S. Loftin

S. Loftin, a Black man, was in the custody of officers at Lexington, Texas, when a mob took them from the officers and lynched them, according to news dispatches published in late July and early August 1895. One account dates the killing to the night of July 26, 1895. The dispatches describe Loftin only as a Black man in Lexington, and no family accounts of their life have been published in these reports.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (3)

• The Madison Daily Leader, July 27, 1895, page 1 The Madison Daily Leader, July 27, 1895
• Emmons County Record, August 2, 1895, page 2 Emmons County Record, August 2, 1895
• The Pioneer Express, August 2, 1895, page 1 The Pioneer Express, August 2, 1895