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WEST VIRGINIA EXECUTIONS
# NAME AGE RACE SEX OCCUPATION CRIME METHOD DATE MTPL COUNTY
1 LIVERPOOLE, (PRICE)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER BURNED JUL 28 1769 1 JEFFERSON
2 DOLLY, (SANDS)   BLACK FEMALE SLAVE MURDER BURNED JUL 28 1769 2 JEFFERSON
3 JEM, (DAVIS)   BLACK MALE SLAVE BURG-ATT RAPE HANGING AUG 2 1783   GREENBRIER
4 (HAMILTON)   BLACK ? SLAVE ? HANGING NOV 19 1787   GREENBRIER
5 MILLAY, (ROBE)   BLACK FEMALE SLAVE ARSON HANGING SEP 1 1798   MONONGALIA
6 AARON, (DAILEY)   BLACK MALE SLAVE HORSE STEALING HANGING APR 5 1799   HAMPSHIRE
7 JAMES, (NORRIS)   BLACK MALE SLAVE RAPE HANGING JUL 30 1803   JEFFERSON
8 ABRAM, (EDWARD)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING DEC 17 1803 1 KANAWHA
9 ISSACS, (EDWARDS)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING DEC 17 1803 2 KANAWHA
10 JERRY, (RUTHERFORD)   BLACK MALE SLAVE ROBBERY HANGING JUL 5 1805 1 BERKELEY
11 JOHN, (WILSON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE ROBBERY HANGING JUL 5 1805 2 BERKELEY
12 CLEMMONS, ABEL   WHITE MALE FARMER MURDER HANGING JUN 30 1806   MONONGALIA
13 MOSES, (EWING)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING MAR 29 1811   MONROE
14 QUEEN, THOMAS   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 11 1813   HARRISON
15 ELLIS, (WILSON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING NOV 17 1820   TYLER
16 NATHAN, (WILSON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER INJECTION MAY 1 1821   TYLER
17 JACK, (SKELTON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE RAPE HANGING DEC 26 1822   WOOD
18 TOM, (NEWTON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING MAR 13 1824   GREENBRIER
19 REBECCA, (COLTER)   BLACK FEMALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING MAY   1825   MONROE
20 JOSHUA, (COLLINS)   BLACK MALE SLAVE RAPE HANGING AUG 17 1827   MONONGALIA
21 COX, EBENEZER   WHITE MALE LABORER MURDER HANGING AUG 27 1830   JEFFERSON
22 LUCY, (WELLS)   BLACK FEMALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING SEP 28 1832   TYLER
23 HARRY, (CANDY)   BLACK MALE SLAVE ? HANGING DEC   1837   HAMPSHIRE
24 JOHN, (RICHARDSON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE ? HANGING FEB 26 1841   BERKELEY
25 HUDSON, WILLIAM   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC 18 1846   PENDLETON
26 BILL, (LAWSON)   BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING FEB 18 1848   LOGAN
27 GREEN, CHARLES 21 WHITE MALE LABORER MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING JUL 12 1850   JACKSON
28 UEL, LEWIS, (WILCOX)   BLACK MALE SLAVE RAPE HANGING AUG 30 1850   KANAWHA
29 GEORGE, (ROPER)   BLACK MALE SLAVE ATTEMPTED MURDER HANGING MAY 20 1853   JEFFERSON
30 BOARD, THOMAS 30 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 28 1853   BARBOUR
31 CHARLES, (BEALE)   BLACK MALE SLAVE ATTEMPTED RAPE HANGING JAN 6 1854   JEFFERSON
32 BURNS, JOHN   ? MALE ? MURDER HANGING SEP 4 1858   OHIO
33 TURLEY, PRESTON 36 WHITE MALE CLERGY MURDER HANGING SEP 17 1858   KANAWHA
34 WILLIAM, (JOHNSON) 22 BLACK MALE SLAVE MURDER HANGING JAN 1 1858   GILMER
35 BROWN, JOHN 59 WHITE MALE ? TREASON HANGING DEC 2 1859   JEFFERSON
36 COPPOC, EDWIN 24 WHITE MALE ? TREASON HANGING DEC 16 1859 1 JEFFERSON
37 COPELAND, JOHN 25 BLACK MALE ? TREASON HANGING DEC 16 1859 2 JEFFERSON
38 GREEN, SHIELDS 23 BLACK MALE ? TREASON HANGING DEC 16 1859 3 JEFFERSON
39 COOK, JOHN 29 WHITE MALE ? TREASON HANGING DEC 16 1859 4 JEFFERSON
40 HAZLETT   ? MALE ? TREASON HANGING MAR 16 1860 1 JEFFERSON
41 STEPHENS   ? MALE ? TREASON HANGING MAR 16 1860 2 JEFFERSON
42 HARDIN, NATHANIEL   WHITE MALE BLACKSMITH MURDER HANGING JUN 30 1860   MARSHALL
43 (WINTHROW)   BLACK ? SLAVE UNSPEC FELONY HANGING JAN   1861   GREENBRIER
44 GROGAN, DANIEL   ? MALE ? MURDER HANGING FEB 9 1866 1 WOOD
45 BOICE, THOMAS   ? MALE ? MURDER HANGING FEB 9 1866 2 WOOD
46 GIBBONEY, MORTIMER   ? MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 15 1866   WOOD
47 WALKER, LABON 18 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING NOV 28 1879   WAYNE
48 JENKINS, HENRY   BLACK MALE MINER MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING NOV 11 1881   FAYETTE
49 KAMPF, FELIX   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAR 7 1890   KANAWHA
50 MARTIN, WILLIAM   ? MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 3 1890   RALEIGH
51 JOHNSON, SIM 18 BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING JUN 19 1891   KANAWHA
52 MAIER, WILLIAM 23 WHITE MALE MUSICIAN MURDER HANGING NOV 17 1892   OHIO
53 HARRISON, ALLEN 25 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING NOV 22 1892   CABELL
54 HARDY, JOHN   ? MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 19 1894   MC DOWELL
55 ADKINS, WASHINGTON   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 20 1894   FAYETTE
56 SCOTT, ANDERW   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 4 1895   KANAWHA
57 NICHOLS, JIM   BLACK MALE ODD JOBS MURDER HANGING DEC 13 1895   FAYETTE
58 LEWIS, CLARK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 25 1897   FAYETTE
59 BROWN, JERRY 35 BLACK MALE LABORER RAPE HANGING JUL 25 1897   FAYETTE
60 VIARS, , ALBERT   WHITE MALE MINER MURDER HANGING NOV 12 1897   FAYETTE
61 MORGAN, JOHN 22 WHITE MALE FARM LABORER MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING DEC 16 1897   JACKSON
62 CALDWELL, SHEP   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 10 1899   MC DOWELL
63 BROADSNAX, FRANK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING NOV 9 1899   MC DOWELL
64 WALKER, FRANK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC 15 1899   FAYETTE
65 CARTER, GEORGE   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAR 21 1902   KANAWHA
66 YOUNG, LEWIS   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 1 1902   MC DOWELL
67 MOONEY, JOHN   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 9 1902 1 OHIO
68 FRIDAY, FRANK   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 9 1902 2 OHIO
69 CHRISTIAN, PERRY   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 13 1902   FAYETTE
70 HENRY, STATE   BLACK MALE MINER MURDER HANGING JAN 24 1902   WETZEL
71 DAVIS, WILFRED 21 WHITE MALE LUMBERMAN MURDER HANGING JUN 5 1903   RANDOLPH
72 WILLIAMS, GEORGE   BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING SEP 9 1904   JEFFERSON
73 JOHNSON, FRANK   BLACK MALE COAL MINER MURDER HANGING JUL 17 1908   HARRISON
74 BROWN, ARTHUR   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING AUG 27 1909   MC DOWELL
75 WAYNE, THOMAS 45 BLACK MALE ? MURDER-RAPE HANGING DEC 23 1910   FAYETTE
76 STEVENSON, FRANK   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING FEB 17 1911   MERCER
77 COOK, JESSE   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAR 10 1911   MC DOWELL
78 FURBISH, WILLIAM 28 BLACK MALE FARM HAND RAPE HANGING MAR 17 1911   HARRISON
79 MARSHALL, JOHN   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HUNG IN CHAINS APR 4 1913 1 MC DOWELL
80 WILLIAMS, JAMES   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 4 1913 2 MC DOWELL
81 STERLING, HENRY   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 6 1913 1 MC DOWELL
82 BIX, JOHN   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 6 1913 2 MC DOWELL
83 GREEN, HENRY   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAR 6 1914   MINGO
84 JONES, SILAS   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 10 1914   CABELL
85 THOMAS, WILL   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 2 1915 1 OHIO
86 STUART, WILL   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 2 1915 2 GREENBRIER
87 JARRELL, NAT   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 9 1915   KANAWHA
88 FOREST, CHARLES   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING SEP 10 1915   MC DOWELL
89 SUTTON, CLAUDE   WHITE MALE ? MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING AUG 4 1916   RANDOLPH
90 LAY, JAMES   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING SEP 1 1916   MC DOWELL
91 FERGUSON, HUGH   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING AUG 6 1919   MORGAN
92 BRAGG, HUGH 21 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING APR 30 1920   WEBSTER
93 LUTZ, JACOB   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 22 1921   TAYLOR
94 GREEN, HOBART   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING AUG 5 1921   BROOKE
95 HARBOR, HENRY   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 7 1921   MC DOWELL
96 WILLIAMS, LEROY   BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING MAR 3 1922   KANAWHA
97 PAYTON, MONROE   BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING MAY 4 1922   BERKELEY
98 BANHAGE, GEORGE   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING NOV 2 1923   BROOKE
99 SALAMANTE, NICK 33 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 4 1924 1 HARRISON
100 CONNIZZARO, PHILIP 26 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 4 1924 2 HARRISON
101 FERRI, RICHARD 26 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 4 1924 3 HARRISON
102 MURATORE, SAMUEL   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING FEB 15 1924   HARRISON
103 MCCOY, TINY 23 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING SEP 12 1924   POCAHONTAS
104 FORD, ROBERT 25 BLACK MALE COAL MINER MURDER HANGING JAN 29 1926   HARRISON
105 SAWYER, HARRY 24 BLACK MALE CONSTRUCTION RAPE HANGING APR 19 1926   MINGO
106 EUMAN, PHILIP 19 BLACK MALE COAL MINER MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING AUG 20 1926   HARRISON
107 JACKSON, HENRY 44 BLACK MALE CONVICT MURDER HANGING SEP 10 1926   MARSHALL
108 JEFFERIES, PIERCE   BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING FEB 18 1927   GREENBRIER
109 SWAIN, WESLEY   WHITE MALE ? RAPE HANGING FEB 3 1928   WOOD
110 BRADY, ANDREW 37 BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING MAR 30 1928   HARDY
111 PIKE, LAWRENCE 31 WHITE MALE ? MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING AUG 10 1928   PRESTON
112 GROGAN, HENRY 20 BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING FEB 8 1929   RALEIGH
113 CARR, THEODORE   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 14 1929   POCAHONTAS
114 WILMOT, WALTER   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING SEP 13 1929 1 KANAWHA
115 MORRISON, WILLARD   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING SEP 13 1929 2 KANAWHA
116 CRABTREE, WALTER 35 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 9 1930   HAMPSHIRE
117 DARNELL, ROOSEVELT 25 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING NOV 14 1930   GREENBRIER
118 ADAMS, WILLIAM, C. 35 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING FEB 20 1931 1 MINGO
119 STEPHENS, EMORY   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING FEB 20 1931 2 MINGO
120 MYER, , FRANK   WHITE MALE CHEF MURDER HANGING JUN 19 1931   POCAHONTAS
121 POWERS, HARRY   WHITE MALE ? MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING MAR 18 1932   HARRISON
122 BLOUNT, JAMES   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAY 12 1932   GREENBRIER
123 BRILL, OMER   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING AUG 10 1933   HARDY
124 FRASER, LEO   WHITE MALE AUTO MECHANIC MURDER HANGING NOV 24 1933   JACKSON
125 COREY, JOE   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING DEC 8 1933   KANAWHA
126 BLANKENSHIP, GREELY   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JAN 7 1935   MINGO
127 BRANCH, ROBERT 39 BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUL 19 1935   OHIO
128 PRAMERA, FRANK 23 WHITE MALE COAL MINER MURDER HANGING APR 13 1937   BROOKE
129 BECKER, WILLY   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 25 1937   KANAWHA
130 BROWN, MERVIN   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING SEP 10 1937   MERCER
131 READ, WILLIAM 25 WHITE MALE EX CONVICT MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING NOV 5 1937   BRAXTON
132 STYRES, RAYMOND   WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING MAR 13 1938   OHIO
133 TRAVIS, JOHN 25 WHITE MALE PAROLEE MURDER-KIDNAP HANGING MAR 21 1938 1 CABELL
134 BOOTH, ARNETT 46 WHITE MALE MINER MURDER-KIDNAP HANGING MAR 21 1938 2 CABELL
135 ADKINS, ORVILLE 25 WHITE MALE PAROLEE MURDER-KIDNAP HANGING MAR 21 1938 3 CABELL
136 HARTMAN, BYZANTINE 28 WHITE MALE ? MURDER HANGING JUN 28 1940   UPSHUR
137 TROSS, PAUL   BLACK MALE ? RAPE HANGING DEC 6 1940   MINERAL
138 CHAMBERS, JAMES   BLACK MALE CONVICT MURDER-RAPE HANGING MAR 30 1945   RANDOLPH
139 TURNER, WILLIAM 29 WHITE MALE PAROLEE MURDER HANGING DEC 28 1945   PRESTON
140 COLLINS, RICHARD 22 WHITE MALE GLASS WORKER MURDER HANGING JAN 11 1946   KANAWHA
141 GORDON, WILLIAM 21 WHITE MALE SAILOR MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING JAN 3 1947   MERCER
142 BURTON, PAUL 33 WHITE MALE COAL MINER MURDER HANGING JAN 2 1948   LOGAN
143 MCCAULEY, MARK 33 WHITE MALE TRUCK DRIVER MURDER HANGING JAN 30 1948   MINERAL
144 PERISON, MATTHEW   BLACK MALE ? MURDER HANGING SEP 23 1948   LOGAN
145 STEED, LEMUEL 28 BLACK MALE VETERAN MURDER-ROBBERY HANGING JAN 15 1948   FAYETTE
146 PETERSON, BUD   BLACK MALE MINER MURDER HANGING FEB 25 1949   LOGAN
147 BURDETTE, HARRY 29 WHITE MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 26 1951 1 KANAWHA
148 PAINTER, FRED 32 WHITE MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 26 1951 2 KANAWHA
149 HEWLETT, JAMES, JR 21 WHITE MALE VETERAN MURDER-ROBBERY ELECTROCUTION APR 10 1951   CABELL
150 GARDNER, GABEL 23 WHITE MALE ? MURDER-ROBBERY ELECTROCUTION APR 17 1953   MASON
151 INGHAM, TOM 31 BLACK MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION MAR 27 1954   MC DOWELL
152 HOPKINS, ROBERT 27 WHITE MALE MECHANIC MURDER-ROBBERY ELECTROCUTION SEP 7 1956   KANAWHA
153 LINGER, EUGENE 31 WHITE MALE ? MURDER ELECTROCUTION JUN 5 1958   UPSHUR
154 FUDGE, LARRY 26 WHITE MALE ? MURDER-RAPE ELECTROCUTION JUL 1 1958   CABELL
155 BRUNER, ELMER 40 WHITE MALE HANDYMAN MURDER-BURGLARY ELECTROCUTION APR 3 1959   CABELL

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