Lynching of Jackson Bennett: December 19, 1885
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City: Mink Prairie (now Magnolia), Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 19 Alleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: Chicago Tribune
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"Jackson Lynched."
Source: Galveston Daily News (Galveston, Texas) | Date: December 20, 1885
"Lynched in Broad Daylight."
Source: New York Times (New York, New York) | Date: December 21, 1885
"Judge Lynch."
Source: Fort Worth Daily Gazette (Fort Worth, Texas) | Date: December 19, 1885
"Hanged by Vigilantes"
Source: Oberlin World (Oberlin, Ohio) | Date: December 24, 1885
"Executive News"
Source: Austin Weekly Statesman (Austin, Texas) | Date: December 24, 1885
"Lynching at Montgomery"
Source: Tri-Weekly Herald (Marshall, Texas) | Date: December 22, 1885
Jackson Bennett listed in the 1880 Census
Source: 1880 Federal Census | Date: June 3, 1880
Jackson Bennett listed in the 1870 Census
Source: 1870 Federal Census | Date: July 20, 1870
Following Jackson Bennett's lynching - 1900 U.S. Census Showing Bennett Family
Source: 1900 U.S. Census
Following Jackson Bennett's lynching - 1910 U.S. Census Showing Bennett Family
Source: 1910 U.S. Census
Following Jackson Bennett's lynching - Monroe Bennett Jr. World War I Draft Card
Source: Ancestry.com