Executions (Before Lethal Injection) 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!   Indiana 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.   # NAME AGE RACE SEX OCCUPATION CRIME METHOD DATE MTPL COUNTY 1 RILEY, ALICE   WHITE FEMALE INDENTURED SERV MURDER HANGING JAN 19 1735   CHATHAM 2 WHITE, RICHARD   WHITE MALE INDENTURED SERV MURDER HANGING JAN 20 1735   CHATHAM 3 BRIXLEY, HENRY   WHITE MALE SHIP CAPTAIN MURDER HANGING AUG 3 1739 1 CHATHAM 4 COZZENS, JOHN   WHITE MALE SEAMAN MURDER HANGING AUG 3 1739 2 CHATHAM 5 BURNS,WILLIAM   WHITE MALE ? HORSE STEALING HANGING JUL 11 1764   CHATHAM 6 SIKES, WILLIAM   WHITE MALE ? HORSE STEALING HANGING JAN 9 1767   CHATHAM 7 GREENAGE, OBADIAH   WHITE MALE ? HORSE STEALING HANGING JUL 31 1767   CHATHAM 8 FRENTZ, JOHN   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 11 1769   CHATHAM 9 JACK, (LYFORD)   BLACK MALE SLAVE ARSON BURNED SEP 20 1774   CHATHAM 10 MOBLEY, JAMES   WHITE MALE ? HORSE STEALING HANGING SEP 6 1779   WILKES 11 BONNEL, DANIEL   WHITE MALE ? ROBBERY HANGING JAN 18 1784   CHATHAM 12 LANCASTER, JEREMIAH   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 2 1787 1 CHATHAM 13 BLACK, JOHN   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 2 1787 2 CHATHAM 14 STEWART, JOHN   WHITE MALE ? COUNTERFEITING HANGING JAN 27 1787 1 CHATHAM 15 WESTMORE, CHARLES   WHITE MALE ? COUNTERFEITING HANGING JAN 27 1787 2 CHATHAM 16 JONES, THOMAS   WHITE MALE ? ? HANGING MAR 16 1795   BURKE 17 ROBERTSON, JOHN   WHITE MALE ? ? HANGING SEP 19 1795   RICHMOND 18 FOWLER, SAMUEL   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 27 1799   CHATHAM 19 RICE, JOHN   WHITE MALE ? THEFT-STEALING HANGING MAY 20 1802   CHATHAM 20 HILL, WILKS   WHITE MALE ? HORSE STEALING HANGING MAY   1806   LINCOLN 21 BARCLAY, POLLY   WHITE FEMALE HOUSEWIFE CONSP TO MURDER HANGING MAY 30 1806   WILKES 22     BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER BURNED JUL   1806   LIBERTY 23 TAIT, NELSON   WHITE MALE ? HORSE STEALING HANGING AUG 25 1806   HANCOCK 24 SMITH, WILLIAM   BLACK MALE SEAMAN AID RUNAWAY SLVE HANGING SEP 8 1810   CHATHAM 25 AMOS, JOHN   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC   1811   RICHMOND 26 JACK, (HOLLOWAY)   BLACK MALE SLAVE HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL HANGING JAN   1814   LINCOLN 27 NELMS, NOYLE 65 WHITE MALE ? COUNTERFEITING HANGING SEP 29 1816   BALDWIN 28 ELDREDGE, DANIEL   WHITE MALE ? HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL HANGING SEP 25 1817   LINCOLN 29 SEABORN, MARGARET   WHITE FEMALE HOUSEWIFE MURDER HANGING JAN   1817   CAMDEN 30 WHISON, EUGENE 22 WHITE MALE CONVICT ? HANGING AUG 23 1818   BALDWIN 31 JONES   BLACK MALE SLAVE ? HANGING ?   1819   LAURENS 32 COCO   BLACK MALE SLAVE SLAVE REVOLT HANGING MAY 17 1819   RICHMOND 33 REOS, JOSEPH   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 18 1819   CHATHAM 34 SHARPER   BLACK MALE SLAVE ATTEMPTED MURDER HANGING JUL 26 1819   LAURENS 35 HOBSON, JOHN   WHITE MALE SEAMAN PIRACY HANGING APR 28 1820   CHATHAM 36 ISSAC, (TRAMMELL)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING ?   1821   WILKES 37 RILEY   NAT. AMER. MALE GUIDE MURDER SHOT JAN   1821   ? 38 ESSEX, (BROWN)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING NOV 3 1821   EFFINGHAM 39 TRAMMELL, WOODWARD   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 16 1823   WILKES 40 COLSON, MATTHEW   WHITE MALE FARMER MURDER HANGING NOV 18 1825   SCREVEN 41 DUNLAP, PATRICK   WHITE MALE WAGONEER MURDER HANGING JUL 7 1826   RICHMOND 42     NAT. AMER. MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 29 1827 1 THOMAS 43     NAT. AMER. MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 29 1827 2 THOMAS 44     NAT. AMER. MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 29 1827 3 THOMAS 45 WATTS, LUDWILL   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING AUG 12 1827   BUTTS 46 FIELDS, WILLIAM   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 11 1828   BIBB 47 WILLIAMS, JOSEPH   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 10 1829   TWIGGS 48 WILLIAM, (STILES)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING JUL 24 1829 1 CHATHAM 49 LITTLE, WILLIAM(STILES 16 BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING JUL 24 1829 2 CHATHAM 50 SHADE   BLACK MALE SLAVE ARSON HANGING JAN 12 1829   LAURENS 51 JENNY, (JONES)   BLACK FEMALE SLAVE ARSON HANGING DEC 4 1829   RICHMOND 52 HOWARD   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 23 1830   WASHINGTON 53 CINDA, (LUBBOCK)   BLACK FEMALE SLAVE ARSON HANGING JUN 6 1830   RICHMOND 54 TASSELL, GEORGE   NAT. AMER. MALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC 24 1830   HALL 55 CROWDER, WILLIAM   WHITE MALE OVERSEER MURDER HANGING ?   1831   DE KALB 56 SUTHERLAND, HARRISON   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING ?   1833   COWETA 57 GRAVES, JAMES   NAT. AMER. MALE ? MURDER HANGING NOV 21 1834   MURRAY 58 WARD, WILLIAM   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC 19 1834   HABERSHAM 59 BELLA, (WARREN)   BLACK FEMALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING ?   1837   EFFINGHAM 60 PETER, (HARPER)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING JUL 28 1837   ELBERT 61 WOFFORD, JOSEPH   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 12 1839   CHEROKEE 62 CLAIBORNE, (CASEY)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING ?   1840   JONES 63 (ATKINSON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING JUN 6 1840 1 CAMDEN 64 (ATKINSON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING JUN 6 1840 2 CAMDEN 65 (ATKINSON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING JUN 6 1840 3 CAMDEN 66 (ATKINSON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING JUN 6 1840 4 CAMDEN 67 (ATKINSON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING JUN 6 1840 5 CAMDEN 68     BLACK MALE SLAVE SLAVE REVOLT HANGING FEB   1841   RICHMOND 69 MATTOX, SAMUEL   WHITE MALE FARMER MURDER HANGING ?   1844   LOWNDES 70 EMALINE   BLACK FEMALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING MAY 10 1845   MARION 71 HARRIS, WILLIAM   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING ?   1847   COWETA 72 BUTLER, JONES   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 30 1847   MUSCOGEE 73     BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING AUG 27 1847   EFFINGHAM 74 TARRELL   WHITE MALE TOBACCO DEALER MURDER HANGING ?   1848   LAURENS 75 (PARKER) 17 BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING AUG 27 1848   SCREVEN 76 TAYLOR, WILL, (TAYLOR)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING JUN   1849   IRWIN 77 REESE, ELISHA   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING SEP 7 1849   BIBB 78 STEPHEN   BLACK MALE SLAVE ATTEMPTED RAPE HANGING ?   1852   HOUSTON 79     BLACK MALE SLAVE RAPE HANGING NOV 12 1852 1 GORDON 80     BLACK MALE SLAVE RAPE HANGING NOV 12 1852 2 GORDON 80     BLACK MALE SLAVE RAPE HANGING NOV 12 1852 2 GORDON 81 FRANK, (GRAHAM)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING ?   1853   DE KALB 82 WASHINGTON   BLACK MALE SLAVE RAPE HANGING JUL   1855   THOMAS 83 BOB   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING AUG 22 1856   CHATHAM 84 AARON   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING JUL 10 1857   TROUP 85 CROCKETT, BEDFORD   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 18 1858   FULTON 86 THOMPSON, JAMES 17 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 2 1858   MUSCOGEE 87 JACKSON, HENRY   BLACK MALE SLAVE ATTEMPTED RAPE HANGING NOV 3 1858   DE KALB 88 DOZIER, JOHN   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC 17 1858 1 MUSCOGEE 89 HINCH, SAMUEL   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC 17 1858 2 MUSCOGEE 90 FREELAND, ISAAC 52 WHITE MALE FARMER MURDER HANGING APR 15 1859   FORSYTH 91 COBB, JOHN, JR   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 8 1859   FULTON 92 HILL   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING SEP 9 1859   DECATUR 93 (GRIFFIN)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING ?   1860   WARE 94 MCGINNIS, LEVI 51 WHITE MALE FARMER MURDER HANGING MAR 15 1861   FORSYTH 95 ANDREWS, JAMES 34 WHITE MALE ? SPYING-ESPIONAGE HANGING JUN 7 1862   FULTON 96 WILSON, GEORGE   WHITE MALE ? SPYING-ESPIONAGE HANGING JUN 18 1862 1 FULTON 97 ROSS, MARION   WHITE MALE ? SPYING-ESPIONAGE HANGING JUN 18 1862 2 FULTON 98 SLAVENS, SAMUEL   WHITE MALE ? SPYING-ESPIONAGE HANGING JUN 18 1862 3 FULTON 99 SHADRACH, PHILIP   WHITE MALE ? SPYING-ESPIONAGE HANGING JUN 18 1862 4 FULTON 100 CAMPBELL, WILLIAM   WHITE MALE ? SPYING-ESPIONAGE HANGING JUN 18 1862 5 FULTON 101 SCOTT, JOHN   WHITE MALE ? SPYING-ESPIONAGE HANGING JUN 18 1862 6 FULTON 102 ROBERTSON, SAMUEL   WHITE MALE ? SPYING-ESPIONAGE HANGING JUN 18 1862 7 FULTON 103 HARRIS, DENNIS   BLACK MALE ? MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING ?   1866   WILKINSON 104 ISAAC   BLACK MALE FREEDMAN MURDER HANGING JAN 12 1866   ? 105 WALKER, ESSEX   BLACK MALE FREEDMAN MURDER HANGING MAR 23 1866   ? 106 BURNS, WILLIAM   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 22 1866 1 RICHMOND 107 JACKSON, JOHN   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 22 1866 2 RICHMOND 108 DORTCH, JACK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 18 1867 1 CHATHAM 109 BAYFIELD, MOSES   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 18 1867 2 CHATHAM 110 GORMAN, AMOS   ? MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 13 1868 1 BIBB 111 JENKINS, LEVI   ? MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 13 1868 2 BIBB 112 WHITUS, ROBERT   ? MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 13 1868 3 BIBB 113 BARLOW, BYTHE   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 29 1870   SPALDING 114 HILL, ANDREW   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING NOV 25 1870   MERIWETHER 115 DIEGO   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN   1871   MC INTOSH 116 HOLSENBAKE, JOHN   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING ?   1872 1 MACON 117 LOYD, JAMES   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING ?   1872 2 MACON 118 TATE, WEST   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR   1872   ELBERT 119 WATKINS, JOHN   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN   1872   OGLETHORPE 120 BROOKS, BYRD   BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING NOV   1872   HALL 121 BACON, BEN 22 BLACK MALE FARM HAND MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING NOV 29 1872   RICHMOND 122 BARNES, P., M.   BLACK MALE ? ? HANGING JAN 10 1873 1 JACKSON 123 DUNSTAN, D., B.   BLACK MALE ? ? HANGING JAN 10 1873 2 JACKSON 124     BLACK MALE ? ? HANGING APR   1873   ELBERT 125 SPANN, ENOCH   WHITE MALE FARMER MURDER HANGING APR 11 1873   WEBSTER 126 BOSWELL, NICK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING ?   1873   PUTNAM 127 EBERHART, SUSAN 21 WHITE FEMALE DOMESTIC SERVANT MURDER HANGING MAY 2 1873   WEBSTER 128 O'NEIL, ISHOM   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 13 1873   FULTON 129 COPELAND, GEORGE   BLACK MALE ? MURDER-RAPE HANGING JAN   1873   GREENE 130 SMITH, LEE   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING NOV   1873   WEBSTER 131 LYONS, WEBSTER   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 17 1874 1 THOMAS 132 DOLLMAN, EMANUEL   BLACK MALE FARM HAND MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING APR 17 1874 2 THOMAS 133 BIRD, NIMROD   BLACK MALE FARM HAND MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING APR 17 1874 3 THOMAS 134 PONDER, CHARLEY   BLACK MALE FARM HAND MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING APR 17 1874 4 THOMAS 135 HUNT, ANN   BLACK FEMALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 1 1874   ELBERT 136 HOOPER, ISAAC   BLACK MALE FISH PEDDLER MURDER HANGING FEB 19 1875   RICHMOND 137 HANEY, POMP   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 14 1875 1 HEARD 138 COOPER, JIM   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 14 1875 2 HEARD 139 ARING, ALFRED   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 4 1875   FULTON 140 PURIFOY, JOHN   BLACK MALE CRIMINAL MURDER HANGING JUN 25 1875   FULTON 141 SPEED, GEORGE 30 BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING JAN 8 1875   FAYETTE 142 THOMPSON, NICK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC 17 1875   BROOKS 143 SALLY, ED   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 29 1876   TALBOT 144 CAMPBELL, PAUL   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 15 1876 1 EFFINGHAM 145 ROBERTSON, PRINCE   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 15 1876 2 EFFINGHAM 146 GRANT, HAYWOOD 30 BLACK MALE RIVERBOAT HAND ARSON HANGING JUL 14 1876   FLOYD 147 WILLIAMS, GEORGE   BLACK MALE LABORER MURDER HANGING APR 24 1877 1 EFFINGHAM 148 BECK, DAVID   WHITE MALE FARMER MURDER HANGING APR 27 1877 2 CHATTOOGA 149 MEEKS, WILLIAM   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 4 1877   POLK 150 TOMMEY, CHARLES   BLACK MALE FARM LABORER MURDER-RAPE-ROB HANGING MAY 18 1877   SUMTER 151 BRINKLEY, STEPHEN   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 15 1877   COWETA 152 GOBLE, ANTHONY 26 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 22 1877   GILMER 153 THOMASSON, JACK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 6 1877   TROUP 154 JOHNSON, GUS   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAR 15 1878   FLOYD 155 PERRINS, FRANK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 26 1878   CHATHAM 156 DAWSON, DICK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 5 1878   UPSON 157 SHAW, MIKE   WHITE MALE FARMER MURDER HANGING JUL 12 1878   BALDWIN 158 ALLEN, MOSES   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING NOV 2 1878   GLASCOCK 159 OSGOOD, RAYMOND   ? MALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC 19 1878 1 LIBERTY 160 OSGOOD, ELLEN   ? FEMALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC 19 1878 2 LIBERTY 161 JONES, TOM 24 BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 9 1879 1 COLUMBIA 162 MCLEOD, HENRY   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 9 1879 2 COLUMBIA 163 COLLINS, ANTHONY   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 16 1879   TATTNALL 164 SKELLIE, ROBERT 41 WHITE MALE LABORER MURDER HANGING MAY 23 1879   PIERCE 165 SHEETS, JORDAN   BLACK MALE LABORER MURDER HANGING NOV 14 1879   MADISON 166 HOLLOWAY, DREW   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC 19 1879   BULLOCH 167 BRIGHETY, DAN 23 BLACK MALE ? ATTEMPTED RAPE HANGING MAR 12 1880   THOMAS 168 HENDRICKS, MACK   WHITE MALE ? ? HANGING ?   1880   MADISON 169 TWIGGS, MOSE   BLACK MALE FARM LABORER MURDER HANGING JAN 28 1881   BURKE 170 TWIGGS, FRANK   BLACK MALE FARM LABORER MURDER HANGING FEB 18 1881   BURKE 171 PRATT, PINK   BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING MAR 4 1881   COBB 172 HILL, HENRY 49 BLACK MALE JAIL PRISONER MURDER HANGING APR 22 1881   HART 173 HUDSON, FRANK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 14 1881   TERRELL 174 SPARKS, LEVI   BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING NOV 18 1881   STEWART 175 ARMORE, SANG   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING NOV 25 1881   TALIAFERRO 176 WILLIAMS, JESSE 17 BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 16 1882   CHATHAM 177 JONES, ANDERSON   BLACK MALE ? MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING JAN 20 1882   RICHMOND 178 HANVEY, JAMES   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 2 1882   CARROLL 179 MOON, WILLIAM 40 WHITE MALE SAWMILL WORKER MURDER HANGING JUN 3 1882   CARROLL 180 OQUINN, SIMON   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 20 1882 1 DODGE 181 DONALDSON, ROBERT   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 20 1882 2 DODGE 182 KING, JOSEPH   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 20 1882 3 DODGE 183 MOORE, ELLA   BLACK FEMALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 20 1882 4 DODGE 184 POWELL, RIDDICK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 20 1882 5 DODGE 185 PORTER, WILL   BLACK MALE DOMESTIC SERVANT MURDER HANGING DEC 8 1882   HOUSTON 186 BANKS, WILLIAM   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAR 23 1883 1 WALKER 187 CUNNINGHAM, GREEN   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAR 23 1883 2 WALKER 188 WALKER, D., F.   WHITE MALE ? MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING MAY 4 1883   DADE 189 KNIGHT, HENRY   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 18 1883 1 WARE 190 JONES, J., C.   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 18 1883 2 OGLETHORPE 191 BAILEY, JOHN 28 BLACK MALE COOK MURDER HANGING JUN 1 1883 1 BIBB 192 WIMBISH, HARRY 30 BLACK MALE RAILROAD WORKER MURDER HANGING JUN 1 1883 2 BIBB 193 STEPHENSON, ELBERT   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 8 1883   GWINNETT 194 JAMES, TONY   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 29 1883   MC INTOSH 195 WALLACE, GEORGE   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING SEP 28 1883   CHATHAM 196 BRYANT, TAYLOR   BLACK MALE ? MURDER-RAPE HANGING JAN 19 1883 1 WALTON 197 HARRIS, MARGARET   BLACK FEMALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 19 1883 2 GORDON 198 WEST, AMBROSE 18 BLACK MALE FARM LABORER MURDER HANGING NOV 30 1883   WORTH 199 CRUMIDY, JIM   BLACK MALE TURPENTINE WORKR MURDER HANGING JAN 4 1884   DODGE 200 MCLAIN, DAVID   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAR 7 1884   CHATHAM Transcribing for Genealogy Trails done by Christina Anthony   Page 1           Page 2      Page 3      Page 4      Page 5 Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.