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Index by State - FLORIDA - 1827-1930 |
| # | NAME | AGE | RACE | SEX | OCCUPATION | CRIME | METHOD | DATE | MTPL | COUNTY | ||
| 1 | DONICA, BENJAMIN | WHITE | MALE | SOLDIER | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 20 | 1827 | ESCAMBIA | ||
| 2 | SINCLAIR, EDWARD | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 28 | 1828 | ST JOHNS | ||
| 3 | CRAIL, ANDREW | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 30 | 1829 | ESCAMBIA | ||
| 4 | SHERWOOD, NORMAN | WHITE | MALE | SEAMAN | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 10 | 1830 | MONROE | ||
| 5 | BREEN, ROBERT | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 20 | 1833 | ESCAMBIA | ||
| 6 | FLOWERS, ALVIN | WHITE | MALE | GANG LEADER | AID RUNAWAY SLVE | HANGING | JAN | 2 | 1846 | 1 | GADSDEN | |
| 7 | BLACK, JOHN | WHITE | MALE | GANG MEMBER | AID RUNAWAY SLVE | HANGING | JAN | 2 | 1846 | 2 | GADSDEN | |
| 8 | SMITH, THOMAS | WHITE | MALE | GANG MEMBER | AID RUNAWAY SLVE | HANGING | JAN | 2 | 1846 | 3 | GADSDEN | |
| 9 | WHITE | MALE | GANG MEMBER | AID RUNAWAY SLVE | HANGING | JAN | 2 | 1846 | 4 | GADSDEN | ||
| 10 | WHITE | MALE | GANG MEMBER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JAN | 2 | 1846 | 5 | GADSDEN | ||
| 11 | HOLLEMAN, CHARLES | WHITE | MALE | GANG MEMBER | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 2 | 1846 | 6 | GADSDEN | |
| 12 | SIMON, (COLE) | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 1848 | JEFFERSON | |||
| 13 | EVANS, REDDING | WHITE | MALE | FARM HAND | AID RUNAWAY SLVE | HANGING | ? | 1850 | JEFFERSON | |||
| 14 | BUCKLEY | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1858 | HILLSBOROUGH | |||
| 15 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 26 | 1861 | 1 | DUVAL | ||
| 16 | BLACK | MALE | SLAVE | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 26 | 1861 | 2 | DUVAL | ||
| 17 | ZEIGLER, GABE | BLACK | MALE | FREEDMAN | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 2 | 1866 | 1 | GADSDEN | |
| 18 | ZEIGLER, LEWIS | BLACK | MALE | FREEDMAN | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 2 | 1866 | 2 | GADSDEN | |
| 19 | ZEIGLER, SAM | BLACK | MALE | FREEDMAN | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 2 | 1866 | 3 | GADSDEN | |
| 20 | OLD, BOOKER | BLACK | MALE | FREEDMAN | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 2 | 1866 | 4 | GADSDEN | |
| 21 | REGISTER, GUILFORD | 18 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 19 | 1867 | PUTNAM | |
| 22 | SCOTT, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | ? | 1872 | DUVAL | |||
| 23 | KEEN, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | FEB | 27 | 1874 | DUVAL | ||
| 24 | MUNROE, JAMES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 14 | 1875 | ALACHUA | ||
| 25 | BROWN, LLOYD | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 4 | 1876 | DUVAL | ||
| 26 | JOHNSON, SAMUEL | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-RAPE | HANGING | MAY | 24 | 1878 | ESCAMBIA | ||
| 27 | FELL, ANDREW | 40 | BLACK | MALE | FARMER | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 22 | 1881 | JEFFERSON | |
| 28 | BIRD, BENJAMIN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 12 | 1881 | DUVAL | ||
| 29 | JOHNSON, MERRICK | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 4 | 1882 | 1 | NASSAU | |
| 30 | CARTER, HARRISON | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 4 | 1882 | 2 | DUVAL | |
| 31 | LEE, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 4 | 1883 | ALACHUA | ||
| 32 | RECIO | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 13 | 1884 | MONROE | ||
| 33 | DRAYTON, JOSEPH | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 5 | 1886 | 1 | ORANGE | |
| 34 | WILLIAMS, ARTHUR | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-RAPE | HANGING | JUN | 5 | 1886 | 2 | ORANGE | |
| 35 | WIGGINS, HENRY | 20 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 23 | 1887 | PUTNAM | |
| 36 | GASKINS, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 1 | 1889 | VOLUSIA | ||
| 37 | WESTMORELAND, BILL | 25 | BLACK | MALE | SEAMAN | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 15 | 1889 | DUVAL | |
| 38 | STEWART, KELLY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 31 | 1890 | SUWANNEE | ||
| 39 | CLARK, MONROE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 31 | 1890 | PUTNAM | ||
| 40 | NIGHTON, PRESTON | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 8 | 1893 | SANTA ROSA | ||
| 41 | DALSY, ED | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 11 | 1894 | MARION | ||
| 42 | STEVENS, MIKE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 18 | 1895 | SUWANNEE | ||
| 43 | SINGLETON, HARRY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | ? | 1897 | HILLSBOROUGH | |||
| 44 | LATTIMER, WILLIAM | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 13 | 1897 | MARION | ||
| 45 | GUNN, ALBERT | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 2 | 1897 | CITRUS | ||
| 46 | JOHNSON, SYLVANUS | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | SEP | 13 | 1897 | MONROE | ||
| 47 | KING, WAYMAN | 38 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 9 | 1900 | ESCAMBIA | |
| 48 | SIMMONS, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 5 | 1901 | 1 | WASHINGTON | |
| 49 | HAMILTON, BELTON | BLACK | MALE | TURPENTINE WORKR | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 5 | 1901 | 2 | WASHINGTON | |
| 50 | HARRISON, JIM | BLACK | MALE | TURPENTINE WORKR | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 5 | 1901 | 3 | WASHINGTON | |
| 51 | WILLIAMS, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | TURPENTINE WORKR | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 5 | 1901 | 4 | WASHINGTON | |
| 52 | KIRBY, JAMES | ? | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 2 | 1901 | 1 | ST JOHNS | |
| 53 | LEE, ROBERT | ? | MALE | ? | ACCESSORY TO MUR | HANGING | AUG | 2 | 1901 | 2 | ST JOHNS | |
| 54 | MERCER, JAMES | WHITE | MALE | JUNK DEALER | RAPE | HANGING | AUG | 23 | 1901 | HILLSBOROUGH | ||
| 55 | JONES, WILL | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 8 | 1901 | MADISON | ||
| 56 | HAMPTON, THOMAS | BLACK | MALE | TURPENTINE WORKR | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 6 | 1901 | COLUMBIA | ||
| 57 | WYNN, HAMPTON | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 24 | 1902 | JACKSON | ||
| 58 | WILSON, HENRY | BLACK | MALE | CONVICT | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 4 | 1902 | 1 | SUMTER | |
| 59 | ROBERSON, MOSES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 4 | 1902 | 2 | DUVAL | |
| 60 | FAIRCLOTH, THOMAS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 30 | 1902 | 1 | LEVY | |
| 61 | SMITH, THEODORE | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 30 | 1902 | 2 | LEVY | |
| 62 | BROWN, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 24 | 1903 | SUWANNEE | ||
| 63 | ROBERTSON, FRANK | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 7 | 1903 | DUVAL | ||
| 64 | EWERT, FRED | 19 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | AUG | 6 | 1904 | MONROE | |
| 65 | REED, REUBEN | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 21 | 1905 | CLAY | ||
| 66 | LAMB, EDWARD | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 27 | 1905 | MANATEE | ||
| 67 | EDWARDS, SAM | BLACK | MALE | FARM LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 3 | 1905 | LEON | ||
| 68 | SIMMONS, ALBERT | 19 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 26 | 1906 | DE SOTO | |
| 69 | SARGENT, ALFRED | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JUN | 15 | 1907 | DUVAL | ||
| 70 | HOLT, KETT | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 27 | 1907 | SANTA ROSA | ||
| 71 | BROWN, JOE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 13 | 1907 | NASSAU | ||
| 72 | MCFADDEN, WILL | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | RAPE | HANGING | MAY | 21 | 1909 | BREVARD | ||
| 73 | LEDBETTER, WALTER | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JUN | 4 | 1909 | DUVAL | ||
| 74 | SMITH, OTIS | 32 | WHITE | MALE | PRINTER | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 11 | 1909 | DUVAL | |
| 75 | HAWKINS, GEORGE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 2 | 1909 | ST JOHNS | ||
| 76 | SMITH, ALBERT | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 10 | 1909 | MARION | ||
| 77 | OWEN, R., H. | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 14 | 1910 | ALACHUA | ||
| 78 | FLOWERS, ROLAND | BLACK | MALE | ESCAPED PRISONER | RAPE | HANGING | MAR | 4 | 1910 | HILLSBOROUGH | ||
| 79 | HANCHETT, IRVING | 15 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 6 | 1910 | VOLUSIA | |
| 80 | FIELDS, GEORGE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 25 | 1910 | PALM BEACH | ||
| 81 | FOLEY, BROOKS | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | JUL | 29 | 1910 | ALACHUA | ||
| 82 | DARGAN, LAWRENCE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 19 | 1910 | PUTNAM | ||
| 83 | TAFT, DERRY | 27 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 18 | 1910 | HILLSBOROUGH | |
| 84 | GREEN, JAMES | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 27 | 1911 | DUVAL | ||
| 85 | WALKER, WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 14 | 1911 | DUVAL | ||
| 86 | YOUMANS, EDGAR | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 1 | 1911 | 1 | PUTNAM | |
| 87 | MCCOY, WILL | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | DEC | 1 | 1911 | 2 | PUTNAM | |
| 88 | TURNER, DAVE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 16 | 1912 | 1 | MARION | |
| 89 | RICHARDS, HENRY | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | FEB | 16 | 1912 | 2 | VOLUSIA | |
| 90 | ALEXANDER, WILL | 24 | WHITE | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 3 | 1912 | DUVAL | |
| 91 | HOREE, HENRY | ? | MALE | ? | ? | HANGING | MAY | 10 | 1912 | TAYLOR | ||
| 92 | WHITE, TOM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 31 | 1912 | 1 | ST JOHNS | |
| 93 | BAXTER, EUGENE | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 31 | 1912 | 2 | ST JOHNS | |
| 94 | JOHNSON, STEVE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAY | 31 | 1912 | 3 | ST JOHNS | |
| 95 | PERRY, FORTUNE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 27 | 1912 | 1 | ALACHUA | |
| 96 | PERRY, CAINE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 27 | 1912 | 2 | ALACHUA | |
| 97 | ANDERSON, ROBERT | 29 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 23 | 1912 | HILLSBOROUGH | |
| 98 | WILLIAMS, JAKE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | APR | 4 | 1913 | LAKE | ||
| 99 | MITCHELL, HERSEY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 23 | 1913 | BRADFORD | ||
| 100 | HENSON, BENNIE | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | MAR | 13 | 1914 | HILLSBOROUGH | ||
| 101 | DALY, CLARENCE | WHITE | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | APR | 10 | 1914 | DADE | ||
| 102 | ROWLAND, LONNIE | 26 | BLACK | MALE | GANG MEMBER | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 22 | 1915 | DUVAL | |
| 103 | STOVER, CLYDE | BLACK | MALE | GUIDE | MURDER | HANGING | JUN | 12 | 1915 | PUTNAM | ||
| 104 | WADE, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | HANGING | AUG | 13 | 1915 | HILLSBOROUGH | ||
| 105 | MADDOX, ED | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 20 | 1915 | 1 | ESCAMBIA | |
| 106 | THOMAS, EMMETT | BLACK | MALE | CLERGY | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 20 | 1915 | 2 | ESCAMBIA | |
| 107 | TOBIN, EBENEZER | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 22 | 1915 | PINELLAS | ||
| 108 | HAYNES, CHARLES | 60 | BLACK | MALE | DOCKWORKER | MURDER | HANGING | SEP | 1 | 1916 | HILLSBOROUGH | |
| 109 | TURNER, WILL | BLACK | MALE | STABLEBOY | MURDER | HANGING | JAN | 20 | 1916 | ALACHUA | ||
| 110 | BLACKWELL, ROBERT | WHITE | MALE | MILL WORKER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | JUL | 23 | 1920 | OKALOOSA | ||
| 111 | POOLE, HOSIE | BLACK | MALE | PRISONER | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 30 | 1920 | ESCAMBIA | ||
| 112 | BROWN, TOM | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | MAY | 20 | 1921 | HILLSBOROUGH | ||
| 113 | PONSELL, PUTNAM | WHITE | MALE | LABORER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | SEP | 23 | 1921 | 1 | OKALOOSA | |
| 114 | MARTIN, JAKE | WHITE | MALE | LABORER | MURDER-ROBBERY | HANGING | SEP | 23 | 1921 | 2 | OKALOOSA | |
| 115 | JOHNSON, ARTHUR | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | JUL | 27 | 1923 | ALACHUA | ||
| 116 | REVELS, LAWRENCE | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | HANGING | NOV | 1923 | LAKE | |||
| 117 | JOHNSON, FRANK | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-BURGLARY | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 7 | 1924 | DUVAL | ||
| 118 | COACHMAN, J., C. | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | MAY | 6 | 1925 | MANATEE | ||
| 119 | CHAMPION, WILL | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 28 | 1926 | DUVAL | ||
| 120 | DUNWOOD, ROY | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | MAY | 12 | 1926 | DUVAL | ||
| 121 | SIMMONS, JOHN | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | MAY | 18 | 1926 | DUVAL | ||
| 122 | SCRIMM, HARRY | 48 | WHITE | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | MAY | 25 | 1926 | DADE | |
| 123 | TAYLOR, PHILLIP | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 28 | 1926 | DADE | ||
| 124 | GREEN, WILLIE | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | NOV | 23 | 1926 | DADE | ||
| 125 | WILLIAMS, ARTHUR | 36 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 11 | 1926 | DADE | |
| 126 | SALTER, LLOYD | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 1 | 1927 | DUVAL | ||
| 127 | STONE, RAYMOND | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 8 | 1927 | DUVAL | ||
| 128 | CHESSER, RUFUS | 20 | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 23 | 1927 | CLAY | |
| 129 | LONDON, EARL | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 7 | 1927 | POLK | ||
| 130 | FERGUSON, FORTUNE | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | APR | 27 | 1927 | ALACHUA | ||
| 131 | LEVINS, BENJAMIN | WHITE | MALE | SEAMAN | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | NOV | 22 | 1927 | HILLSBOROUGH | ||
| 132 | THOMAS, LOUIS | WHITE | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | NOV | 29 | 1927 | PINELLAS | ||
| 133 | COSTELLO, THOMAS | 31 | WHITE | MALE | CRIMINAL | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 13 | 1927 | HILLSBOROUGH | |
| 134 | HENDERSON, WILLIAM | WHITE | MALE | CRIMINAL | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | DEC | 21 | 1927 | HILLSBOROUGH | ||
| 135 | PITTMAN, ROBERT | 26 | BLACK | MALE | LABORER | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JUN | 13 | 1928 | SEMINOLE | |
| 136 | VAUGHN, , WILLIAM | BLACK | MALE | LAUNDRY WORKER | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | AUG | 28 | 1928 | DUVAL | ||
| 137 | JOHNSON, MELVIN | 26 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 4 | 1928 | DADE | |
| 138 | CRUMPLER, PAUL | 29 | BLACK | MALE | ? | RAPE | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 18 | 1928 | HILLSBOROUGH | |
| 139 | TURNER, JAMES | 27 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | SEP | 25 | 1928 | CALHOUN | |
| 140 | DAVIS, GEORGE | 25 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER-ROBBERY | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 9 | 1928 | PUTNAM | |
| 141 | HARVEY, HERBERT | 21 | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 23 | 1928 | BAKER | |
| 142 | KIRKLAND, ROOSEVELT | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | JAN | 30 | 1928 | BAKER | ||
| 143 | ALDERMAN, JAMES | 50 | WHITE | MALE | BOOTLEGGER | MURDER | HANGING | AUG | 17 | 1929 | BROWARD | |
| 144 | FUNDERBURK, BOSS | BLACK | MALE | ? | MURDER | ELECTROCUTION | MAR | 19 | 1930 | FRANKLIN | ||