Woodson

Woodson, a Black person, was held in the jail in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee, in August 1875. The Milan Exchange reported that a mob took Woodson from the jail and lynched them on August 12, 1875. The report is a brief item, and it does not say how the mob reached Woodson or whether the jailers or sheriff resisted, gave up the keys, or handed Woodson over.

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

Reported by: news reports.

Source

• The Milan Exchange, August 19, 1875, page 2 The Milan Exchange, August 19, 1875