Alcatraz Inmates born in South Carolina
presented by South Carolina Genealogy Trails

Name

Race

Birth date

Born

Father's name

Mother's name

Incarceration date

Crime

Inmate #

James Johnson [Roy ? Johnson]

Black

Oct 11, 1928

Charleston, SC

Courtney Johnson

Sarah Williams 

Oct 24, 1960

Bank Robbery

1477

Benny Lurk

Black

Jan 21, 1923

Saluda, SC

Johnnie Dukes

Flora

Feb 12, 1962

Robbery (District Of Columbia)

1545

Berl Estes McDonald

White

Oct 29, 1930

Rutherford, SC

David Estes McDonald

Emma Irene Whit

 Feb 12, 1962 (d. Aug 3, 1974 Leavenworth, KS)

Postal Laws Violation: Forgery & Assault With Intent To Murder

1542

Sidney Moore

Black

Jun 10, 1924

Maysville, SC

Henry Moore

Julia Mack

Nov 15, 1950 (d. Dec 4, 1955 Alcatraz)

Carnal Knowledge (District Of Columbia)

895

Emanuel Nunez Morgan

Black

Jan 15, 1925

Columbia, SC

-

-

Apr 14, 1925 (d. Jun 25, 2003 Washington, DC)

Housebreaking (District Of Columbia)

1119

Joseph L. Neal

Black

Apr 18, 1922

Chester, SC

William Neal

Ola Barkley

Sep 29, 1954 (d. Apr 29, 1966 Washington, DC )

Robbery (District Of Columbia)

1150

Joseph Cavas Nicholson

Black

Aug 15, 1924

Ridge Springs, SC

-

-

Oct 19,  1957 (d. Jan 26, 1975  Washington, DC )

Murder, Second Degree (District Of Columbia)

1300

Ernest Tatum

Black

Feb 4, 1923

Cope, SC

William M. Tatum

Felicia Holmes

Jan 16, 1961

Carnal Knowledge (District Of Columbia)

1484

Herbert Sheely Weston [Shelly Weston]

Black

Apr 28, 1900

Darlington, SC

Ainwell Weston

Elvira A. Brown

Aug 22, 1934 (d. Mar 1, 1964

Murder, Second Degree (District Of Columbia)

52

Using the inmate’s identification number, his case files can be obtained from the NARA, Case files may include biographies, family histories, medical and psychiatric information, mail sent and received, number of visitors, legal documents, conduct records, mug shots, and rap sheets.


Source: Former Inmates of U.S. Penitentiary, Alcatraz, 1934–63. NARA Microfilm Publication 458. Records of the Bureau of Prisons, 1870–2009, Record Group 129. NARA, Pacific Regional Office, San Francisco, California.
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