Jefferson County, Alabama
Executions
(Before Lethal Injection)
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| The topic of executions is not the most pleasant in researching
genealogy but is a part of our history. We all have an ancestor in
our family tree that seems to have vanished and maybe one can be found
here. If you happen to come across one of your ancestors or know of
a story to share please send an email. Make sure to check the old
newspaper microfilms as the execution was probably printed in the
newspaper! Alabama Genealogy Trails gratefully acknowledges the source of information below as coming from Rob Gallagher's website BEFORE THE NEEDLES, which contains The History of Executions In America Before Lethal Injection. Make sure to visit BEFORE THE NEEDLES for more information and to view the picture and history of Alabama's Electric Chair. |
| # | NAME | AGE | RACE | SEX | OCCUPATION | CRIME | METHOD | DATE | MTPL | COUNTY |
| 105 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | ? | HANGING | January 15, 1844 | JEFFERSON | |||
| 152 | HANDY, (BANKHEAD) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | ? | HANGING | April 19 , 1852 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 236 | JERRY, (BROWN) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | ? | HANGING | January 22, 1861 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 240 | ISHAM, (HANBY) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | ? | HANGING | September 11, 1862 | 1 | JEFFERSON | |
| 293 | GRIFFIN, GEORGE | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | Aug 12, 1881 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 326 | LOWE, GILBERT | 21 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Feb 21, 1890 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 328 | HAWES, RICHARD | 33 | WHITE | MALE | TRAIN ENGINEER | MURDER | HANGING | Feb 28, 1890 | JEFFERSON | |
| 329 | ELZEY, BEN | 23 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Apr 18, 1890 | JEFFERSON | |
| 330 | JONES, SANDY | 22 | BLACK | MALE | MINER | MURDER | HANGING | May 9, 1890 | JEFFERSON | |
| 331 | COOPER, ALFRED | 25 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jul 11, 1890 | JEFFERSON | |
| 339 | SCROGGINS, WILLIAM | 20 | WHITE | MALE | FARM LABORER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Jan 27, 1893 | JEFFERSON | |
| 340 | SMITH, SAM | 19 | BLACK | MALE | COAL MINER | MURDER | HANGING | Feb 2, 1893 | JEFFERSON | |
| 341 | SIMS, BOB | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 3, 1893 | JEFFERSON | |
| 363 | BYARS, EUGENE | 33 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Feb 8, 1895 | JEFFERSON | |
| 364 | HARRIS, LEE | 23 | BLACK | MALE | GANG LEADER | MURDER | HANGING | Jun 7, 1895 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 365 | MITCHELL, ABE | 22 | BLACK | MALE | CRIMINAL | MURDER | HANGING | Jun 7, 1895 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 370 | WALTON, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | May 8, 1896 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 393 | COOK, FRANK | 23 | BLACK | MALE | EX CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | Jun 30, 1899 | JEFFERSON | |
| 396 | GOLSON, WILL | 28 | BLACK | MALE | JAIL ESCAPEE | MURDER | HANGING | Feb 9, 1900 | JEFFERSON | |
| 401 | WILLIAMS, ALONZO | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | Jun 28, 1901 | 1 | JEFFERSON | |
| 402 | MILLER, FRANK | 44 | WHITE | MALE | CRIMINAL | MURDER | HANGING | Jun 28, 1901 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 404 | REDDING, WILL | 26 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Dec 20, 1901 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 405 | WINTON, JIM | 25 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | Dec 20, 1901 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 412 | CHARLESTON, TAYLOR | 33 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | Sep 5, 1902 | JEFFERSON | |
| 414 | WEBB, JAMES | 23 | BLACK | MALE | RAILROAD BRAKEMN | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 13, 1903 | JEFFERSON | |
| 415 | DORSEY, WILL | 30 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY | HANGING | Mar 27, 1903 | JEFFERSON | |
| 418 | KING, SIDNEY | 23 | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | Jul 31, 1903 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 421 | HUDSON, WILL | 26 | BLACK | MALE | GANG MEMBER | ROBBERY | HANGING | Aug 7, 1903 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 422 | JONES, WILL | BLACK | MALE | GANG MEMBER | ROBBERY | HANGING | Aug 7, 1903 | 2 | JEFFERSON | |
| 425 | HALL, FELIX | 35 | BLACK | MALE | RAILROAD WORKER | MURDER | HANGING | Jan 22, 1903 | JEFFERSON | |
| 428 | STRINGER, JOHN | 27 | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | Dec 17, 1903 | JEFFERSON | |
| 429 | BROOKS, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Dec 31, 1903 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 431 | STONE, ROBERT | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 25, 1904 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 433 | PACE, STEVE | BLACK | MALE | MINER | MURDER | HANGING | May 13, 1904 | 2 | JEFFERSON | |
| 440 | DUNCAN, FRANK | 31 | WHITE | MALE | CRIMINAL | MURDER | HANGING | Nov 25, 1904 | JEFFERSON | |
| 442 | BRAHAM, JUD | 23 | BLACK | MALE | MINER | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 10, 1905 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 443 | ROBERTSON, ALEXANDER | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 10, 1905 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 450 | HALE, WESLEY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Jan 5, 1905 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 451 | SHELTON, ANDERSON | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Jan 27, 1905 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 454 | WALKER, JIM, JR. | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Mar 9, 1906 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 459 | FLETCHER, EARLE | 23 | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | Aug 10, 1906 | JEFFERSON | |
| 465 | THAXTON, HENRY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Feb 10, 1908 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 472 | POWELL, JIM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Mar 25, 1910 | 1 | JEFFERSON | |
| 473 | RODGERS, JOE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Mar 25, 1910 | 2 | JEFFERSON | |
| 485 | WHITE, ARMISTEAD | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | Aug 23, 1912 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 489 | WATSON, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 21, 1913 | 1 | JEFFERSON | |
| 490 | JONES, ARTHUR | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 21, 1913 | 2 | JEFFERSON | |
| 502 | WARD, BENNY | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY | HANGING | Jan 30, 1914 | 2 | JEFFERSON | |
| 503 | GRAY, WASH | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY | HANGING | Jan 30, 1914 | 3 | JEFFERSON | |
| 506 | JONES, SYD | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | Jun 25, 1915 | 1 | JEFFERSON | |
| 508 | CARTER, LON | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jun 25, 1915 | 3 | JEFFERSON | |
| 513 | CARPENTER, MILLARD | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Aug 6, 1915 | 4 | JEFFERSON | |
| 521 | STOVER, WILL | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Jul 16, 1920 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 527 | WHITESIDE, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | JAIL ESCAPEE | MURDER | HANGING | Aug 26, 1921 | 2 | JEFFERSON | |
| 528 | MORTON, WILL | BLACK | MALE | ? | ROBBERY | HANGING | Aug 26, 1921 | 3 | JEFFERSON | |
| 538 | GOLSON, WILLIE | 30 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | Jun 8, 1923 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 546 | GERMANY, ALLEN | 45 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 6, 1925 | JEFFERSON | |
| 547 | GREEN, WILLIE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jun 12, 1925 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 549 | MILTON, JOHN | 36 | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | Jul 31, 1925 | JEFFERSON | |
| 555 | OWENS, FRANK | BLACK | MALE | HIWAYMAN | ROBBERY | HANGING | Sep 24, 1926 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 556 | DEVAUGHAN, HORACE | 35 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Apr 8, 1927 | JEFFERSON | |
| 560 | COLEMAN, JEFF | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Dec 16, 1927 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 562 | WASHINGTON, CHARLIE | BLACK | MALE | FRUIT STAND EMPL | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 9, 1928 | 1 | JEFFERSON | |
| 566 | PEOPLES, RODELL | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jul 20, 1928 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 568 | CARTER, WILL | 26 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jul 26, 1929 | JEFFERSON | |
| 570 | GILMORE, SILENA | BLACK | FEMALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jan 24, 1930 | JEFFERSON | ||
| 583 | JONES, CHARLIE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Feb 3, 1933 | 1 | JEFFERSON | |
| 584 | JOHNSON, WILLIE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Feb 3, 1933 | 2 | JEFFERSON | |
| 594 | DUDLEY, ROBERT | 27 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 20, 1936 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 595 | ROPER, EDDIE | 30 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 20, 1936 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 603 | VINCENT, WESLEY | 20 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 12, 1936 | 3 | JEFFERSON |
| 619 | COBB, CURTIS | 22 | BLACK | MALE | JANITOR | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | Aug 19, 1938 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 620 | BROWN, JIMMIE | 25 | BLACK | MALE | EX CONVICT | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | Nov 25, 1938 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 621 | VAUGHAN, CONRAD | 27 | WHITE | MALE | EX CONVICT | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Nov 25, 1938 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 624 | KENNEDY, JOE | 33 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 17, 1939 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 625 | WIMBUSH, EDWARD | 22 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 17, 1939 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 630 | ANDERSON, RAY | 26 | BLACK | MALE | HANDYMAN | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 9, 1939 | 4 | JEFFERSON |
| 632 | JACKSON, MACK | 23 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | Aug 18, 1939 | JEFFERSON | |
| 635 | WILLIAMS, DAVID | 22 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 29, 1940 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 636 | JACKSON, MACK | 28 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 29, 1940 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 639 | MCGUIRE, DAVID | 25 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | May 24, 1940 | JEFFERSON | |
| 640 | WILLIAMS, WILLIE | 31 | WHITE | MALE | ESCAPED CONVICT | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 14, 1940 | JEFFERSON | |
| 646 | DYER, ALBERT | 34 | WHITE | MALE | HOTEL STEWARD | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jan 9, 1942 | JEFFERSON | |
| 651 | HARDY, CLARENCE | 42 | BLACK | MALE | COOK | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | May 1, 1942 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 652 | SNEAD, WILLIAM | 34 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 26, 1942 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 653 | PATTERSON, WILLIAM | 25 | BLACK | MALE | PAROLEE | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 26, 1942 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 656 | JOHNSON, FRANK | 24 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 4, 1943 | JEFFERSON | |
| 661 | VERNON, JOE | 38 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Nov 3, 1944 | JEFFERSON | |
| 662 | REEDY, DANIEL | 21 | WHITE | MALE | ASYLUM ESCAPEE | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 16, 1945 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 663 | HOCKENBERRY, JOSEPH | 23 | WHITE | MALE | ASYLUM ESCAPEE | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 16, 1945 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 668 | BURNS, ELBERT | 65 | WHITE | MALE | REALTOR | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 15, 1946 | JEFFERSON | |
| 669 | PILLEY, ROBERT | 26 | WHITE | MALE | EX CONVICT | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Apr 19, 1946 | JEFFERSON | |
| 677 | MUNSON, JOHN, JR | 28 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 19, 1948 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 680 | HAYGOOD, PERRY | 26 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 18, 1949 | JEFFERSON | |
| 683 | GREEN, NEHEMIAH | 26 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Aug 12, 1949 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 686 | ODOM, HOMER | 23 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Jul 21, 1950 | 2 | JEFFERSON |
| 87 | SIMS, CLAUDE | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Jul 21, 1950 | 3 | JEFFERSON |
| 688 | SMITH, ANDREW | 31 | BLACK | MALE | MINER | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | May 2, 1952 | 1 | JEFFERSON |
| 702 | WALKER, ERNEST | 25 | BLACK | MALE | JANITOR | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | Dec 4, 1959 | JEFFERSON |
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