Died in jail or a lockup

Rosco Parker

died January 12, 1894 · Adams County Jail, Adams County, Ohio

Rosco Parker, a Black man, was held at the jail at West Union, Ohio, when a mob took him from the jail and lynched him on January 12, 1894. The Democratic Northwest and Henry County News reported the killing as a lynching carried out after he was taken from the jail.

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

Reported by: Democratic Northwest And Henry County News (reporters).

Source

Democratic Northwest And Henry County News, January 18, 1894, page 4 Democratic Northwest And Henry County News, January 18, 1894

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