Died in jail or a lockup
One of 2 people whose names were not reported
A man held in the jail at Jackson, Tennessee, was taken from the jail on January 28, 1869, by a group that the Morning Republican identified as the Ku-Klux. The group lynched him. He was killed by the mob after being taken from the custody of the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.