Died in jail or a lockup
George Davis
A masked mob of about 150 people broke into the jail near Ocala, Florida, in the early morning of April 19, 1892, took George Davis from his cell, and hanged him along with three other men. He was Black, and no other details about his life are given in the account. The accounts describe the killing as a homicide by the mob, and do not say whether the jailer or sheriff tried to stop them or handed over the prisoners.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.