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U.S.A. Executions - 1607-1976 |
Index by State - TENNESSEE - 1782-1900 |
# | NAME | AGE | RACE | SEX | OCCUPATION | CRIME | METHOD | DATE | MTPL | COUNTY | ||
1 | VANN, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | HORSE STEALING | HANGING | SEP | 10 | 1782 | 1 | ? | |
2 | CHOTE, ISAAC | WHITE | MALE | ? | HORSE STEALING | HANGING | SEP | 10 | 1782 | 2 | ? | |
3 | WHITE, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | HORSE STEALING | HANGING | SEP | 10 | 1782 | 3 | ? | |
4 | OBONGPOHEGO | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 4 | 1794 | KNOX | ||
5 | GEORGE | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 17 | 1800 | KNOX | ||
6 | JACK, (PATE) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER-RAPE | BURNED | AUG | 4 | 1801 | KNOX | ||
7 | GIST, ARON | ? | MALE | ? | ? | HANGING | JAN | 15 | 1802 | KNOX | ||
8 | MOLLY, (HOLCOMB) | BLACK | FEMALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 20 | 1807 | WILLIAMSON | ||
9 | MOSES, (PENRICE) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 30 | 1807 | MONTGOMERY | ||
10 | BLACK | FEMALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1808 | JEFFERSON | ||||
11 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | ? | 1810 | SUMNER | ||||
12 | PICKERING, JACOB | WHITE | MALE | JAILER | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 13 | 1811 | 1 | DAVIDSON | |
13 | THORNTON, STEWART | WHITE | MALE | TAILOR | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 13 | 1811 | 2 | DAVIDSON | |
14 | BRICE, JAMES | WHITE | MALE | ? | AID RUNAWAY SLVE | HANGING | JUL | 20 | 1814 | BLOUNT | ||
15 | BLACK | FEMALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1819 | SUMNER | ||||
16 | MARTIN, EVE | ? | FEMALE | ? | ACCESSORY TO MUR | HANGING | ? | 1820 | HAWKINS | |||
17 | LUSK, JOHN | ? | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | JUN | 26 | 1820 | DAVIDSON | ||
18 | KINCHEN, (SULLIVAN) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 8 | 1821 | MONTGOMERY | ||
19 | MARKUM, MITCHELL | WHITE | MALE | FARM HAND | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 29 | 1821 | GRAINGER | ||
20 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 1822 | HENRY | ||||
21 | ALLEN, (RUSSELL) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | RAPE | HANGING | MAR | 1 | 1823 | WILLIAMSON | ||
22 | JIM, (RAGSDALE) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | HOUSEBRKNG-BURGL | HANGING | MAY | 31 | 1823 | WILLIAMSON | ||
23 | ELIAS | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | APR | 11 | 1825 | MONTGOMERY | ||
24 | BENNETT, JAMES | 30 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 26 | 1826 | MAURY | |
25 | JAMISON, THOMAS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 4 | 1827 | 1 | MADISON | |
26 | RANDAL | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 4 | 1827 | 2 | MADISON | |
27 | LUNSFORD, HENRY | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 26 | 1828 | BLOUNT | ||
28 | MCCLURE, SAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1829 | LINCOLN | |||
29 | YOUNG, JOSHUA | 67 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 17 | 1829 | 1 | KNOX |
30 | WHITE, JAMES | 24 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 17 | 1829 | 2 | KNOX |
31 | BEARDEN, JOE | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1830 | 1 | HUMPHREYS | ||
32 | CHARLES, (TURNER) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1830 | 2 | WILLIAMSON | ||
33 | WILEY, (BIRD) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 28 | 1833 | DICKSON | ||
34 | CLAYTON | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 26 | 1836 | WILSON | ||
35 | WHITE, BOB | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 4 | 1836 | STEWART | ||
36 | JULIUS | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | ARSON | HANGING | ? | 1837 | 1 | MAURY | ||
37 | DALE, ISSAC | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1837 | 2 | GILES | ||
38 | REILLY, MILTON | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 9 | 1839 | MADISON | ||
39 | COX, CHARLES | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 25 | 1839 | BLOUNT | ||
40 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | ? | HANGING | JAN | 1840 | 1 | FENTRESS | |||
41 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | ? | HANGING | JAN | 1840 | 2 | FENTRESS | |||
42 | JACOB, (BRADFORD) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1842 | DAVIDSON | |||
43 | DICK, (DYER) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | ATTEMPTED RAPE | HANGING | AUG | 15 | 1842 | WILLIAMSON | ||
44 | CARROLL, WILLIS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | FEB | 10 | 1843 | 1 | DAVIDSON | |
45 | KIRBY, ARCHIBALD | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 10 | 1843 | 2 | DAVIDSON | |
46 | PAYNE, ZEBADIAH | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | FEB | 10 | 1843 | 3 | DAVIDSON | |
47 | HENRY, (KELLEY) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 4 | 1843 | GIBSON | ||
48 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 22 | 1843 | 1 | HAYWOOD | ||
49 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 22 | 1843 | 2 | HAYWOOD | ||
50 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 22 | 1843 | 3 | HAYWOOD | ||
51 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 22 | 1843 | 4 | HAYWOOD | ||
52 | PAYNE, JIM | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1845 | DE KALB | |||
53 | MOORE, BILL | BLACK | MALE | ? | ATTEMPTED RAPE | HANGING | MAR | 14 | 1845 | LINCOLN | ||
54 | NED, (WALTON) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 31 | 1845 | ROBERTSON | ||
55 | SKELT, (GREER) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 15 | 1846 | HENRY | ||
56 | GILBERT, (FORREST) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1847 | HENRY | |||
57 | OLIVER, FRANK | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 1847 | CARROLL | |||
58 | BLACK | MALE | ? | ATTEMPTED MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 3 | 1848 | MAURY | |||
59 | HENRY, (BENNETT) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 21 | 1851 | WILLIAMSON | ||
60 | ALEC | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 17 | 1852 | 1 | DAVIDSON | |
61 | JERRY | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 17 | 1852 | 2 | DAVIDSON | |
62 | BOB | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 17 | 1852 | 3 | DAVIDSON | |
63 | MARTIN | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1855 | GILES | |||
64 | HARBERT, BEN | BLACK | MALE | FREEDMAN | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | MAR | 7 | 1856 | MONTGOMERY | ||
65 | (BELL) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | SLAVE REVOLT | HANGING | DEC | 5 | 1856 | 1 | STEWART | |
66 | (BELL) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | SLAVE REVOLT | HANGING | DEC | 5 | 1856 | 2 | STEWART | |
67 | (BELL) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | SLAVE REVOLT | HANGING | DEC | 5 | 1856 | 3 | STEWART | |
68 | (BELL) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | SLAVE REVOLT | HANGING | DEC | 5 | 1856 | 4 | STEWART | |
69 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER-ARSON | HANGING | ? | 1861 | 1 | HAWKINS | |||
70 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER-ARSON | HANGING | ? | 1861 | 2 | HAWKINS | |||
71 | ALFRED, (STEVENS) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 1 | 1861 | LINCOLN | ||
72 | DAVIS, SAM | 21 | WHITE | MALE | ? | SPYING-ESPIONAGE | ? | NOV | 27 | 1863 | GILES | |
73 | FERGUSON, CHAMP | WHITE | MALE | ? | GUERILLA ACTIVIT | HANGING | JAN | 21 | 1865 | DAVIDSON | ||
74 | CRAB, GEORGE | 17 | WHITE | MALE | GOVT EMPLOYEE | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JAN | 26 | 1866 | 1 | DAVIDSON |
75 | LYSAUGHT, JAMES | 17 | WHITE | MALE | GOVT EMPLOYEE | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JAN | 26 | 1866 | 2 | DAVIDSON |
76 | FERRY, THOMAS | WHITE | MALE | GOVT EMPLOYEE | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JAN | 26 | 1866 | 3 | DAVIDSON | |
77 | KNIGHT, JAMES | 17 | WHITE | MALE | GOVT EMPLOYEE | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JAN | 26 | 1866 | 4 | DAVIDSON |
78 | GERMAN, COLUMBUS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 28 | 1866 | OVERTON | ||
79 | HUFF, JACOB | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 27 | 1867 | 1 | HAMILTON | |
80 | NANCE, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | SOLDIER | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 27 | 1867 | 2 | GRAINGER | |
81 | LOGSTON, CALVIN | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1872 | FENTRESS | |||
82 | PRESSWOOD, JOHN, JR | 18 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 24 | 1872 | DE KALB | |
83 | BRYANT, PRAGUE | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 10 | 1874 | GILES | ||
84 | KELLY, BILL | ? | MALE | ? | ? | HANGING | MAY | 9 | 1874 | DAVIDSON | ||
85 | HONEYCUTT, ANANIAS | 25 | WHITE | MALE | FARMER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | AUG | 12 | 1875 | CLAIBORNE | |
86 | WEBB, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 13 | 1875 | KNOX | ||
87 | MCLEAN, MILTON | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 7 | 1876 | 1 | MADISON | |
88 | SCOTT, FRANK | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 7 | 1876 | 2 | SHELBY | |
89 | WILLIAMS, BILL | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 7 | 1876 | 3 | SHELBY | |
90 | BEATTY, BOB | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 1876 | MAURY | |||
91 | SPINKS, BURR | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 27 | 1876 | WILSON | ||
92 | WILSON, MILLARD | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 13 | 1877 | MADISON | ||
93 | HUNT, JACK | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 18 | 1877 | MONROE | ||
94 | HARRIS, JACOB | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 29 | 1877 | ANDERSON | ||
95 | CABLE, BROWN | BLACK | MALE | MINISTER | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 14 | 1878 | FRANKLIN | ||
96 | BRASSELL, JOSEPH | 23 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 27 | 1878 | 1 | PUTNAM |
97 | BRASSELL, GEORGE | 20 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 27 | 1878 | 2 | PUTNAM |
98 | HOWELL, GEORGE | 17 | BLACK | MALE | FARM HAND | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 5 | 1878 | GREENE | |
99 | GRIFFEY, STEPHEN | ? | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | NOV | 22 | 1878 | COCKE | ||
100 | MARTIN, KNOX | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 28 | 1879 | DAVIDSON | ||
101 | BLAIR, ANTHONY | BLACK | MALE | ATTORNEY | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 26 | 1879 | HAMBLEN | ||
102 | HALL, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | GANG MEMBER | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 20 | 1880 | 1 | RUTHERFORD | |
103 | SMITH, BURRILL | BLACK | MALE | GANG MEMBER | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 20 | 1880 | 2 | RUTHERFORD | |
104 | POTTER, DAN | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 12 | 1880 | COCKE | ||
105 | LONG, ED | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 18 | 1880 | MADISON | ||
106 | WILLIAMS, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 8 | 1881 | HUMPHREYS | ||
107 | LAWSON, HENRY | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | SEP | 2 | 1881 | HAMILTON | ||
108 | HARRIS, JOSEPH | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | NOV | 25 | 1881 | HAWKINS | ||
109 | REA, W., W. | WHITE | MALE | FARMER | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 19 | 1882 | GILES | ||
110 | MATTHEWS, SANDY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 2 | 1882 | SHELBY | ||
111 | HODGES, SAMUEL | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 10 | 1882 | 1 | KNOX | |
112 | HODGES, MILTON | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 10 | 1882 | 2 | KNOX | |
113 | WILSON, ROBERT | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 20 | 1883 | SHELBY | |
114 | TAYLOR, ANDY | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 23 | 1883 | LOUDON | ||
115 | FORREST, SHIN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 11 | 1884 | HENRY | ||
116 | PHILLIPS, CHARLEY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 31 | 1884 | CARROLL | ||
117 | FAIN, IKE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 31 | 1884 | ROANE | ||
118 | CLARK, JOE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 5 | 1885 | HARDEMAN | ||
119 | MORROW, BILL | WHITE | MALE | FARMER | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 20 | 1885 | MONTGOMERY | ||
120 | MCKEEVER, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 26 | 1885 | SHELBY | ||
121 | BAXTER, JAMES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JUN | 4 | 1886 | WILSON | ||
122 | BROWN, BEN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 15 | 1887 | DAVIDSON | ||
123 | LESTER, NAPOLEON | 60 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 20 | 1888 | WILSON | |
124 | TURNEY, JIM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | MAR | 27 | 1889 | 1 | WILSON | |
125 | FRANCIS, MARK | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | MAR | 27 | 1889 | 2 | WILSON | |
126 | JEFFERSON, THOMAS | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 13 | 1889 | 1 | SHELBY | |
127 | WIRT, CHARLES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 13 | 1889 | 2 | FAYETTE | |
128 | CONDOR, THOMAS | 45 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 16 | 1889 | OBION | |
129 | HARRIS, PARKER | 31 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 24 | 1890 | 1 | SHELBY |
130 | CARR, ED | 28 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 24 | 1890 | 2 | SHELBY |
131 | BALLARD, HARDY | 45 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 24 | 1890 | 3 | SHELBY |
132 | BRENISH, FRANK | 36 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 24 | 1890 | 4 | SHELBY |
133 | MAPLES, JACK | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | NOV | 21 | 1890 | KNOX | ||
134 | FRIERSON, JESSE | 26 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 2 | 1892 | HAMILTON | |
135 | LANCASTER, LARKIN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 19 | 1892 | DAVIDSON | ||
136 | WALLACE, JOE | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JUN | 17 | 1892 | MARION | ||
137 | STONE, GEORGE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 6 | 1892 | LINCOLN | ||
138 | ARMSTRONG, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 13 | 1893 | MC MINN | ||
139 | COUSANS, ALLAN | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 21 | 1893 | KNOX | ||
140 | RICHEY, LAFAYETTE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 9 | 1894 | JACKSON | ||
141 | BENNETT, HARRY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 24 | 1894 | SHELBY | ||
142 | COX, CLARENCE | 16 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | DEC | 22 | 1894 | 1 | UNION |
143 | STANLEY, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | DEC | 22 | 1894 | 2 | UNION | |
144 | MAPP, GEORGE | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JAN | 11 | 1895 | 1 | HAMILTON |
145 | WOOTEN, BUDDY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JAN | 11 | 1895 | 2 | HAMILTON | |
146 | GALLOWAY, MATTHEW | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 20 | 1895 | MAURY | ||
147 | KING, MIKE | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | MAY | 17 | 1895 | SCOTT | ||
148 | WHITLOCK, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 13 | 1896 | FAYETTE | ||
149 | JOHNSON, FRANK | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | DEC | 4 | 1896 | MAURY | ||
150 | DE, BERRY, HENRY | BLACK | MALE | ? | ATTEMPTED RAPE | HANGING | AUG | 19 | 1897 | SHELBY | ||
151 | SIMS, ROBERT | BLACK | MALE | FARM HAND | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 17 | 1897 | 1 | WASHINGTON | |
152 | MAYS, WILLIAM | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 17 | 1897 | 2 | SULLIVAN | |
153 | LEACH, MYNATT | ? | MALE | MINER | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 8 | 1897 | ANDERSON | ||
154 | HALL, HIRAM | 21 | WHITE | MALE | FARMER | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 13 | 1899 | CUMBERLAND | |
155 | TIPTON, CATLETT | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 5 | 1899 | 1 | SEVIER | |
156 | WYNN, PLEAS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 5 | 1899 | 2 | SEVIER | |
157 | BROWN, BILL | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 25 | 1900 | 1 | WARREN | |
158 | CRAIN, SONNY | 40 | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 25 | 1900 | 2 | WARREN |
159 | WATSON, JOHN | 58 | WHITE | MALE | FARMER | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 25 | 1900 | 3 | WARREN |
160 | HOUSE, HENDERSON | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 19 | 1900 | LAUDERDALE | ||
161 | WARREN, DILLARD | WHITE | MALE | FARMER | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 27 | 1900 | CANNON |