Died in prison
Margaret "Sis" Vinegar
Margaret Vinegar was the daughter of Pete Vinegar. In 1882, when she was 14, a mob came for her and voted on whether to kill her, and she was spared by a single vote. She was held in prison afterward, and Rev. Verdell Taylor said she died there of tuberculosis in 1889. The Lawrence memorial series remembers her alongside the men who were lynched with her father.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Rev. Verdell Taylor says she died of tuberculosis while in prison.
Reported by: Rev. Verdell Taylor.