Montgomery County

Curated by The Lynching In Texas Team

Lynching of Jackson Bennett

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

Lynching of Andrew McGehee

City: Willis, Texas County: Montgomery CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: Murder Manner of Death: ShotSource of Information: Chicago Tribune

J.B. Walker (Misreported)

City: Willis, Texas County: Montgomery CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: UnknownAlleged Crime: MurderManner of Death: Shot - Not KilledSource of Information: Chicago Tribune

Lynching of Henry Runnells

City: Post Mill, Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Murder, Rape Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: National newspapers

Lynching of John Maynard

City: Montgomery, Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Assault, Theft, Murder Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: National newspapers

Lynching of Charley Scott

City: Conroe, Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 18 Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Ike Shepard (Misreported)

City: Conroe, Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death: ShotSource of Information: Tuskegee Institute, NAACPMisreported

Lynching of James Kinder

City: Magnolia, Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death: ShotSource of Information: Tuskegee Institute

Lynching of Alf Riley

City: Magnolia, Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: Unknown Alleged Crime: Attempted Rape Manner of Death: Shot Source of Information: Tuskegee Institute

Lynching of Joe Winters

City: Conroe, Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: Black Gender of Victim: Male Age of Victim: 20Alleged Crime: Assault of a child Manner of Death: Burned Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching of Warren Lewis

City: Dacus, Texas County: Montgomery County Race or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: Male  Age of Victim: EighteenAlleged Crime: Assault Manner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching

Lynching of Tom Payne

City: Willis, TexasCounty: Montgomery CountyRace or Ethnicity of Victim: BlackGender of Victim: MaleAge of Victim: 25Alleged Crime: AssaultManner of Death: Hanged Source of Information: NAACP 30 Years of Lynching