Died in jail or a lockup
Bob Bonner
Bob Bonner, a Black man, was held in the jail at Petersburg, Tennessee. According to a newspaper report, five masked men took him from the jail on Friday night, November 16, 1888, and hanged him about half a mile from town.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A newspaper report says five masked men took him from the jail at Petersburg, Tennessee, and hanged him half a mile from town.
Reported by: newspaper report.