Bob Sarver

Bob Sarver (also spelled Seaver), who was Black, was in the custody of officers at Franklin, Kentucky. On the night of Monday, March 6, 1882, a mob took Bob Sarver from those officers and lynched them near the town. The death is recorded as a homicide carried out by the mob.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (2)

• Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, March 10, 1882, page 2 Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, March 10, 1882
• The South Kentuckian, March 14, 1882, page 2 The South Kentuckian, March 14, 1882