Died in jail or a lockup
John Henry
John Henry, a Black man, was held at the county jail in Hawkinsville, Georgia, in March 1908. According to a news report, a masked mob gathered at the jail during the night, demanded him and another man held there, and took them to an isolated place, where they were hanged from a tree. The report says the bodies were then cut down and burned.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A news report says a masked mob took John Henry from the Hawkinsville, Georgia jail and hanged him from a tree.
Reported by: news report from Hawkinsville, Ga. (reporters).