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Clarke N Nix

died November 1, 1891 · Mitchell County, Georgia

Clarke N Nix was taken from the guard who had captured him the night before and lynched in Camilla, Georgia, on November 1, 1891, according to a brief dispatch in The Salt Lake Herald published two days later. The dispatch says a mob took Nix from the guard. It does not say where he was being held or how the mob reached him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A short 1891 dispatch from Camilla, Georgia reports that Nix was taken from the guard who had captured him the night before and lynched.

Reported by: Camilla, Georgia dispatch (reporters).

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