Died in jail or a lockup
Henry Jones
Henry Jones, a Black man, was one of four Black men held by guards when a mob took them from custody on the night of Monday, November 29, 1886, according to a Fort Worth news dispatch. The dispatch says the mob hanged all four from trees near the Red River within the Choctaw Nation.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Fort Worth, Texas news dispatch reports that a mob took Henry Jones from the guards holding him and hanged him near the Red River in the Choctaw Nation.
Reported by: Fort Worth, Tex. news dispatch (reporters).