Died in jail or a lockup
Franks
Franks, a Black man, was one of five men held in the county jail at Sylvester, Georgia, when a mob took them from the jail and hanged them from a tree by the roadside near Starkville. He was a son of Felix Lake. The 1916 report of his death gives only his first name.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.