Lynching of Lizzie Jackson: June 21, 1885

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Elkhart, Texas

County: Anderson County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Female

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: Chicago Tribune

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"A Mob's Vengeance"
Source: *Sterling Standard* (Sterling, Illinois) | Date: June 25, 1885

"The Elkhart Lynching. Merited Death Of The Fiends. How the Evidence of Their Guilt Was Established - Lizzie Jackson's Horrible Confession - Awful Profanity of Hayes."
Source: *Dallas Weekly Hearld* | Date: June 25, 1885

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Lizzie Jackson: June 21, 1885,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/162.

Published February 15, 2018. Last updated September 27, 2018.

Lynching of Lizzie Jackson: June 21, 1885

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"A Mob's Vengeance"

"The Elkhart Lynching. Merited Death Of The Fiends. How the Evidence of Their Guilt Was Established - Lizzie Jackson's Horrible Confession - Awful Profanity of Hayes."

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