Peter Lewins

Full Name

Peter Lewins

Victim Profile

Peter Lewins

Name Variations

Peter Louin, Peter Louins, Peter Lewin, Peter Lewins, Peter Luins, Peter Lewius

Biography

In the month of August 1899, Peter Lewin, age 44, was lynched near Lovejoy Plantation Road, Eclectic, AL by a mob of masked men after being accused of shooting Jordan Hall, a white man. He was killed alongside his fifteen-year-old son in this tragedy. Peter Lewin was born in the year 1855 in Dadeville, Tallapoosa, Alabama. Much is not known about his younger years but on December 25, 1879, he wedded his wife, Martha Pounds in Tallapoosa County. He worked as a laborer while his wife kept the house. They had at least two children together, with one of their sons being named Manuel.

Documented or Attempted

Documented

Birth Date

Circa 1855

County of Birth; County of Death

Tallapoosa County; Elmore County

Death Date

August 11, 1899

Age at Death

44

Race

Black

Sex

Male

Researchers

Anna Williams & Carson Silas

Case Number

AMP051-18990825-000

Identified by:

Alabama Memory Project, CSDE, EJI, Tuskegee

Spouse or Partner

Matilda Lewins

Child

Emmanuel (Manuel), Daisy, Charles, N/A, Sarah, Peter Jr. , Edward, Willie, Addie, Zedakiah, Rose

Occupation

Laborer