Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
Three Black men were being held at a local jail in January 1911 when a mob of several local businessmen and professionals stormed the building, took them from their cells, and hanged them from trees within three miles of town. The sheriff found their remains about thirty minutes after the men were taken. Their names were not recorded.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.