Entries tagged "Kaufman County": 4
Lynching of Sam Smith
City: Forney, Texas
County: Kaufman County
Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Attempted assault
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: National newspapers
Lynching of Crawford Benson
City: Kaufman, Texas County: Kaufman County Race of Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 18 Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death: Shot, HangedSource of Information: National newspapers
Lynching of Martin Bradley
City: Terrell, Texas County: Kaufman CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Attempted RapeManner of Death: HangedSource of Information: Chicago TribuneNarrative AccountOn August 14, 1883,…
Henry Johnson (Misreported)
City: Kaufman, Texas
County: Kaufman County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Unknown
Alleged Crime: Assault
Manner of Death: Legal Execution
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching