Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1885051801 Victim Name: Hairston H. Terry Race: White Sex: Male Age: 22-23 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Murder of a white man Date: 1885-05-18 County Name: Bedford County Mob Composition: 40-50 armed masked men Summary: Hairston...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1885020501 Victim Name: Jerry (Alvy) Jackson Race: Black Sex: Male Age: 17-20 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Riddled with bullets Accusation: Murder and robbery of a white man, a tinker Date: 1885-02-05 County Name: Bland Mob Composition: Disguised...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1884080201 Victim Name: John Fitzhugh Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged Accusation: Attempted outrage on a married white woman Date: 1884-08-02 County Name: Rappahannock Mob Composition: Unknown Summary: The lynching...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1884020301 Victim Name: Peter Bland Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged and shot Accusation: Assault on a white man, his employer Date: 1884-02-03 County Name: King William Mob Composition: Unknown Summary: On February...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1884010401 Victim Name: E. D. Atchison Race: White Sex: Male Age: 35 Job: Unknown Method of Death: Shot and hanged Accusation: Stabbing a white man, a prominent readjuster Date: 1884-01-04 City: Monterey Mob Composition: 10 Armed men, masked Summary:...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1883041101 Victim Name: William M. Crockett Race: White Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Hanged and riddled with bullets Accusation: Murder of a white man Date: 1883-04-11 City: Wytheville Mob Composition: About 20 to 40 men,...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1883012202 Name: O. F. Ferrall Race: White Sex: Male Age: 55 Job: Unknown Date: 1883-01-22 County Name: Russell Summary: Previous inventory of lynching indicated that a mob lynched two white men, Evan Griffith and O. F. Ferrall, on January 22nd 1883 in...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1883012201 Name: Evan Griffith Race: White Sex: Male Age: 35 Job: Unknown Date: 1883-01-22 County Name: Russell Summary: Previous inventory of lynching indicated that a mob lynched two white men, Evan Griffith and O. F. Ferrall, on January 22nd 1883 in...
Previous LynchingNext Lynching Victim ID: VA1882123001 Victim Name: Bluford Smith Race: Black Sex: Male Age: Unknown Job: Unknown Method of Death: Shot Accusation: Killed a young white man Date: 1882-12-30 City: Tazewell Mob Composition: Unknown Summary: Bluford Smith, an African American man...