Died in jail or a lockup
Will McCreary
Will McCreary, a Black man, was the son of Betsy McCreary and the half-brother of Salite Leighton. He was held at the Carrollton jail in Mississippi together with his mother and half-sister. On August 1, 1901, a mob took him from the jail along with two other Black people and lynched them, according to the Alexandria Gazette, which reported it on August 2, 1901.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: Alexandria Gazette (reporters).