Festus Cumby

Full Name: Festus Cumby
Victim Profile: Festus Crumby
Name Variations: Crumby, Crumley, Crummy, Crummie
Biography: On January 22, 1919, Festus Crummie, also known as Harry, 22, was lynched in Holt, Alabama, by a white mob of unknown size after being accused of trying to declare himself as an equal to the white women in the town. He enlisted in the military on April 15, 1917, and was discharged on January 4, 1919. He was the son of Andrew and Christine Crummie, and brother to sisters Emma, and Velma (Bama), and brothers Andrew, Paul, Silas, and Israel, among others, names unknown.
Documented or Attempted: Documented
Birth Date: December 1, 1869
County of Birth; County of Death: N/A; Tuscaloosa County
Death Date: January 22, 1919
Age at Death: 23
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Researchers: Lewis Zannis
Case Number: AMP541-19190122-000
Identified by:: Alabama Memory Project
Mother: Catherin Crummie
Father: Silas Crummie
All other relatives: Horael (Israel) Crummie (sibling), Emma Rutledge (sibling), Velma (Bama) Sanderson (Green) (sibling), Andrew Crummie (sibling), Paul Crummie (sibling), Silas Crummie (sibling)
Occupation: Soldier