June 1, 1918
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Bessie Cabiness was shot on June 1, 1918, along with the other members of her family. But, she was not killed.
Some of the information below was misreported.
City: Dodge, Texas County: Walker County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Female Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Alleged Threat, Family Feud Manner of Death: Shot but not killed Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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"Texas Negro Family of 9 Are Shot to Death"
Source: The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Oklahoma) | Date: June 2, 1918
"Whole Family Wiped Out"
Source: Morning Tulsa Daily World (Tulsa, Oklahoma). | Date: June 2, 1918
"Posse Shoots Mother As She Brings out Sons' Bodies"
Source: The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana) | Date: June 2, 1918
"Six Negroes Slain in Early Morning Battle With Posse"
Source: El Paso Times (El Paso, Texas) | Date: June 2, 1918