Died in jail or a lockup
Tobey Williams
Tobey Williams, a Black man, was taken from a jail in Crockett County, Tennessee, by a mob and lynched, as reported by The Kimball Graphic in April 1886. The paper says the mob also lynched a man named Weakly Hiddley in the same event. Williams was held at the jail when the mob took him, and he was killed.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A brief report says a mob took Tobey Williams from a Crockett County, Tennessee jail and lynched him alongside Weakly Hiddley.
Reported by: news reports.