Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1866061901 Victim Name: Unnamed Negro Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Attempted outrage on a young white woman, a school teacher Date: 1866-06-19 City: Faber's Mill Mob Composition: Unknown Summary: On...
Nelson
Andrew Dudley in Nelson
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1904080401 Victim Name: Andrew Dudley Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 9 to 16 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Attempted criminal assault on two young white girls Date: 1904-08-04 City: Afton Mob Composition: Unknown Summary: A crowd of men...
Pinkney Murphy in Nelson
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1900091401 Victim Name: Pinkney Murphy Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Attempted rape of an unmarried white woman, a school teacher Date: 1900-09-14 City: Arrington Mob...
David Thomas in Nelson
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1880100802 Name: David Thomas Race: White Sex: Male Age: 18 Date: 1880-10-08 County Name: Nelson Summary: David Thomas was the brother-in-law of George Lowry; while past inventories indicated Thomas as a victim of lynching, in reality he was able to...
George Lowry in Nelson
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1880100801 Victim Name: George Lowry Race: White Sex: Male Age: 45 Job: Worked the saw mill Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Outrage and robbery of a white widow and her daughter Date: 1880-10-08 County Name: Nelson Mob Composition: Unknown Summary: A...