Lynching of Will Hughes

March 4, 1897

City: Elgin, Texas

County: Bastrop County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Burglary

Manner of Death: Shot

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Will Hughes,” Lynching In Texas, accessed April 23, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/407.