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William Taylor

died September 4, 1878 · Erie County, Ohio

Wm. Taylor, a Black man, was being held in Sandusky, Ohio, in September 1878. On September 4, 1878, a mob took him from the custody of the sheriff and hanged him from a lamp-post. He was killed by the mob while in the sheriff's custody.

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

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