Died in jail or a lockup

Tobias Williams

died March 29, 1886 · Alamo jail, Crockett County, Tennessee

Tobias Williams, a Black man, was held at the jail in Alamo, Tennessee. Early on Monday, March 29, 1886, a mob took him from the jail, along with another man, Weakly Ridley, and lynched him. The Daily Republican reported the killing of the two men on March 31, 1886.

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

News report

Daily Republican, March 31, 1886, page 1 Daily Republican, March 31, 1886

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