Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Franklin, Tennessee jail, Williamson County, Tennessee

A Black man held at the jail in Franklin, Tennessee, was taken from the jail by a mob and shot, according to a newspaper report dated July 21, 1868. He was in the jail's custody when the mob seized him. The mob shot him and killed him.

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

Reported by: news reports.

News report