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| Name | Murdered In | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown Negro | Forest Hill - Tennessee | Feb/11/1893 |
| Unknown Negro | Jellico - Tennessee | Dec/7/1892 |
| Unknown Negro | Lewisburg - Tennessee | Aug/5/1903 |
| Unknown Negro | Lewisburg - Tennessee | Aug/5/1903 |
| Unknown Negro | Memphis - Tennessee | Feb/15/1912 |
| Unknown Negro | Nashville - Tennessee | Dec/15/1892 |
| Unknown Negro | Newcastle - Tennessee | Jun/23/1897 |
| Unknown Negro | Parsons - Tennessee | Apr/25/1895 |
| Unknown Negro | South Pittsburg - Tennessee | Sep/26/1900 |
| Unknown Negro | Trenton - Tennessee | Jun/30/1896 |
| Unknown Negro | Waynesboro - Tennessee | Mar/4/1892 |
| 2 Unknown Negroes | Lake County - Tennessee | Jul/22/1907 |
| 2 Unknown Negroes | Webb City - Tennessee | Feb/17/1897 |
| 3 Unknown Negroes | Clifton - Tennessee | Dec/6/1911 |
| 4 Unknown Negroes | Caney Springs - Tennessee | Oct/7/1901 |
| Robert Alexaner | Ripley - Tennessee | Jan/3/1904 |
| Charles Allen | McKenzie - Tennessee | Nov/15/1896 |
| James Ball | Charlotte - Tennessee | Jul/7/1894 |
| Frank Ballard | Jackson - Tennessee | June/11894 |
| William Bell | Dixon County - Tennessee | July/14/1894 |
| Alexander Bell | Mt Pelia - Tennessee | Oct/5/1892 |
| Luther Billings | Brunswick - Tennessee | Oct/10/1905 |
| Dennis Blackwell | Alamo - Tennessee | Aug/27/1892 |
| Andy Blount | Chattanooga - Tennessee | Feb/14/1983 |
| Green Boman | Shelbyville - Tennessee | Feb/19/1912 |
| Joseph Brake | Ripley - Tennessee | Dec/10/1903 |
| Thomas Brooks | Sommerville - Tennessee | Apr/28/1915 |
| Curtis Brown | Newburn - Tennessee | Oct/8/1902 |
| Charles Brown | Soddy - Tennessee | Feb/26/1897 |
| Robert Bruce | Tiptonville - Tennessee | Sep/13/1910 |
| Garfield Burley | Newburn - Tennessee | Oct/8/1902 |
| George Call | Lynchburg - Tennessee | Jan/17/1899 |
| William Chambers | Bellbuckle - Tennessee | Aug/11/1899 |
| Robert Clark | Bristol - Tennessee | Jun/131891 |
| Samuel Clay | Martin - Tennessee | Jun/121896 |
| Walter Cole | Morgan County - Tennessee | Jan/21/1908 |
| John Collar | Godson - Tennessee | Mar/21/1898 |
| Nimrod Cross | Sardis - Tennessee | Jul/6/1896 |
| Patrick Crump | White Haven - Tennessee | Jun/1/1911 |
| Balli Crutchfield | Rome - Tennessee | Mar/16/1901 |
| John Davis | Lewisburg - Tennessee | Nov/13/1902 |
| Thomas Devert | Erwin - Tennessee | May/20/1918 |
| Samuel M Donald | Huntingdon - Tennessee | Nov/19/1986 |
| York Douglas | McMinnville - Tennessee | Apr/17/1896 |
| L C Dumas | Gleason - Tennessee | Jun/8/1893 |
| Jeff Ellis | Braden - Tennessee | Oct/15/1895 |
| George Estes | Hales Point - Tennessee | Oct/29/1906 |
| Eugene Eugene Vancy | Manchester - Tennessee | Oct/15/1895 |
| Charles Everett | Manchester - Tennessee | May/19/1892 |
| Harrison Fuller | Lexington - Tennessee | Jan/8/1892 |
| John Gamble | Pikeville - Tennessee | Oct/22/1893 |
| Anderson Ganse | Henning - Tennessee | Jan/16/1900 |
| Elmo Garvard | Pulaski - Tennessee | May/8/1908 |
| Henry Giveney | Ripley - Tennessee | Jan/9/1900 |
| Roger Giveney | Ripley - Tennessee | Jan/9/1900 |
| Albert Gooden | Covington - Tennessee | Aug/17/1937 |
| Lampson Gregory | Bells Depot - Tennessee | Mar/6/1894 |
| John Gregson | Union City - Tennessee | Mar/21/1913 |
| Walter Grer | Shelbyville - Tennessee | Feb/19/1912 |
| Henry Griggard | Goodlettsville - Tennessee | Apr/28/1892 |
| Ephriam Groggard | Nashville - Tennessee | Apr/30/1892 |
| Ronce Gwyn | Tullahoma - Tennessee | Mar/8/1905 |
| Edward Hall | Millington - Tennessee | Sep/1/1894 |
| Daniel Hawkins | Millington - Tennessee | Sep/1/1894 |
| Jonn Hayes | Millington - Tennessee | Sep/1/1894 |
| Joseph Hayne | Jellico - Tennessee | Feb/26/1893 |
| Robert Haynes | Millington - Tennessee | Sep/1/1894 |
| Frinch Haynie | Hendersonville - Tennessee | Feb/16/1891 |
| Thomas Huntley | Cumberland Gap - Tennessee | Mar/26/1891 |
| Charles Hurd | Wartburg - Tennessee | Nov/21/1895 |
| James James Scales | Pikeville - Tennessee | Nov/23/1944 |
| Edward Johnson | Chattanooga - Tennessee | Mar/19/1906 |
| Jerry Johnson | Farmington - Tennessee | Sep/3/1895 |
| George Johnson | Murfreesboro - Tennessee | Aug/28/1908 |
| Charles Jones | Elk Valley - Tennessee | Jun/24/1903 |
| Jessie Jones | Jellico - Tennessee | Mar/19/1893 |
| Hugh Jones | Middleton - Tennessee | Jul/14/1908 |
| Fred King | Dyersburg - Tennessee | Feb/18/1901 |
| "Doc" King | Fayetteville - Tennessee | Sep/6/1895 |
| Loeb Landers | Dresden - Tennessee | Aug/1/1892 |
| Albert Lawson | Paris - Tennessee | Jul/20/1909 |
| William Lewis | Tullahoma - Tennessee | Aug/25/1891 |
| Thomas Lillard | Woodbury - Tennessee | Jul/1/1892 |
| G W Lych | Estill Springs - Tennessee | Feb/10/1918 |
| Wyatt Mallory | Springfield - Tennessee | Apr/29/1901 |
| Mrs Martin | Summer County - Tennessee | Feb/3/1892 |
| Martin Mayberry | Bryant Station - Tennessee | Apr/2/1891 |
| Walter McClennon | Huntingdon - Tennessee | Oct/4/1901 |
| Calvin McDonnell | Memphis - Tennessee | Mar/8/1892 |
| Ozias McGahey | Fayetteville - Tennessee | Nov/29/1895 |
| Henry McGreeg | Pioneer - Tennessee | Feb/11/1894 |
| Jim McIlheron | Estill Springs - Tennessee | Feb/12/1918 |
| Joseph Mitchell | McConnell - Tennessee | Nov/13/1891 |
| Joseph Mitchell | Rives - Tennessee | May/27/1898 |
| Henry Montgomery | Lewisburg - Tennessee | Apr/18/1894 |
| Thomas Moss | Memphis - Tennessee | Mar/8/1892 |
| David Neal | Shelbyville - Tennessee | Feb/19/1912 |
| William Nershbred | Rossville - Tennessee | Aug/12/1894 |
| Henry Noles | Winchester - Tennessee | Apr/25/1901 |
| Berry Noyes | Lexington - Tennessee | Apr/22/1918 |
| James Perry | Knoxville - Tennessee | Jun/10/1894 |
| Eli Person | Memphis - Tennessee | May/22/1917 |
| Quinten Rankin | Walnut Log - Tennessee | Oct/19/1908 |
| Logan Reams | Duplex - Tennessee | Sep/10/1900 |
| Jesse F Reed | Locality Unknown (Tennessee) | Dec/14/1892 |
| Lewis Rice | Ripley - Tennessee | Mar/23/1900 |
| Irwin Roberts | Shady Valley - Tennessee | Dec/17/1892 |
| Joseph Robinson | Fayetteville - Tennessee | Nov/29/1895 |
| Jacob Samuels | Robertson County - Tennessee | May/27/1912 |
| Henry Sanders | Lavernia - Tennessee | Mar/13/1891 |
| Ligon Scott | Dyersburg - Tennessee | Dec/2/1917 |
| Bradford Scott | Pinson - Tennessee | Mar/10/1891 |
| Thomas Seacey | Haywood - Tennessee | Apr/29/1904 |
| William Sharp | Tiptonville - Tennessee | Sep/13/1910 |
| John Shaw | Lynchburg - Tennessee | Jan/17/1899 |
| Lawrence Sheppard | Memphis - Tennessee | Aug/24/1917 |
| Frank Simpson | Lexington - Tennessee | Jan/8/1896 |
| Allen Small | Lynchburg - Tennessee | 1340 |
| John Smart | Chapelton - Tennessee | Nov/191898 |
| Needham Smith | Tipton County - Tennessee | Nov/10/1894 |
| George Smith | Union City - Tennessee | Apr/17/1931 |
| Jacob Staples | Heiskell's Station - Tennessee | Feb/19/1890 |
| Edward Stevens | Savannah - Tennessee | Nov/17/1890 |
| Edward Stineback | Tiptonville - Tennessee | Nov/24/1908 |
| Marshall Stineback | Tiptonville - Tennessee | Nov/24/1908 |
| Tennes Stineback | Tiptonville - Tennessee | Nov/24/1908 |
| William Stuart | Memphis - Tennessee | Mar/8/1892 |
| James Sweet | Gallatin - Tennessee | May/25/1911 |
| Charles Tait | Memphis - Tennessee | Aug/21/1893 |
| Harriet Talley | Petersburg - Tennessee | Mar/20/1895 |
| William Taylor | Franklin - Tennessee | Apr/30/1891 |
| R E Taylor | Walnut Log - Tennessee | Oct/19/1908 |
| John Telley | Dyersburg - Tennessee | Nov/7/1913 |
| William Thomas | Dyersburg - Tennessee | Mar/10/1916 |
| Thompson | Dyer - Tennessee | July/5/1891 |
| Richmond Thurmond | Ripley - Tennessee | Aug/8/1898 |
| James Underwood | Decatur - Tennessee | May/121902 |
| Ben Walling | Decaturville - Tennessee | Jul/19/1891 |
| Charles Washington | Mine Lick - Tennessee | Jun/23/1898 |
| Green Wells | Locality Unknown (Tennessee) | May/26/1891 |
| Enless Whitakes | Lynchburg - Tennessee | Feb/6/1902 |
| Graham White | Millington - Tennessee | Sep/1/1894 |
| William Whitley | Lebanon - Tennessee | Mar/1/1916 |
| Elbert Williams | Brownsville - Tennessee | Jun/22/1940 |
| Henry Williams | Gadsen - Tennessee | Mar/16/1890 |
| John Williams | Jackson - Tennessee | Sep/14/1893 |
| Warner Williams | Millington - Tennessee | Sep/1/1894 |
| John Williams | Mountain City - Tennessee | Sep/26/1898 |
| Williams | Tiptonville - Tennessee | Oct/3/1900 |
| Tony Williamson | West Point - Tennessee | Jul/15/1897 |
| Heck Willis | Lebanon - Tennessee | May/31/1892 |
| Wilson | Dresden - Tennessee | Sep/4/1915 |
| John Winston | Lafayette - Tennessee | Jun/8/1911 |
| Thomas Woodward | Humboldt - Tennessee | Aug/18/1890 |