Deaths in Custody
Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

died 1897 · Twiggs County, Georgia

The Age-Herald reported in December 1897 that two men were taken from a jail in Jeffersonville, Georgia, and lynched that year. The record's details come from a brief passing mention in the paper.

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

Reported by: Age-Herald (reporters).

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