Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Two Black people, whose names are not given in the sources, were taken from the jail at Lebanon in Wilson County, Tennessee, in late December 1869. Governor Senter, as reported in the Nashville Union and American in April 1870, said they were hanged by the roadside after a mob took them from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. Gov. Senter said two Black people were taken from the Lebanon jail and hanged by the roadside.
Reported by: Gov. Senter.