Donny Cook

Full Name: Donny Cook
Victim Profile: Donny Cook
Name Variations: Donie, Dony, Tonie, Donnie
Biography: On November 5, 1914, Donny Cook, between 36 and 40 years old, was lynched in the New Lexington area near the Walker county line. Cook was accused of shooting a police deputy. While working as a convict laborer on a county road a white man shot Cook from the woods and killed him. Cook left behind a father, Len Cook, a mother, Mattie Cook, and brother, Coker Cook.
Documented or Attempted: Documented
Birth Date: N/A
County of Birth; County of Death: N/A; Tuscaloosa County
Death Date: November 5, 1914
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Researchers: Katie Beaudin
Case Number: AMP541-19141105-000
Identified by:: Alabama Memory Project
Mother: Mattie Cook
Father: Len Cook
All other relatives: Coker Cook (sibling)
Occupation: Farm Laborer