Lynching of Ed Williams

June 29, 1886

By Lynching in Texas Staff

City: Gainesville, Texas

County: Cooke County

Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black

Gender of Victim: Male

Age of Victim: Unknown

Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape

Manner of Death: Hanged

Source of Information: National newspapers

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Lynching in Texas Staff, “Lynching of Ed Williams,” Lynching In Texas, accessed September 15, 2024, https://lynchingintexas.org/items/show/608.

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Published on Aug 6, 2018. Last updated on Sep 20, 2023.