Will McKay

Full Name: Will McKay
Victim Profile: Will McKay
Biography: On August 13, 1895, Will McKay, age unknown, was lynched in Brookwood, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama by local sheriff Joe Nelson after being accused of assault with intent to murder against his widowed mother’s partner. Prior to his lynching, Will worked as a miner in the Brookwood Mines and was the son of a widowed mother.
Documented or Attempted: Documented
Birth Date: N/A
County of Birth; County of Death: N/A; Tuscaloosa County
Death Date: August 13, 1895
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Researchers: Teni Ciby
Case Number: AMP 125-18950813-000
Identified by:: Alabama Memory Project
Occupation: Coal Miner