Died in jail or a lockup
Jarvis Anderson
Jarvis Anderson was held in the jail at Hickman, Kentucky. On Friday night, June 29, 1877, a mob took him from the jail and killed him, according to a Smyrna Times report published July 4, 1877. He was a man, and the jail that held him was the place where he was taken from custody and killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. The Smyrna Times reported that a mob took Jarvis Anderson from the jail at Hickman, Kentucky, and killed him.
Reported by: Smyrna Times (reporters).