Name not reported

In 1869 or early 1870, according to Governor Senter's account to a legislative committee, several Black men held by civil officers in Obion County, Tennessee, were taken from their custody by a group of armed men. The governor said four were killed outright and two were wounded. No names are given in the account, and no details about who the men were have been recorded.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Governor Senter told a legislative committee that a mob took five or six Black men from the custody of civil officers in Obion County, Tennessee, and killed four of them.

Reported by: Gov. Senter.

Source

• Nashville Union And American, April 12, 1870, page 1 Nashville Union And American, April 12, 1870