John Pattishill

John Pattishill was one of four Black men held in the Chatham County jail near Pittsboro, North Carolina. On the night of September 28, 1885, a mob took him and three other men from the jail. The mob hanged them from a tree near a public road about a mile from Pittsboro. Their bodies were found the next morning.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News reports (7)

• Savannah Morning News, September 30, 1885, page 1 Savannah Morning News, September 30, 1885
• Memphis Daily Appeal, September 30, 1885, page 2 Memphis Daily Appeal, September 30, 1885
• Weekly Commercial Herald, October 2, 1885, page 5 Weekly Commercial Herald, October 2, 1885
• The Magnolia Gazette, October 2, 1885, page 1 The Magnolia Gazette, October 2, 1885
• Charlotte Home And Democrat, October 2, 1885, page 3 Charlotte Home And Democrat, October 2, 1885
• Huntsville Gazette, October 3, 1885, page 1 Huntsville Gazette, October 3, 1885
• The Osceola Times, October 3, 1885, page 2 The Osceola Times, October 3, 1885