Died in jail or a lockup
Jerry Taylor
Jerry Taylor, a Black man, was held in the jail at Franklin, Kentucky, in Simpson County. Early on the morning of May 20, 1885, a mob took him from the jail and carried him across the state line to Mitchellville Station, Tennessee. There, they hanged him.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Newspaper accounts say a mob took Jerry Taylor from the jail, one placing it at Franklin, Kentucky, and hanged him at Mitchellville Station, Tennessee.
Reported by: newspaper accounts.