Died in jail or a lockup
Gus Davis
Gus Davis, a Black man from Yazoo County, died at noon on October 1, 1921, while held at the county jail in Jackson, Mississippi. The Semi-Weekly Leader reported on October 5, 1921 that he died of heart disease. No other account of the death is available to this record.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: county jail, Jackson (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.