Died in jail or a lockup
Rodieus Seymour
Rodieus Seymour, a Black man, was held in the Worth County jail in Sylvester, Georgia. Late on January 20, 1916, an armed group took him and four other men from the jail. The group drove the men to Starkville in Lee County, and at about 1 a.m. on January 21 they hanged all five from trees. Rodieus Seymour was killed by the mob after being taken from the jail where he was being held.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took Rodieus Seymour from the Worth County jail in Sylvester, Georgia, and hanged him near Starkville in Lee County on January 21, 1916.
Reported by: news reports.