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U.S.A. Executions - 1607-1976 |
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Index by State - CALIFORNIA - 1778-1870 |
| # | NAME | AGE | RACE | SEX | OCCUPATION | CRIME | METHOD | DATE | MTPL | COUNTY | ||
| 1 | AARAN | NAT. AMER. | MALE | PAMO CHIEF | CONSP TO MURDER | SHOT | APR | 11 | 1778 | 1 | SAN DIEGO | |
| 2 | ALEUIRIN | NAT. AMER. | MALE | PAMO CHIEF | CONSP TO MURDER | SHOT | APR | 11 | 1778 | 2 | SAN DIEGO | |
| 3 | ACHIL | NAT. AMER. | MALE | PAMO CHIEF | CONSP TO MURDER | SHOT | APR | 11 | 1778 | 3 | SAN DIEGO | |
| 4 | TAQUAQUI | NAT. AMER. | MALE | PAMO CHIEF | CONSP TO MURDER | SHOT | APR | 11 | 1778 | 4 | SAN DIEGO | |
| 5 | ROCHIN, IGNACIO | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | JAN | 10 | 1795 | SANTA BARBARA | ||
| 6 | ROSAS, JOSE, ANTONIO | 18 | HISPANIC | MALE | SOLDIER | SODMY-BUGGRY-BST | SHOT | ? | 1801 | SANTA BARBARA | ||
| 7 | POMPONIO | NAT. AMER. | MALE | RELIGIOUS NEOPHY | MURDER-RAPE-ROB | SHOT | FEB | 6 | 1824 | MONTEREY | ||
| 8 | BALTASAR | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | MAR | 25 | 1824 | 1 | ? | |
| 9 | PACIFICO | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | MAR | 25 | 1824 | 2 | ? | |
| 10 | ESTEVAN | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | MAR | 25 | 1824 | 3 | ? | |
| 11 | GINES | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | MAR | 25 | 1824 | 4 | ? | |
| 12 | ANTONIO | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | MAR | 25 | 1824 | 5 | ? | |
| 13 | FELIPE | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | MAR | 25 | 1824 | 6 | ? | |
| 14 | ANDRES, JOSE | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | MAR | 25 | 1824 | 7 | ? | |
| 15 | RUBIO, FRANCISCO | HISPANIC | MALE | SOLDIER | MURDER-RAPE | SHOT | ? | 1831 | SAN FRANCISCO | |||
| 16 | ATANASIO | 18 | NAT. AMER. | MALE | SERVANT | THEFT-STEALING | SHOT | APR | 26 | 1831 | MONTEREY | |
| 17 | AGUILAR, SIMON | HISPANIC | MALE | SERVANT | THEFT-STEALING | SHOT | MAY | 28 | 1831 | 1 | MONTEREY | |
| 18 | SAGARRA, JOSE | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | THEFT-STEALING | SHOT | MAY | 28 | 1831 | 2 | MONTEREY | |
| 19 | FELIZ, DIEGO | HISPANIC | MALE | SOLDIER | MURDER | SHOT | APR | 7 | 1840 | MONTEREY | ||
| 20 | DUARTE | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | SHOT | APR | 7 | 1841 | 1 | LOS ANGELES | |
| 21 | LINARES | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | SHOT | APR | 7 | 1841 | 2 | LOS ANGELES | |
| 22 | VALENCIA | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | SHOT | APR | 7 | 1841 | 3 | LOS ANGELES | |
| 23 | FAGGET, SAMUEL | ? | MALE | ? | ? | SHOT | JUL | 7 | 1842 | ? | ||
| 24 | GONZALES, MANUEL | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | JUL | 27 | 1842 | MONTEREY | ||
| 25 | DE, DIOS, JUAN | NAT. AMER. | MALE | RELIGIOUS NEOPHY | MURDER | SHOT | JUL | 13 | 1845 | MONTEREY | ||
| 26 | GOMEZ, PEDRO | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | AUG | 16 | 1847 | SANTA CRUZ | ||
| 27 | CAMPBELL, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JAN | 1849 | 1 | SANTA CLARA | ||
| 28 | DAVIS, DAVID | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JAN | 1849 | 2 | SANTA CLARA | ||
| 29 | FREER, MATTHEW | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JAN | 1849 | 3 | SANTA CLARA | ||
| 30 | BAKER, GEORGE | 20 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 29 | 1851 | SAN JOAQUIN | |
| 31 | JUANITA | HISPANIC | FEMALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 1851 | SIERRA | |||
| 32 | STEWART, JAMES | WHITE | MALE | ? | ? | HANGING | JUL | 11 | 1851 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 33 | GRAHAM, JIM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | AUG | 9 | 1851 | EL DORADO | ||
| 34 | GIBSON, JAMES | WHITE | MALE | HIWAYMAN | ROBBERY | HANGING | AUG | 22 | 1851 | 1 | SACRAMENTO | |
| 35 | THORNTON, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | HIWAYMAN | ROBBERY | HANGING | AUG | 22 | 1851 | 2 | SACRAMENTO | |
| 36 | SALKMAN, FRED | WHITE | MALE | ? | HORSE STEALING | HANGING | NOV | 28 | 1851 | 1 | SAN JOAQUIN | |
| 37 | WILSON, JAMES | WHITE | MALE | ? | HORSE STEALING | HANGING | NOV | 28 | 1851 | 2 | SAN JOAQUIN | |
| 38 | MARSHALL, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 18 | 1851 | 1 | SAN DIEGO | |
| 39 | VERDUGO, JUAN | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 18 | 1851 | 2 | SAN DIEGO | |
| 40 | GARRA, YOUNG | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | SHOT | DEC | 27 | 1851 | SAN DIEGO | ||
| 41 | GARRA, ANTONIO | NAT. AMER. | MALE | TRIBAL CHIEF | MURDER | SHOT | JAN | 10 | 1852 | SAN DIEGO | ||
| 42 | SANTOS, PUEBLO | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 16 | 1852 | MARIN | ||
| 43 | BOWMAN, NATHANIEL | WHITE | MALE | MINER | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 24 | 1852 | COLUSA | ||
| 44 | TANNER, GEORGE | WHITE | MALE | ? | THEFT-STEALING | HANGING | JUL | 13 | 1852 | YUBA | ||
| 45 | BARRETT, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | THEFT-STEALING | HANGING | JUL | 16 | 1852 | NEVADA | ||
| 46 | GREEN, SAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 31 | 1852 | CALAVERAS | ||
| 47 | ANTONIO, JOSE | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 20 | 1852 | CONTRA COSTA | ||
| 48 | ROBINSON, JAMES | 31 | WHITE | MALE | ? | THEFT-STEALING | HANGING | SEP | 18 | 1852 | SAN DIEGO | |
| 49 | MORENS, ROMEO | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | ? | HANGING | NOV | 27 | 1852 | SANTA CLARA | ||
| 50 | FORNER, JOSE | HISPANIC | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 10 | 1852 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 51 | ACKERMAN, BARNEY | 19 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 29 | 1853 | 1 | SACRAMENTO |
| 52 | STEWART, GEORGE | 20 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 29 | 1853 | 2 | SACRAMENTO |
| 53 | THOMPSON, JACK | 25 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 29 | 1853 | 3 | SACRAMENTO |
| 54 | BARRILLO, JOSE | 27 | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 3 | 1853 | SAN JOAQUIN | |
| 55 | PIJO | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | SEP | 16 | 1853 | SIERRA | ||
| 56 | HERRERA, IGNACIO | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 13 | 1854 | LOS ANGELES | ||
| 57 | SCOTT, ROBERT | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 31 | 1854 | PLACER | ||
| 58 | SHEPHERD, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | CLERK | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 28 | 1854 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 59 | LIPSEY, WILLIAM | 25 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 3 | 1854 | 1 | EL DORADO |
| 60 | LOGAN, JAMES | 47 | WHITE | MALE | MINER | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 3 | 1854 | 2 | EL DORADO |
| 61 | MONROE, HENRY | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 24 | 1854 | CONTRA COSTA | ||
| 62 | ESTIS, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 25 | 1854 | HUMBOLDT | ||
| 63 | BRUCE, ROBERT | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 9 | 1854 | TUOLUMNE | ||
| 64 | ALVITRE, FELIPE | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 12 | 1855 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 65 | CRAINE, J., V. | WHITE | MALE | TEACHER | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 26 | 1855 | 1 | EL DORADO | |
| 66 | FREE, MICKEY | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 26 | 1855 | 2 | EL DORADO | |
| 67 | HIGGINS, E., A. | 26 | WHITE | MALE | BARTENDER | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 9 | 1855 | SHASTA | |
| 68 | PEDRO | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 21 | 1855 | SANTA CLARA | ||
| 69 | GRAHAM, NICHOLAS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1856 | SAN FRANCISCO | |||
| 70 | HARLOW, MORDECAI | WHITE | MALE | CRIMINAL | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 18 | 1856 | SIERRA | ||
| 71 | RIESBURG, ALBERT | WHITE | MALE | SALOON OWNER | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 25 | 1856 | BUTTE | ||
| 72 | FREELAND, JAMES | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 6 | 1856 | PLACER | ||
| 73 | KELLY, WILLIAM | 25 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 27 | 1856 | 1 | SACRAMENTO |
| 74 | GARRETT, SAMUEL | 24 | WHITE | MALE | CLERK | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 27 | 1856 | 2 | SACRAMENTO |
| 75 | THOMAS, ABSALOM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 26 | 1856 | COLUSA | ||
| 76 | CROWDER, SAMPSON | 24 | WHITE | MALE | MINER | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 6 | 1856 | SISKIYOU | |
| 77 | HARTSON, DANFORTH | WHITE | MALE | SEAMAN | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 15 | 1857 | SISKIYOU | ||
| 78 | BRADLEY, JOSEPH | 40 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 18 | 1857 | PLACER | |
| 79 | MCCAULEY, EDWARD | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 11 | 1857 | 1 | TUOLUMNE | |
| 80 | POORE, R | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 11 | 1857 | 2 | TUOLUMNE | |
| 81 | LYON, DAVID | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 11 | 1857 | 3 | TUOLUMNE | |
| 82 | ANASTASI, JOSE | HISPANIC | MALE | MUSICIAN | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | FEB | 12 | 1858 | MONTEREY | ||
| 83 | BUTLER, DAVID | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 26 | 1858 | NEVADA | ||
| 84 | FOU, SIN | ASIAN | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | APR | 16 | 1858 | 1 | AMADOR | |
| 85 | CHOU, YEE | ASIAN | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | APR | 16 | 1858 | 2 | AMADOR | |
| 86 | COON, YOU | ASIAN | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | APR | 16 | 1858 | 3 | AMADOR | |
| 87 | SMITH, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 6 | 1858 | NAPA | ||
| 88 | MEUSE, HENRY | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 10 | 1858 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 89 | UGNES, EMETERIO | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 24 | 1858 | MARIPOSA | ||
| 90 | MURRAY, MICHAEL | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 21 | 1859 | SIERRA | ||
| 91 | MORRIS, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 9 | 1859 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 92 | ELDER, THOMAS | 38 | WHITE | MALE | MINER | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 28 | 1859 | 1 | PLUMAS |
| 93 | JENKINS, JOHN | 27 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 28 | 1859 | 2 | PLUMAS |
| 94 | CROSSAN, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 17 | 1860 | 1 | SAN JOAQUIN | |
| 95 | CRAWFORD, THOMAS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 17 | 1860 | 2 | SAN JOAQUIN | |
| 96 | ELYEA, JACOB | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 9 | 1860 | SAN JOAQUIN | ||
| 97 | WHITFORD, JAMES | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 30 | 1860 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 98 | CLARKSON, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | WAITER | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1861 | SAN FRANCISCO | |||
| 99 | INDIAN, DICK | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 1 | 1861 | SHASTA | ||
| 100 | GIDDINGS, CHARLES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 24 | 1861 | SAN JOAQUIN | ||
| 101 | CARDINEZ, ARMADA | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | AUG | 30 | 1861 | PLUMAS | ||
| 102 | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | ? | HANGING | ? | 1862 | TEHAMA | ||||
| 103 | BONNEY, EDWARD | WHITE | MALE | BUSINESSMAN | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 9 | 1862 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 104 | BURKE, THOMAS | WHITE | MALE | ESCAPED CONVICT | ? | HANGING | APR | 3 | 1863 | NEVADA | ||
| 105 | ECKRON, ADIE | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 22 | 1863 | BUTTE | ||
| 106 | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | CONSP TO MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 21 | 1863 | 1 | MENDOCINO | ||
| 107 | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | CONSP TO MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 21 | 1863 | 2 | MENDOCINO | ||
| 108 | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | CONSP TO MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 21 | 1863 | 3 | MENDOCINO | ||
| 109 | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | CONSP TO MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 21 | 1863 | 4 | MENDOCINO | ||
| 110 | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | CONSP TO MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 21 | 1863 | 5 | MENDOCINO | ||
| 111 | BRITTAIN, CHARLES | WHITE | MALE | FARM LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 7 | 1863 | NAPA | ||
| 112 | STENNER, JOSE | 18 | HISPANIC | MALE | SHEPHERD | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | DEC | 2 | 1864 | TULARE | |
| 113 | 16 | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 7 | 1864 | MENDOCINO | ||
| 114 | JENKINS, GILBERT | 29 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 18 | 1865 | NAPA | |
| 115 | KING, THOMAS | WHITE | MALE | MINER | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 23 | 1865 | SISKIYOU | ||
| 116 | KING, E., L., M. | WHITE | MALE | RANCHER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | DEC | 12 | 1865 | TULARE | ||
| 117 | OLWELL, BARNEY | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 22 | 1866 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 118 | RYAN, MICHAEL | WHITE | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 23 | 1866 | SONOMA | ||
| 119 | SASSOVICH, ANTONIO | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 28 | 1866 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 120 | CHUNG, WONG | ASIAN | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 6 | 1866 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 121 | STRONG, G., W. | WHITE | MALE | CRIMINAL | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 31 | 1866 | MENDOCINO | ||
| 122 | BYRNES, THOMAS | WHITE | MALE | BUTCHER | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 3 | 1866 | SAN FRANCISCO | ||
| 123 | MIGUEL, JOSE | HISPANIC | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 1866 | ? | |||
| 124 | DODGE, ROBERT | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 8 | 1866 | NEVADA | ||
| 125 | HAWKINS, THOMAS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 14 | 1866 | TULARE | ||
| 126 | JUAREZ, MANUEL | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 10 | 1867 | CONTRA COSTA | ||
| 127 | INDIAN, DOC | NAT. AMER. | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 16 | 1867 | SHASTA | ||
| 128 | CRONIN, TIMOTHY | WHITE | MALE | RANCHER | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 8 | 1868 | MARIN | ||
| 129 | WILLIAMS, JOE | BLACK | MALE | ? | ? | HANGING | ? | 1869 | EL DORADO | |||
| 130 | BEST, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 6 | 1870 | SAN JOAQUIN | ||