Columbus County Executions

 

NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

Lovett, Henry

 

Black

Male

?

Murder

Hanging

Nov

4

1881

 

Register, Jabel

35

White

Male

?

Murder-Robbery

Hanging

Feb

25

1904

1

Williams, Robert

 

Black

Male

?

Murder

Electrocution

Mar

1

1923

 

Nobles, D., M.

 

White

Male

?

Murder

Electrocution

Jun

26

1923

 

Williams, William, T.

 

Black

Male

?

Murder

Electrocution

Aug

2

1935

2

Buffkin, Bright

43

White

Male

?

Murder

Asphyxiation-Gas

Mar

27

1936

 

Baldwin, Empire

25

Black

Male

?

Rape

Asphyxiation-Gas

Jun

10

1938

 

Shaw, James

 

Black

Male

?

Murder

Asphyxiation-Gas

May

23

1941

 

Grainger, Waymon

31

Black

Male

Janitor

Murder

Asphyxiation-Gas

Feb

25

1944

 

Kirksey, Roy

 

Black

Male

?

Murder

Asphyxiation-Gas

Jun

27

1947

1

 

 

 

 

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