Jackson

Jackson, a Black man, was held in the custody of a sheriff in Mink Prairie, Texas. On December 19, 1885, a mob took him from the sheriff and lynched him, according to a brief item in The Livingston Enterprise published December 26, 1885. The item does not say whether the sheriff resisted, gave up the keys or handed Jackson over.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A short news item reports that Jackson, held in the custody of a sheriff in Mink Prairie, Texas, was taken from the sheriff and lynched.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Livingston Enterprise, December 26, 1885, page 1 The Livingston Enterprise, December 26, 1885