Lynching of Frank Bates: April 5, 1910

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Centerville, Texas

County: Leon County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

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"Fugitive is Killed: Posse Killed Father and Then Hanged Son - Both Murderers."
Source: *The Wilmington Morning Star* (Wilmington, North Carolina) | Date: April 6, 1910

"Frank Bates Lynched at Centerville: Following Sensational Escape and Wounding of Father and Son, Citizens String Up Elder Bates."
Source: *The Eagle* (Bryan, Texas) | Date: April 6, 1901

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Frank Bates: April 5, 1910,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 5, 2026, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/305.

Published February 19, 2018. Last updated September 27, 2018.

Lynching of Frank Bates: April 5, 1910

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"Fugitive is Killed: Posse Killed Father and Then Hanged Son - Both Murderers."

"Frank Bates Lynched at Centerville: Following Sensational Escape and Wounding of Father and Son, Citizens String Up Elder Bates."

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