Allegheny County
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Executions
(Before Lethal
Injection)
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Allegheny County |
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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
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Make sure to check the old
newspaper microfilms as the execution was probably printed in the
newspaper! Pennsylvania 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 |
| 195 | DUNNING, THOMAS | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jan 26, 1793 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 229 | TIERNAN, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Mar 25, 1818 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 254 | GALLIGO, JAMES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 30, 1838 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 288 | JEWELL, DAVID | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 24, 1854 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 295 | FIFE, HENRY | WHITE | MALE | SHOEMAKER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Feb 12, 1858 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 296 | JONES, CHARLOTTE | 35 | WHITE | FEMALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Feb 12, 1858 | 2 | ALLEGHENY |
| 303 | JACOBY, CHRISTIAN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | May 20, 1859 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 304 | EVANS, DAVID | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | May 20, 1859 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 312 | FRIECK, AUGUST | 48 | WHITE | MALE | BRICKMAKER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Jan 12, 1866 | 1 | ALLEGHENY |
| 313 | MARSHALL, BENJAMIN | 29 | WHITE | MALE | BRICKMAKER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Jan 12, 1866 | 2 | ALLEGHENY |
| 314 | GRINDER, MARTHA | 50 | WHITE | FEMALE | HOUSEWIFE | MURDER | HANGING | Jan 19, 1866 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 332 | LANE, LEWIS | 60 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Apr 29, 1869 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 352 | ORTWEIN, ERNEST | WHITE | MALE | LABORER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Feb 23, 1875 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 355 | MURRAY, WILLIAM | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jan 6, 1876 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 356 | MYERS, FREDERICK | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jan 6, 1876 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 357 | GREEN, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Feb 12, 1877 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 401 | SMALL, FRANK | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 24, 1882 | 5 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 403 | MCCONKEY, WARD | WHITE | MALE | GANG MEMBER | MURDER | HANGING | May 16, 1883 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 404 | MCSTEIN, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jan 4, 1883 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 406 | JONES, GEORGE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Apr 3, 1884 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 409 | CARTER, JESSE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jun 3, 1884 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 410 | WEINBERGER, MARTIN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Sep 2, 1884 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 448 | FITZPATRICK, PATRICK | 39 | WHITE | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | May 24, 1892 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 450 | CLOONAN, DENNIS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Apr 6, 1893 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 456 | ZAPPIE, ANGELO | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Dec 14, 1893 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 464 | BREYESSEE, NOEL | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Sep 6, 1894 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 465 | SCHMOUS, GEORGE | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Sep 20, 1894 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 467 | WIERLING, DANIEL | WHITE | MALE | PAROLEE | MURDER | HANGING | May 7, 1895 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 471 | WOODLEY, ALBERT | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jan 2, 1896 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 475 | OROSZ, JOSEPH | 27 | WHITE | MALE | BLASTFURNACE WOR | MURDER | HANGING | Sep 1, 1896 | 2 | ALLEGHENY |
| 478 | DOUGLAS, GEORGE | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Nov 30, 1897 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 480 | LAMB, JOHN | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Apr 21, 1898 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 486 | HILL, PHILIP | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | May 13, 1898 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 488 | ANDERSON, ZENAS | ? | MALE | PAROLEE | MURDER | HANGING | Jan 5, 1899 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 500 | WASCO, WILLIAM | 34 | WHITE | MALE | BROOM MAKER | MURDER | HANGING | Jan 9, 1900 | 3 | ALLEGHENY |
| 502 | PATTERSON alias NEWMAN, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jan 16, 1900 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 531 | TAYLOR, HENRY | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jun 24, 1902 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 532 | DAVIS, CHARLES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jun 26, 1902 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 541 | CHANOVSKY, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Dec 3, 1903 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 546 | CONROY, JOHN | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Feb 25, 1904 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 548 | EDWARDS, JAMES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | May 5, 1904 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 549 | HARTLEY, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | May 5, 1904 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 551 | OURSLEY, FRANK | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | July 14, 1904 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 552 | JOHNSON, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | July 14, 1904 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 553 | GLAZNER, NICHOLAS | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | July 21, 1904 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 562 | DABRYDINO, ALBERT | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jan 27, 1904 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 565 | BYERS, WILLIAM | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 23, 1905 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 566 | DARDAIA, RENO | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 23, 1905 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 569 | JACKSON, CHARLES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Apr 27, 1905 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 570 | MILES, CHARLES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Apr 27, 1905 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 571 | OBEY, WALTER | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | Apr 27, 1905 | 3 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 587 | COMBS, CORNELIUS | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Sep 6, 1906 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 588 | WILLIAMS, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Sep 6, 1906 | 3 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 594 | GREEN, DOWLING | 28 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Jul 23, 1907 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 597 | QUAGENTI, GEORGIO | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Aug 8, 1907 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 598 | GRAZIANO, GIOVANNI | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Aug 8, 1907 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 611 | HOLMES, MORRIS | 19 | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 12, 1908 | 1 | ALLEGHENY |
| 616 | alias SMITH, WILLIAM MCLEOD MCDONALD | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Apr 28, 1908 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 655 | RUSIC, STEVE | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | Mar 21, 1911 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 660 | TYRIE, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | May 23, 1911 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 696 | KRISTAN, MARTIN | 40 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 20, 1916 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 699 | WEBB, HENRY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | May 1, 1916 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 730 | PATTERSON, ALBERT | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jan 28, 1918 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 731 | CUTLIP, HERVEN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jan 28, 1918 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 736 | GARNER, SAMUEL | WHITE | MALE | LABORER | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Dec 16, 1918 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 748 | BROWN, ROBERT | BLACK | MALE | ARMY DESERTER | MURDER-BURGLARY | ELECTROCUTION | Jan 5, 1920 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 753 | GREEN, FRANK | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 29, 1920 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 754 | DUNMORE, BUCK | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Apr 27, 1920 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 755 | DOLISH, SAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | May 3, 1920 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 757 | RUSSELL, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 1, 1920 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 758 | ROWLAND, BENNIE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 1, 1920 | 3 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 759 | MORRISON, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Nov 1, 1920 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 764 | DAVIS, JAMES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Feb 28, 1921 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 806 | TROY, WALTER | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Dec 4, 1922 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 807 | THOMAS, JOSEPH | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Dec 11, 1922 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 810 | NEWMAN, MARCUS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Jul 22, 1923 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 825 | DAILEY, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jul 7, 1924 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 826 | JACKSON, HENRY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 30, 1925 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 834 | EDWARDS, HENRY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 29, 1925 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 850 | PRESCOTT, GEORGE | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 29, 1926 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 851 | DORST, MILO | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | May 24, 1926 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 852 | STEEL, CHARLES | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 1, 1926 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 856 | ORLAKOWSKI, PAUL | 28 | WHITE | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Dec 27, 1926 | 2 | ALLEGHENY |
| 866 | WINTER, RAYMOND | 35 | WHITE | MALE | STREETCAR CONDUC | MURDER-RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | Jan 9, 1928 | 2 | ALLEGHENY |
| 882 | JAWARSKI, PAUL | 30 | WHITE | MALE | GANG LEADER | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Jan 21, 1929 | 2 | ALLEGHENY |
| 893 | SLED, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 30, 1930 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 894 | AVERY, MARTIN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 30, 1930 | 3 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 905 | WILLIAMS, CLARENCE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 22, 1931 | 1 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 906 | PETERSON, CLEO | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jun 22, 1931 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 950 | SULLIVAN, MARTIN | 72 | WHITE | MALE | POLICEMAN | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Mar 21, 1938 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 961 | BLACKWELL, WILLIAM | 40 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Feb 27, 1939 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 971 | GINYARD, BENJAMIN | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jan 29, 1940 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 979 | JONES, WILLIE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | Nov 24, 1941 | 2 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 980 | WILSON, WILLIAM | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Aug 10, 1942 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 986 | MCKEITHEN, SHELLIE | ? | FEMALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jan 7, 1946 | ALLEGHENY | ||
| 1007 | DIPOFI, EDWARD | 24 | WHITE | MALE | BURGLAR | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | Jan 9, 1950 | 1 | ALLEGHENY |
| 1033 | COLE, WILLIAM | 30 | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER-RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | May 14, 1956 | ALLEGHENY | |
| 1036 | THOMPSON, CLEVELAND | 36 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | May 4, 1959 | ALLEGHENY |
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