Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died February 12, 1869 · Dyer County, Tennessee

On the night of February 12, 1869, a group of citizens took this person from the jail in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and shot them to death, according to a brief newspaper report. The report says they were one of five people taken from the jail that night.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

The Weekly Caucasian, February 13, 1869, page 2 The Weekly Caucasian, February 13, 1869

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