Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
According to the Memphis Daily Appeal of June 17, 1869, a mob took a Black man from a jail and hanged him from a tree about six miles from Lexington. The group reportedly gained entry to the jail by claiming they had a dangerous prisoner to lock up. The paper did not name the man.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.