Frank Saffold
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Full Name
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Frank Saffold
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Biography
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On September 4, 1893, a thirteen year old black male, now identified as Frank Saffold, survived an attempted lynching by two different mobs composed of angry white citizens. Although he survived being lynched, he is a victim in many ways. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison on December 23, 1893 by the Circuit Court of Bibb County, Alabama for a crime he did not commit. It was in “The Walls” that Frank Saffold died of tuberculosis. Frank Saffold was a young, black male, who survived a near-lynching on September 5, 1893, only to die in prison from tuberculosis most likely contracted from laboring in a coal mine as part of the Alabama lease convict program after his conviction for the assault of Mrs. Sarah Scott.
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Documented or Attempted
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Attempted
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Birth Date
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Circa 1874
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County of Birth; County of Death
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N/A; Elmore County
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Death Date
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August 11, 1901
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Date of Attempted Lynching
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September 5, 1893
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Age at Death
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27
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Race
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Black
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Sex
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Male
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Case Number
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AMP 007-18930904-000
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Identified by:
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CDSE
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Mother
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Ellen Saffold
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Father
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Mack Saffold
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All other relatives
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Sheppard Saffold (sibling), Joe Saffold (sibling), Bettie Saffold (sibling), Judy Saffold (sibling), Eva Murry, Lucy Saffold, Edward Saffold, Charles Saffold, Addie Saffold, Lauru Saffold, William Perry, Frank Perry, Edward O. Perry, Christopher Williams, Ella Williams, Elvira Steel, Thomas Davis
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Occupation
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Farmer
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Head of Household and Literacy Status
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No; No