Died in jail or a lockup

Nat Smith

died January 10, 1880 · Jonesboro jail, Clayton County, Georgia

Nat Smith, a Black man, was held in the jail at Jonesboro, Georgia. According to the American Citizen newspaper, published January 31, 1880, a mob hanged him on the night of January 10, 1880, while he was in the jail's custody. The report attributes the killing to the mob, and it is recorded as a lynching from custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

News report

American Citizen, January 31, 1880, page 1 American Citizen, January 31, 1880

Read the Georgia report See on the Georgia map See on the national map All records