Gregg Cox

Gregg Cox, a Black man, was held by officers at Tyler in Smith County, Texas, when a mob took him from them on October 29, 1895. According to a Birmingham State Herald report citing a Fort Worth account, the mob carried him to another place and burned him to death over about fifty minutes. A Clarke Courier report of the seizure at Tyler gives the same account of the mob taking him from officers.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Birmingham State Herald account, citing a Fort Worth report, says a mob took Gregg Cox from the officers holding him in Tyler, Texas, and burned him to death.

Reported by: Birmingham State Herald, citing a Fort Worth report (reporters).

News reports (2)

• Birmingham State Herald, October 30, 1895, page 3 Birmingham State Herald, October 30, 1895
• Clarke Courier, November 6, 1895, page 2 Clarke Courier, November 6, 1895