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John Lamb

Case from Sneedville, TN dated Aug 02, 1900

Victim Details

John Lamb

Male

White / Caucasian

Sneedville

TN

1900-08-02

35

John

Lamb

07/22/2026

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On a hot August election day in 1900, in the remote Sycamore precinct of Hancock County, Tennessee, a violent altercation erupted that would leave two lawmen dead and several others wounded. John Lamb, a 35-year-old male Deputy Sheriff, was among those who lost their lives in the bloody fray. The conflict, which took place on August 2nd, has been described as a pitched battle between two local factions, with the Brewer and Lamb families on one side and the Collins and Burton families on the othe ...
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