Died in custody
Name not reported
Two brothers surnamed Jenkins were among four Black men killed by a mob near Van Cleave, according to a brief item in The Semi-Weekly Leader of March 21, 1908. The four men were being held in the custody of a deputy sheriff when the mob took them from him. The mob then lynched the men.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.