Executed
Benjamin Johnson
The Abilene Reflector reported in September 1884 that Benjamin Johnson, a Black man, had been hanged at Cincinnati, Ohio. His death by hanging is recorded as a judicial execution carried out while he was in state custody. The paper's report of his death is the only account of it that this memorial draws on.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: brief newspaper notice.