North Carolina Genealogy Trails
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North Carolina Lynchings
 
Data Compiled and submitted by: Rob Gallagher
St #
Victim
Race
Sex
Offense
Mo
Day
Year
County
State
Note
1 Negro, Unnamed
Blk
Male
Attempted rape
Apr
11
1883
Bertie
North Carolina
 
2 Johnson, Dockery
Blk
Male
Attempted rape
Sep
20
1883
Richmond
North Carolina
 
3 Campbell, —
Blk
Male
Murder
Oct
16
1883
Iredell
North Carolina
 
4 White, Lawrence
Blk
Male
Murder
Nov
8
1883
Rowan
North Carolina
 
5 McCullough, Erwin
Blk
Male
Murder
Apr
1
1884
Gaston
North Carolina
 
6 Johnson, George
Blk
Male
Rape
Sep
6
1884
Iredell
North Carolina
 
7 Smith, Charles
Blk
Male
Robbery
Dec
24
1884
Johnston
North Carolina
 
8 Davis, Thomas
Blk
Male
Robbery
Dec
24
1884
Johnston
North Carolina
 
9 Stratten, Lee
Blk
Male
Rape
Mar
4
1885
Union
North Carolina
 
10 Boggan, John
Blk
Male
Criminal assault (rape)
Jul
2
1885
Anson
North Carolina
 
11 Finch, Harriet
Blk
Female
Murder
Sep
29
1885
Chatham
North Carolina
 
12 Finch, Jerry
Blk
Male
Murder
Sep
29
1885
Chatham
North Carolina
 
13 Pattisall, John
Blk
Male
Murder
Sep
29
1885
Chatham
North Carolina
 
14 Tyson, Lee
Blk
Male
Murder
Sep
29
1885
Chatham
North Carolina
 
15 Mebane, Bud
Blk
Male
Rape & murder
Oct
3
1885
Caswell
North Carolina
 
16 Lee, John
Wht
Male
Murder
Dec
18
1885
Richmond
North Carolina
 
17 Powell, T. C.
Wht
Male
Murder
Nov
13
1886
Edgecombe
North Carolina
 
18 White, Benjamin
Blk
Male
Criminal assault (rape)
May
8
1887
Edgecombe
North Carolina
 
19 Hairston, Eugene
Blk
Male
Assaulted woman (rape)
Aug
25
1887
Guilford
North Carolina
 
20 Blount, Jack
Blk
Male
Murder
Jan
26
1888
Washington
North Carolina
 
21 Blount, Matthew
Blk
Male
Murder
Jan
26
1888
Washington
North Carolina
 
22 Spruill, Petterson
Blk
Male
Murder
Jan
26
1888
Washington
North Carolina
 
23 Parker, Wm. A.
Wht
Male
Murder
Mar
13
1888
Beaufort
North Carolina
 
24 Frazier, Thomas
Wht
Male
Murder
May
6
1888
Beaufort
North Carolina
 
25 Humprheys, John
Blk
Male
Rape
Jul
15
1888
Buncombe
North Carolina
 
26 Smith, Alonzo
Blk
Male
Arson & burglary
Sep
2
1888
Granville
North Carolina
 
27 Tanner, John
Blk
Male
Murder
Sep
2
1888
Granville
North Carolina
 
28 Tanner, Henry
Blk
Male
Murder
Sep
2
1888
Granville
North Carolina
 
29 Carson, John
Blk
Male
Murder
Dec
2
1888
Cleveland
North Carolina
 
30 Sigmund, John
Blk
Male
Attempted rape
Sep
6
1889
Gaston
North Carolina
 
31 Stack, Franklin
Wht
Male
Murder
Sep
11
1889
Burke
North Carolina
 
32 Boone, David
Blk
Male
Murder
Sep
11
1889
Burke
North Carolina
 
33 Berrier, Robert
Wht
Male
Murder
Oct
14
1889
Davidson
North Carolina
 
34 Starling, John
Wht
Male
Making threats
May
24
1890
Johnston
North Carolina
 
35 Freeman, Kinch
Blk
Male
Murder
Dec
23
1890
Hertford
North Carolina
 
36 Best, Mack
Blk
Male
Attempted rape
Sep
6
1891
Samson
North Carolina
 
37 Rankin, Hezekiah
Blk
Male
Murder
Sep
25
1891
Buncombe
North Carolina
 
38 Purdie, Lyman
Blk
Male
Murder
May
1
1892
Bladen
North Carolina
 
39 Whitley, Alexander
Wht
Male
Murder
Jun
9
1892
Stanly
North Carolina
 
40 Allison, Thomas
Wht
Male
Murder
Sep
12
1892
Surry
North Carolina
 
41 Burnett, Carter
Blk
Male
Assaulted girl (rape)
Nov
15
1892
Granville
North Carolina
 
42 McPhatter, Duncan
Blk
Male
Murder
Nov
17
1892
Richmond
North Carolina
 
43 Ray, Bob
Blk
Male
Murder
Jan
6
1893
Moore
North Carolina
Uncertain
44 Slaughter, Daniel
Wht
Male
Murder
Feb
22
1894
Alleghany
North Carolina
 
45 English, Holland
Wht
Male
Murder
Apr
1
1894
Mitchell
North Carolina
 
46 Wofford, Dick
Blk
Male
Assaulted girl (rape)
Nov
22
1894
Polk
North Carolina
 
47 Bergeron, James
Wht
Male
Murder
Dec
26
1894
Beaufort
North Carolina
 
48 Chambers, Robert
Blk
Male
Attempted rape & arson
Apr
21
1896
Mitchell
North Carolina
 
49 Johnson, Thomas
Blk
Male
Rape & murder
May
29
1898
Cabarrus
North Carolina
 
50 Kiser, Joseph
Blk
Male
Rape & murder
May
29
1898
Cabarrus
North Carolina
 
51 Jones, Henry
Blk
Male
Rape & murder
Jan
11
1899
Chatham
North Carolina
 
52 Patrick, Lewis
Blk
Male
Murder
Jun
14
1899
Carteret
North Carolina
 
53 Ratliffe, George
Blk
Male
Assaulted girl (rape)
Mar
5
1900
Haywood
North Carolina
 
54 Rittle, George
Blk
Male
Informer
Mar
20
1900
Moore
North Carolina
 
55 Mills, Avery
Blk
Male
Murder
Aug
28
1900
Rutherford
North Carolina
 
56 Martindale, James
Wht
Male
Assaulted woman
Mar
8
1901
Moore
North Carolina
 
57 Jones, D. B.
Blk
Male
Attempted assault (rape)
Jun
18
1901
Lenoir
North Carolina
 
58 Huff, Luke
Blk
Male
Murderous assault
Aug
21
1901
Anson
North Carolina
 
59 Walker, James
Blk
Male
Murder
Mar
25
1902
Beaufort
North Carolina
 
60 Gillespie, Harrison
Blk
Male
Murder
Jun
11
1902
Rowan
North Carolina
 
61 Gillespie, James
Blk
Male
Murder
Jun
11
1902
Rowan
North Carolina
 
62 Jones, Thomas
Blk
Male
Rape
Aug
25
1902
Wayne
North Carolina
 
63 Osborne, John
Blk
Male
Criminal assault (rape)
Jul
2
1903
Union
North Carolina
 
64 Whitehead, Dick
Blk
Male
Assaulted child (rape)
May
18
1904
Northamption
North Carolina
 
65 Moore, John
Blk
Male
Murderous assault
Aug
27
1905
Craven
North Carolina
 
66 Johnson, J. V.
Wht
Male
Murder
May
28
1906
Anson
North Carolina
 
67 Gillespie, John
Blk
Male
Murder
Aug
6
1906
Rowan
North Carolina
 
68 Gillespie, Nease
Blk
Male
Murder
Aug
6
1906
Rowan
North Carolina
 
69 Dillingham, Jack
Blk
Male
Murder
Aug
6
1906
Rowan
North Carolina
 
70 Negro, Unnamed
Blk
Male
Fraud
Jan
7
1908
Johnston
North Carolina
 
71 Negro, Unnamed
Blk
Male
Robbery
Oct
8
1910
Rockingham
North Carolina
 
72 McNeely, Joseph
Blk
Male
Murder
Aug
26
1913
Mecklenburg
North Carolina
 
73 Wilson, James
Blk
Male
Rape & murder
Jan
28
1914
Johnston
North Carolina
 
74 Perry, Mrs. Joe
Blk
Female
Unknown
Mar
12
1915
Vance
North Carolina
 
75 Perry, Child
Blk
Unk
Unknown
Mar
12
1915
Vance
North Carolina
 
76 Richards, John
Blk
Male
Murder
Jan
12
1916
Wayne
North Carolina
 
77 Black, Joseph
Blk
Male
Making threats
Apr
5
1916
Greene
North Carolina
 
78 Rouse, Lazarus
Blk
Male
Unknown
Aug
4
1916
Lenoir
North Carolina
 
79 Bazemore, Peter
Blk
Male
Criminal assault (rape)
Mar
23
1918
Bertie
North Carolina
 
80 Taylor, George
Blk
Male
Criminal assault (rape)
Nov
5
1918
Wake
North Carolina
 
81 Daniels, John
Blk
Male
Murder
Feb
6
1919
Onslow
North Carolina
 
82 Elliott, Walter
Blk
Male
Attacked woman (rape)
Aug
20
1919
Franklin
North Carolina
 
83 Green, Powell
Blk
Male
Murder
Dec
27
1919
Franklin
North Carolina
 
84 Roach, Edward
Blk
Male
Attempted rape
Jul
7
1920
Person
North Carolina
 
85 Jeffress, John
Blk
Male
Attempted assault (rape)
Aug
25
1920
Alamance
North Carolina
 
86 Artis, Norman
Blk
Male
Peeping Tom
Sep
30
1920
Wayne
North Carolina
Uncertain
87 Williams, Alfred
Blk
Male
Race prejudice
Jan
24
1921
Warren
North Carolina
 
88 Bullock, Plummer
Blk
Male
Race prejudice
Jan
24
1921
Warren
North Carolina
 
89 Whitfield, Jerome
Blk
Male
Attacked woman (rape)
Aug
14
1921
Jones
North Carolina
 
90 Daniels, Ernest
Blk
Male
In white woman's room
Sep
18
1921
Chatham
North Carolina
 
91 Blackwell, Bayner
Blk
Male
Murder
Aug
6
1922
Onslow
North Carolina
 
92 Bryant, Wife
Blk
Female
Unknown
May
25
1926
Duplin
North Carolina
Uncertain
93 Bryant, Dock
Blk
Male
Unknown
May
25
1926
Duplin
North Carolina
Uncertain
94 Bradshaw, Thomas
Blk
Male
Criminal assault (rape)
Aug
2
1927
Nash
North Carolina
Uncertain
95 McDaniel, Willie
Blk
Male
Unknown
Jun
29
1929
Mecklenburg
North Carolina
Uncertain
96 Wiggins, Ella May
Wht
Female
Strike activity
Sep
14
1929
Gaston
North Carolina
 
97 Moore, Oliver
Blk
Male
Rape
Aug
20
1930
Edgecombe
North Carolina
 
98 Church, Elijah
Wht
Male
Murder
N/A
1900s
Wilkes
North Carolina
Uncertain


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