William White

William White, a Black man, was held in the jail at Jeffersonville, Georgia, in January 1897. The Hutchinson Gazette and the Globe-Republican both reported that a masked mob broke into the jail around midnight. Those accounts said the mob took him out, hanged him from a limb, and shot his body repeatedly, along with another man taken that night. The Age-Herald later referred to two men taken from the Jeffersonville jail and lynched in 1897.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A masked mob broke into the Jeffersonville, Georgia, jail around midnight, took William White out and hanged him from a limb, then shot his body repeatedly.

Reported by: Age-Herald (reporters).

Sources (3)

• Hutchinson Gazette, January 28, 1897, page 6 Hutchinson Gazette, January 28, 1897
• The Globe-Republican, January 28, 1897, page 6 The Globe-Republican, January 28, 1897
• The Age-Herald, December 16, 1897, page 1 The Age-Herald, December 16, 1897