Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a Tennessee jail was taken from custody by a mob on or about February 28, 1876, according to a brief Nashville dispatch printed in the New Orleans Republican. The mob hanged him and shot him. His name, age and the name of the jail are not given.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Nashville newspaper dispatch (reporters).