Died in jail or a lockup

Aaron Coachman

died July 26, 1884 · Blakeley Jail, Blakeley, Georgia

Aaron Coachman, a Black man, was held in the jail at Blakely, Georgia, when a mob took him from the jail and lynched him on Saturday, July 26, 1884, according to a Smyrna Times report published July 30. A Delaware Weekly Republican item published July 31 gives the same date and place.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: Smyrna Times news item (reporters).

News reports (2)

Smyrna Times, July 30, 1884, page 3 Smyrna Times, July 30, 1884
Delaware Weekly Republican, July 31, 1884, page 2 Delaware Weekly Republican, July 31, 1884

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