Proctor, Reuben B

1851 - 1877  (26 years)

• Name	Proctor, Reuben B
  Birth	1851	Peoria, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Nov 1877	Milo, Warren, Iowa, United States
  Person ID	I321	Hastings-A
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Proctor, Reuben,   b. 7 Feb 1796, Madison, Kentucky d. 8 Mar 1880, , Warren, Iowa (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Mathis, Sarah Ellen,   b. 9 Feb 1806, , Union, Kentucky d. 1 May 1892, , Peoria, IL, USA (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F1207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Stevenson, Sarah E.,   b. Abt 1853, Warren Co, Iowa d. 1 Jul 1895 (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	19 Jan 1871	Belmont Township, Warren, Iowa, United States
  Children	1. Proctor, Robert Wilmet,   b. Dec 1873, Iowa, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Proctor, George Richard,   b. Nov 1871, Iowa, United States d. Jul 1962, Chattannoga, Hamilton, Tennessee (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F1208	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Reuben Proctor, Warren County, November 12, 1877.— The lynching of Reuben Proctor was prevented on November 12, 1877, because of the strength of the jail at Indianola. The jail was stormed for several hours and finally the mob gave up and left, thinking they could not break open the door. If they had known it, only a little further effort would have made it successful as the door was almost ready to give way . when they ceased. Proctor had been confined for assault. Miss Augusta Cading, the victim, died a little later, and as he was on trial another mob succeeded in lynching him. Reuben Proctor, Warren County, November 12, 1877.— The lynching of Reuben Proctor was prevented on November 12, 1877, because of the strength of the jail at Indianola. The jail was stormed for several hours and finally the mob gave up and left, thinking they could not break open the door. If they had known it, only a little further effort would have made it successful as the door was almost ready to give way . when they ceased. Proctor had been confined for assault. Miss Augusta Cading, the victim, died a little later, and as he was on trial another mob succeeded in lynching him.