Died in jail or a lockup
Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams, a Black man, died at the Lynchburg city jail on the night of November 14, 1892. He had been brought to Lynchburg from Roanoke and was held at the jail. The report listed consumption as the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: the Lynchburg city jail report (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.