Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Johnson
Henry Johnson was held in a jail in Hardeman County. According to the Bolivar Bulletin, as quoted by the Memphis Daily Appeal in February 1869, unknown parties took him from the jail and killed him. His body was found on a Wednesday in the woods about two miles west of the town, and he was identified and buried. The Bulletin called it the first such case ever in Hardeman County and urged that it be the last.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Bolivar Bulletin, as quoted by the Memphis Daily Appeal, reported that Henry Johnson was taken from a jail by unknown parties and his body was later found in the woods about two miles west of town.
Reported by: Bolivar Bulletin (reporters).