Died in jail or a lockup

Ambrose

died February 1878 · Columbia County Jail, Columbia, Texas

Ambrose, a Black man, was being held in the jail at Columbia, Texas, in February 1878. According to the American Citizen, a group of masked men took him from the jail and hanged him. The account gives no further details about the people involved.

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

News report

American Citizen, March 2, 1878, page 1 American Citizen, March 2, 1878

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