Alabama Memory

Donny Cook

Item

Full Name

Donny Cook

Victim Profile

Donny Cook

Name Variations

Donie, Dony, Tonie, Donnie

Biography

On November 5, 1914, Donny Cook, between 36 and 40 years old, was lynched in the New Lexington area near the Walker county line. Cook was accused of shooting a police deputy. While working as a convict laborer on a county road a white man shot Cook from the woods and killed him. Cook left behind a father, Len Cook, a mother, Mattie Cook, and brother, Coker Cook.

Documented or Attempted

Documented

Birth Date

N/A

County of Birth; County of Death

N/A; Tuscaloosa County

Death Date

November 5, 1914

Race

Black

Sex

Male

Researchers

Katie Beaudin

Case Number

AMP541-19141105-000

Identified by:

Alabama Memory Project

Mother

Mattie Cook

Father

Len Cook

All other relatives

Coker Cook (sibling)

Occupation

Farm Laborer