Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Corbin
Henry Corbin was a young Black man of Oxford, Ohio, and his descendants attended the 2021 unveiling of a historical marker recognizing his death. He was held in the town jail in January 1892 when a white mob broke in and took him from his cell. The mob hanged him from a tree and shot him many times, and according to the marker text the local officers did not prevent it. No one among the mob was held accountable for the killing.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A historical marker says a white mob seized him from the town jail cell, hanged him from a tree and shot him more than 400 times.
Reported by: historical marker text.