General Williams

General Williams, a 17-year-old Black man, was being transported by a sheriff's deputy toward Waynesboro on November 11, 1890, when an armed mob met them near Millen, Tennessee. According to The Freeman, the mob took him from the deputy, tied him to a tree and shot him. He was killed while in the custody of the law, and the mob's actions ended his life at 17.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. According to the newspaper account, an armed mob met the sheriff's deputy transporting him toward Waynesboro, took him, tied him to a tree and shot him.

Reported by: the newspaper account (historical news report) (reporters).

Source

• The Freeman, November 15, 1890, page 3 The Freeman, November 15, 1890