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Lation Scott

1885 – 1916

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About Lation Scott

Lived 1885 – 1916 (aged 30–31).

Lation (Ligon) Scott (December 25, 1893 – December 2, 1917) was lynched after being suspected of raping a white woman in Dyer County, Tennessee. He was tortured, mutilated and burned alive by a mob on Sunday, December 2, 1917, in downtown Dyersburg.

Early life

Scott was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi on December 25, 1893. He was married and had a three-year-old child but lived apart from his wife. Scott registered for the World War I draft on June 5, 1917, and described his occupation as farming. He was described on the form as tall and slender.

Background In 1917, Scott was a farmworker who worked for a white farmer on a rented small landholding. The farmer had a 24-year-old wife and two small children. It was reported that Scott occasionally lived in the house with the farmer and his family. Some reports have said that Scott was "half-witted", and when signing his selective service application, he did not sign his name with a signature: on the form there is an X and the words "made his mark". Scott passed his physical examination and was likely to be called to service.

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Important facts

Born
1885
Birth century
Died
1916

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Lation Scott's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Lation Scott?

lynching of Lation Scott

When was Lation Scott born?

Lation Scott was born in 1885.

When did Lation Scott die?

Lation Scott died in 1916.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lation Scott

· Wikidata: Q110220315

· DBpedia: Lynching of Lation Scott

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