Tim Ransom

Tim Ransom, also reported as Tim Hansom, was a Black man who, with three other Black men, was taken from a deputy sheriff near Vancleave, Mississippi, by a mob in March 1908 and lynched. The men had been in the deputy's custody when the mob took them. The reports do not agree on the spelling of his name and give no further account of him or of how the deputy responded.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Four Black men, including Tim Ransom, were reportedly taken from a deputy sheriff near Van Cleave and lynched by a mob.

Reported by: Greene County Herald (reporters).

News reports (4)

• Oxford Eagle, March 19, 1908, page 1 Oxford Eagle, March 19, 1908
• The Tupelo Journal, March 20, 1908, page 8 The Tupelo Journal, March 20, 1908
• Greene County Herald, March 20, 1908, page 4 Greene County Herald, March 20, 1908
• The Semi-Weekly Leader, March 21, 1908, page 2 The Semi-Weekly Leader, March 21, 1908