Died in jail or a lockup

Henry Davis

19 years old · died August 9, 1885 · Randolph County, Georgia

Henry Davis, a nineteen-year-old Black man, was held in the jail in Cuthbert, Georgia. On Sunday, August 9, 1885, a mob took him from the jail and hanged him. He died in the custody of that jail, at the hands of the mob that came for him.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Henry Davis from the jail in Cuthbert, Georgia, and hanged him on August 9, 1885.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

People And Patriot, August 13, 1885, page 5 People And Patriot, August 13, 1885

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