Lynching of W. J. Mayfield

January 24, 1916

City: Boston, Texas

County: Bowie County

Race or Ethnicity of Victim: White

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Fifty

Alleged Crime: Murder

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of W. J. Mayfield,” Lynching In Texas, accessed October 8, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/446.