Mecklenburg County Executions

 


NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

Neel, William

 

White

Male

?

Murder

Hanging

Dec

13

1816

 

Sam

 

Black

Male

Slave

Housebrkng-Burgl

Hanging

Jul

3

1829

 

Chandler, N.V.

 

White

Male

?

?

Hanging

Aug

 

1872

 

Horne, Henry

 

Black

Male

?

Housebrkng-Burgl

Hanging

May

7

1880

 

Baxter, Marshal

 

Black

Male

?

Murder

Hanging

Apr

29

1881

 

Johnson, Allen

25

Black

Male

?

Murder-Robbery

Hanging

Jan

28

1881

 

Davis, Anderson

 

Black

Male

?

Housebrkng-Burgl

Hanging

Dec

9

1885

1

Stewart, Nelson

 

Black

Male

?

Housebrkng-Burgl

Hanging

Dec

9

1885

2

Lambert, Jackson

 

?

Male

Painter

Murder

Hanging

Jul

9

1886

 

Moore, George

 

Black

Male

?

Rape

Hanging

Jul

29

1886

 

Weddington, William

 

Black

Male

?

Murder

Hanging

Jul

11

1889

 

Brabham, Henry

 

Black

Male

Gambler

Murder-Robbery

Hanging

Jul

2

1891

 

Johnson, Monroe

 

Black

Male

?

Housebrkng-Burgl

Hanging

Feb

8

1897

 

Jackson, Joe

 

Black

Male

?

Rape

Hanging

May

18

1899

 

Alexander, Jules

 

Black

Male

?

Rape

Hanging

Aug

24

1899

 

Truesdale, William

 

Black

Male

?

Murder

Hanging

Feb

8

1900

 

Monroe, William

18

Black

Male

?

Rape

Hanging

Sep

13

1901

 

Fletcher, Lewis

 

Black

Male

?

Murder

Hanging

Nov

20

1908

 

Trull, Charles

 

White

Male

Debt Collector

Murder-Robbery

Electrocution

Sep

3

1915

 

Clyburn, John

 

Black

Male

?

Murder-Robbery

Electrocution

May

25

1928

 

Edwards, John

17

Black

Male

?

Murder-Robbery

Electrocution

Jul

6

1934

2

Jones, Sam

21

Black

Male

?

Murder-Robbery

Asphyxiation-Gas

Jul

16

1937

1

Steele, Fred

22

Black

Male

?

Murder-Robbery

Asphyxiation-Gas

Jul

16

1937

2

Cureton, Noah

51

Black

Male

?

Murder

Asphyxiation-Gas

Jun

13

1941

 

Brooks, George

20

Black

Male

Escaped Convict

Rape

Asphyxiation-Gas

Nov

24

1944

1

Buchanan, James

19

Black

Male

Escaped Convict

Rape

Asphyxiation-Gas

Nov

24

1944

2

Williams, Bessie

19

Black

Female

House Maid

Murder-Robbery

Asphyxiation-Gas

Dec

29

1944

1

Thompson, Ralph

18

Black

Male

?

Murder-Robbery

Asphyxiation-Gas

Dec

29

1944

2

Lampkins, Jethro

 

Black

Male

?

Murder-Robbery

Asphyxiation-Gas

Jan

3

1947

4

Mccain, Richard

 

Black

Male

?

Murder-Robbery

Asphyxiation-Gas

Jan

3

1947

5

Medlin, Monroe

23

Black

Male

Butler

Murder-Burglary

Asphyxiation-Gas

Dec

9

1949

1

 

 

 

~~~~~~~

Source: This page developed from materials originally featured on

"Before the Needles"  online  2002 - 2009 which read as follows:

Enjoy your research,
Rob Gallagher

This page was developed from the data file "Executions in the United States, 1608-1987: The ESPY File", Espy, M. Watt, and John Ortiz Smykla, Principal Investigators. Funded by the National Science Foundation. This dataset represents the most complete list of executions in the United States compiled to date

 

 

NCGenWeb Project Inc.