Lynching of Freeman Terhune: November 15, 1900
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City: Jefferson, Texas
County: Marion County
Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black
Gender of Victim: Male
Age of Victim: Twenty-three
Alleged Crime: Assault/Robbery
Manner of Death: Hanged
Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching
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U.S. Census showing Freeman Terhune (line 34) and his wife Bessie. Terhune is listed as a 22 year old male with a birthdate in September 1877. His parents were both born in Georgia. He worked as a day laborer, had been to school one month in the year, and owned a home free without a mortgage. He could also read and write.
Source: Twelfth Census of the U.S. for Jefferson, Texas, Ancestry.com. | Date: June 9, 1900
U.S. Census showing what was likely Freeman Terhune family. On line 80, John Terhune is listed as a 52 year old head of household with his wife of 30 years, Mary. The two parents had five children, for of which are listed: Mike, Henry, Lee, and daughter Buu. The family lived on Friou Street in Jefferson, Texas.
Source: Twelfth Census of the U.S. for Jefferson, Texas, Ancestry.com. | Date: June 4, 1900
Photograph of the lynching of Freeman Terhune, Elijah Wortham, and Jim Shaw in Jefferson, Texas. Processed and published by R.R. Ansley. The rear of the photo sleeve reads: 1) Jim Shaw; 2) Freeman Terhune; 3) Lige Wortham.
Source: Shared with Lynching in Texas by Colin Reed of Evanston, Illinois. | Date: November 15, 1900
"Three Men Lynched: Taken From the Marion County Jail and Stung Up to a Bridge"
Source: Houston Post (Houston, Texas) | Date: November 16, 1900
"Three Negros Lynched: One of Them Confessed Brutal Beating of a Physician And a Mob Hanged Them."
Source: St. Louis Post Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri) | Date: November 16, 1900
"Swift Vengeance: Three Men Taken From Jail and Lynched By a Mob."
Source: The Liberty Vindicator (Liberty, Texas) | Date: November 23, 1900
"Three Negroes Lynched"
Source: Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, New York) | Date: November 18, 1900