Harrison Swilley
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Full Name
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Harrison Swilley
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Name Variations
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Harrison Swilly
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Biography
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On November 18, 1894, Harrison Swilley, age unknown, was lynched in Hulls, Alabama, outside the home of his white assailant after being accused of threatening the assailant days earlier. Swilley was the son of Prince and Mahala Swilley; the elder brother of Sealy, Ann, and Prince Swilley; and the younger brother of Affey Swilley.
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Documented or Attempted
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Documented
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Birth Date
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Circa 1860
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County of Birth; County of Death
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N/A; Tuscaloosa County
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Death Date
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November 18, 1894
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Age at Death
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34
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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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Logan Robinette
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Case Number
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AMP 125-18941118-000
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Identified by:
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Alabama Memory Project
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Mother
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Mahala Swilley
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Father
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Prince Swilley
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All other relatives
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Affey Swilley (Affy Brewster) (sibling), Sealy Swilley (sibling), Ann Swilley (sibling), Prince Swilley (sibling),
Henry Brewster (brother-in-law)
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Occupation
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Farmhand
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