Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson, a Black man, was held in the jail at Henderson, Texas, in January 1883. On Sunday night, January 7, according to a Henderson dispatch printed in several newspapers, a large mob took him from the jail and hanged him from a tree in front of the Hotel Don Juan. Jackson's family and anyone who knew him are not named in these accounts.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Henderson, Texas special dispatch reprinted in The Clarion says a mob took Andrew Jackson from the jail and hanged him in front of the Don Juan hotel.

Reported by: Henderson, Texas special dispatch reprinted in The Clarion (reporters); Galveston News Henderson special (reporters); newspaper report.

Sources (4)

• The Daily Gazette, January 9, 1883, page 3 The Daily Gazette, January 9, 1883
• The Indianapolis Journal, January 9, 1883, page 2 The Indianapolis Journal, January 9, 1883
• The Clarion, January 10, 1883, page 4 The Clarion, January 10, 1883
• Arizona Weekly Citizen, January 14, 1883, page 3 Arizona Weekly Citizen, January 14, 1883