Judge Crawford, 55, a farmer and minister, was killed in 1932 by a posse led by sheriff A. C. Williams in Tate County, Mississippi. The posse, searching for a Black man named Jesse Williams accused of killing the deputy sheriff, came to Crawford's residence because it was believed that Jesse Williams was hiding there. Accounts of what happened vary. In one version, the posse fired shots at the family because they refused to come out of their home. In another version, members of the family began firing on the posse first and the posse returned the fire. Reports about the number of people killed differed. Crawford, his son Earnest, and son-in-law Tom Scott were shot and killed. His wife Annie and his son Algie are also thought to have been killed. Algiers Crawford was killed in 1932 by a posse organized by Sheriff A.C. Williams in Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi. The sheriff’s son, deputy sheriff Walker Williams, had been killed allegedly by Jessie Williams, a 45-year-old Black man, and the sheriff organized the posse to hunt down Jessie. Possibly believing that Jessie was hiding in the home of the Crawford family, the posse descended on the Crawford home, killing Algiers Crawford and possibly a total of seven Crawford family members. Jessie was not found in the home. Annie Crawford, a farmer, was killed in 1932 by a law-enforcement posse organized by Sheriff A.C. Williams in Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi. The sheriff’s son, deputy sheriff Walker Williams, had been killed allegedly by Jessie Williams, a 45-year-old Black man, and the sheriff organized the posse to hunt down Jessie. Possibly believing that Jessie was hiding in the home of the Crawford family, the posse descended on the Crawford home, killing Annie Crawford, her husband, and possibly a total of seven Crawford family members. Jessie was not found in the home. Tom Scott, 40, a farmer, was killed in 1932 by a posse led by sheriff A. C. Williams in Tate County, Mississippi. The posse, searching for another Black man named Jesse Williams accused of killing the deputy sheriff, went to the residence of Scott’s father-in-law Judge Crawford because it was believed that Jesse Williams was hiding there. Accounts of what happened thereafter vary. In one version, the posse fired shots at the family because they refused to come out of their home. In another version, members of the family began firing on the posse first and the posse returned the fire. Reports about the number of people killed differ. Scott, Crawford and Crawford’s son Earnest were shot and killed. It was suspected that Crawford’s wife Annie and his son, Algie, were also killed. Earnest Crawford, age 25, a farmer, was killed in 1932 by a law-enforcement posse organized by Sheriff A.C. Williams in Senatobia, Tate County, Mississippi. The sheriff’s son, deputy sheriff Walker Williams, had been killed allegedly by Jessie Williams, a 45-year-old Black man, and the sheriff organized the posse to hunt down Jessie. Possibly believing that Jessie was hiding in the home of the Crawford family, the posse descended on the Crawford home. Earnest Crawford was among as many as seven Crawford family members killed by the posse. Jessie was not found in the home.

Judge Crawford

Annie Crawford

Algiers Crawford

Earnest Crawford

Tom Scott

J. T. Dixon

Max Lloyd

A. C. Williams