John Renoe

John Renoe, a former sheriff of Sumter County, Tennessee, was being held at the jail in Livingston. Newspaper reports say a mob took him from the jail on Tuesday, July 20, 1886, and hanged him. A Baptist Courier item gave the date as July 13, and another paper gave June 22, so the dates in early reports differ.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took John Renoe, a former Sumter County sheriff, from the Livingston jail and hanged him, according to the newspaper reports.

Reported by: news reports; Baptist Courier (reporters); The Fairfield News And Herald (reporters).

Sources (6)

• The Manning Times, June 23, 1886, page 4 The Manning Times, June 23, 1886
• The Laurens Advertiser, July 21, 1886, page 4 The Laurens Advertiser, July 21, 1886
• The Fairfield News And Herald, July 21, 1886, page 4 The Fairfield News And Herald, July 21, 1886
• The Times And Democrat, July 22, 1886, page 4 The Times And Democrat, July 22, 1886
• Baptist Courier, July 22, 1886, page 3 Baptist Courier, July 22, 1886
• The Pickens Sentinel, July 22, 1886, page 4 The Pickens Sentinel, July 22, 1886