Lison

Lison, who was Black, was held in the jail near Pittsboro in Chatham County, North Carolina. On the night of Monday, September 28, 1885, a mob took Lison from the jail along with three other Black people and killed them, according to The Portland Daily Press. Their bodies were found the next morning hanging from a tree about a mile from town.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Lison and three other Black people from the jail near Pittsboro, North Carolina, and hanged them from a tree a mile from town, according to a newspaper account.

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Portland Daily Press, September 30, 1885, page 1 The Portland Daily Press, September 30, 1885