Scip Holley

Full Name: Scip Holley
Victim Profile: Scip Holley
Name Variations: Sip Holley, Sip Holly
Biography: On January 29, 1884, Scip Holley, about 41 years old, was accused of murdering his
employer. Holley was put in the Tuscaloosa jail. A mob of white men formed to lynch
him, but the case ultimately went to trial. Holley was found guilty of murder,
sentenced to death, and hanged in August that same year. He left behind his wife,
Emma Holley, who received his body nineteen minutes after the hanging.
Documented or Attempted: Attempted
Birth Date: Circa 1843
County of Birth; County of Death: N/A; Tuscaloosa County
Death Date: August 29, 1884
Date of Attempted Lynching: January 29, 1884
Age at Death: 41
Race: Black
Sex: Male
Researchers: Trey Cowan
Case Number: AMP 125-18840129-000
Identified by:: Alabama Memory Project
Spouse or Partner: Emma Holley
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Head of Household and Literacy Status: No; No