Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A Black man held in a jail was one of four men whom a mob took from the jail and lynched, according to a brief report in the Daily Davenport Democrat published January 11, 1869. His name is unknown. The report attributes the four deaths to the mob that took them from the jail.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.