Died in jail or a lockup
Joe Johnson
Joe Johnson was held in the jail at Ray City, Texas, when a mob took him from custody and hanged him in the early hours of November 6, 1916, according to a brief wire report in the South Bend News-Times. Joe Johnson was Black, and the report gives no other details about his life.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.