Rowan County Executions

 

NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

HAND, WILLIAM

 

WHITE

MALE

?

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

NOV

6

1766

4

DICK, (BREVARD)

 

BLACK

MALE

SLAVE

UNSPEC FELONY

HANGING

DEC

11

1767

5

FIELDS, WILLIAM

 

WHITE

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JAN

30

1769

1

BROWN, ANDERSON

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

25

1895

1

FERRAND, WHIT

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

25

1895

2

FLEMING, DICK

 

BLACK

MALE

?

RAPE

HANGING

JUL

8

1902

1

CONLEY, ARCHIE

 

NAT. AMER.

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

JUL

8

1902

2

FINGER, SIDNEY

 

BLACK

MALE

LABORER

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JUN

19

1914

 

COOPER, JIM

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

FEB

11

1916

 

CAIN, BAXTER

33

BLACK

MALE

LABORER

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

SEP

13

1918

 

MATTHEWS, BERNICE

20

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

DEC

11

1931

1

BALLARD, J., W.

17

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

DEC

11

1931

2

 

 

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