Scip Holley

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Full Name
Scip Holley
Victim Profile
Scip Holley
Name Variations
Sip Holley, Sip Holly
Biography
On January 29, 1884, Scip Holley, about 41 years old, was accused of murdering his
employer. Holley was put in the Tuscaloosa jail. A mob of white men formed to lynch
him, but the case ultimately went to trial. Holley was found guilty of murder,
sentenced to death, and hanged in August that same year. He left behind his wife,
Emma Holley, who received his body nineteen minutes after the hanging.
Documented or Attempted
Attempted
Birth Date
Circa 1843
County of Birth; County of Death
N/A; Tuscaloosa County
Death Date
August 29, 1884
Date of Attempted Lynching
January 29, 1884
Age at Death
41
Race
Black
Sex
Male
Researchers
Trey Cowan
Case Number
AMP 125-18840129-000
Identified by:
Alabama Memory Project
Spouse or Partner
Emma Holley
Occupation
Farm Laborer
Head of Household and Literacy Status
No; No

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