Calvin Simpson

Calvin Simpson, a Black man, was held in the jail at Henderson, Kentucky, in January 1886. According to the accounts, a mob broke into the jail during the night, took him away, carried him about a mile, hanged him from a tree and shot his body many times. The papers do not say whether the jailer or officers resisted the mob or handed him over, and the exact day of his death is uncertain in the surviving reports.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Calvin Simpson from the Henderson, Kentucky jail, hanged him from a tree and shot his body.

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (3)

• Daily Evening Bulletin, January 26, 1886, page 2 Daily Evening Bulletin, January 26, 1886
• The Daily Clarion, January 28, 1886, page 4 The Daily Clarion, January 28, 1886
• Macon Beacon, January 30, 1886, page 1 Macon Beacon, January 30, 1886