Lewis Flemming
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Full Name
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Lewis Flemming
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Name Variations
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N/A
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Biography
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On October 21, 1898, Lewis Flemming, 63, was shot and killed in Wetumpka, Alabama, by a
white judge in Elmore County, Alabama, after allegedly attempting to assault the judge. The
judge was supposedly transporting Flemming to jail when Flemming tried to escape. The killing
occurred on an unnamed road in Wetumpka., in Beat 4, but his body was never recovered.
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Documented or Attempted
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Documented
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Birth Date
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Circa 1835
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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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October 21, 1898
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Date of Attempted Lynching
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N/A
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Age at Death
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63
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Race
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Black
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Sex
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Male
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Researchers
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Josh Hamby
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Case Number
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AMP541-18981021-000
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Identified by:
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Alabama Memory Project
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Mother
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N/A
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Father
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N/A
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Spouse or Partner
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Dinah Flemming, Elizabeth Flemming
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Child
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Henry Flemming, Mary Flemming, Lewis Flemming, Elizabeth Flemming, Anie Flemming, Antony Flemming, John Flemming, Haywood Flemming, Ada Flemming,
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All other relatives
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N/A
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Occupation
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Farmer
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Education Level
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N/A
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Head of Household and Literacy Status
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N/A