Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Ellison
Joe Ellison was one of several Black men taken from the jail in Union, South Carolina, by a large crowd of white men, according to a correspondent for the New National Era who cited informants in Columbia. The correspondent reported that he was mortally wounded by gunshots on January 4, 1871.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A Columbia correspondent, citing informants, reported that a large crowd of white citizens took Joe Ellison and other Black men from the Union County jail and that he was mortally wounded by gunshots.
Reported by: Columbia correspondent citing informants (reporters).