List of people executed in West Virginia

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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of West Virginia from 1861 to 1959.

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Capital punishment was abolished in West Virginia in 1965. [1] From 1861 to 1959, 112 people have been executed in West Virginia, [2] 102 by hanging, 9 by electrocution and 1 by hanging in chains. [2]

Executions 1861-1959

NameRaceSexDate of executionMethodCrime(s)
WinthrowBlack?January 1861 Hanging Unspecified Felony
Daniel Grogan?MFebruary 9, 1866 Hanging Murder
Thomas Boice?MFebruary 9, 1866 Hanging Murder
Mortimer Gibboney?MJune 15, 1866 Hanging Murder
Joseph Eisele WhiteMMarch 6, 1868 Hanging Murder
Labon WalkerWhiteMNovember 28, 1879 Hanging Murder
Henry JenkinsBlackMNovember 11, 1881 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Felix KampfWhiteMMarch 7, 1890 Hanging Murder
William Martin?MOctober 3, 1890 Hanging Murder
Sim JohnsonBlackMJune 19, 1891 Hanging Rape
William MaierWhiteMNovember 17, 1892 Hanging Murder
Allen HarrisonWhiteMNovember 22, 1892 Hanging Murder
John Hardy?MJanuary 19, 1894 Hanging Murder
Washington AdkinsBlackMJuly 20, 1894 Hanging Murder
Anderw ScottBlackMOctober 4, 1895 Hanging Murder
Jim NicholsBlackMDecember 13, 1895 Hanging Murder
Clark LewisBlackMJune 25, 1897 Hanging Murder
Jerry BrownBlackMJuly 25, 1897 Hanging Rape
Albert ViarsWhiteMNovember 12, 1897 Hanging Murder
John MorganWhiteMDecember 16, 1897 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Shep CaldwellBlackMOctober 10, 1899 Hanging Murder
Frank BroadsnaxBlackMNovember 9, 1899 Hanging Murder
Frank WalkerBlackMDecember 15, 1899 Hanging Murder
George CarterBlackMMarch 21, 1902 Hanging Murder
Lewis YoungBlackMMay 1, 1902 Hanging Murder
John MooneyWhiteMMay 9, 1902 Hanging Murder
Frank FridayWhiteMMay 9, 1902 Hanging Murder
Perry ChristianWhiteMJune 13, 1902 Hanging Murder
State HenryBlackMJune 24, 1902 Hanging Murder
Wilfred DavisWhiteMJune 5, 1903 Hanging Murder
George WilliamsBlackMSeptember 9, 1904 Hanging Rape
Edward Walton BlackMJuly 17, 1908 Hanging Murder
Arthur BrownBlackMAugust 27, 1909 Hanging Murder
Thomas WayneBlackMDecember 23, 1910 Hanging Rape and Murder
Frank StevensonBlackMFebruary 17, 1911 Hanging Murder
Jesse CookWhiteMMarch 10, 1911 Hanging Murder
William FurbishBlackMMarch 17, 1911 Hanging Rape
John MarshallBlackMApril 4, 1913 Hanging in chains Murder
James WilliamsBlackMApril 4, 1913 Hanging Murder
Henry SterlingBlackMJune 6, 1913 Hanging Murder
John BixWhiteMJune 6, 1913 Hanging Murder
Henry GreenBlackMMarch 6, 1914 Hanging Murder
Silas JonesBlackMJuly 10, 1914 Hanging Murder
Will ThomasBlackMJuly 2, 1915 Hanging Murder
Will StuartBlackMJuly 2, 1915 Hanging Murder
Nat JarrellWhiteMJuly 9, 1915 Hanging Murder
Charles ForestBlackMSeptember 10, 1915 Hanging Murder
Claude SuttonWhiteMAugust 4, 1916 Hanging Robbery and Murder
James LayBlackMSeptember 1, 1916 Hanging Murder
Hugh FergusonBlackMAugust 6, 1919 Hanging Murder
Hugh BraggWhiteMApril 30, 1920 Hanging Murder
Jacob LutzWhiteMJuly 22, 1921 Hanging Murder
Hobart GreenWhiteMAugust 5, 1921 Hanging Murder
Henry HarborBlackMJanuary 7, 1922 Hanging Murder
Leroy WilliamsBlackMMarch 3, 1922 Hanging Rape
Monroe PaytonBlackMMay 4, 1922 Hanging Rape
George BanhageWhiteMNovember 2, 1923 Hanging Murder
Nick SalamanteWhiteMJanuary 4, 1924 Hanging Murder
Philip ConnizzaroWhiteMJanuary 4, 1924 Hanging Murder
Richard FerriWhiteMJanuary 4, 1924 Hanging Murder
Samuel MuratoreWhiteMFebruary 15, 1924 Hanging Murder
Tiny McCoyWhiteMSeptember 12, 1924 Hanging Murder
Robert FordBlackMJanuary 29, 1926 Hanging Murder
Harry SawyerBlackMApril 19, 1926 Hanging Rape
Philip EumanBlackMAugust 20, 1926 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Henry JacksonBlackMSeptember 10, 1926 Hanging Murder
Pierce JefferiesBlackMFebruary 18, 1927 Hanging Rape
Wesley SwainWhiteMFebruary 3, 1928 Hanging Rape
Andrew BradyBlackMMarch 30, 1928 Hanging Rape
Lawrence PikeWhiteMAugust 10, 1928 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Henry GroganBlackMFebruary 8, 1929 Hanging Rape
Theodore CarrWhiteMJune 14, 1929 Hanging Murder
Walter WilmotWhiteMSeptember 13, 1929 Hanging Murder
Willard MorrisonWhiteMSeptember 13, 1929 Hanging Murder
Walter CrabtreeWhiteMMay 9, 1930 Hanging Murder
Roosevelt DarnellWhiteMNovember 14, 1930 Hanging Murder
William C. AdamsWhiteMFebruary 20, 1931 Hanging Murder
Emory StephensWhiteMFebruary 20, 1931 Hanging Murder
Frank MyerWhiteMJune 19, 1931 Hanging Murder
Harry Powers WhiteMMarch 18, 1932 Hanging Robbery and Murder
James BlountBlackMMay 12, 1932 Hanging Murder
Omer BrillWhiteMAugust 10, 1933 Hanging Murder
Leo FraserWhiteMNovember 24, 1933 Hanging Murder
Joe CoreyWhiteMDecember 8, 1933 Hanging Murder
Greely BlankenshipWhiteMJanuary 7, 1935 Hanging Murder
Robert BranchBlackMJuly 19, 1935 Hanging Murder
Frank PrameraWhiteMApril 13, 1937 Hanging Murder
Willy BeckerWhiteMJune 25, 1937 Hanging Murder
Mervin BrownBlackMSeptember 10, 1937 Hanging Murder
William ReadWhiteMNovember 5, 1937 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Raymond StyresWhiteMMarch 13, 1938 Hanging Murder
John TravisWhiteMMarch 21, 1938 Hanging Kidnapping and Murder
Arnett BoothWhiteMMarch 21, 1938 Hanging Kidnapping and Murder
Orville AdkinsWhiteMMarch 21, 1938 Hanging Kidnapping and Murder
Hartman ByzantineWhiteMJune 28, 1940 Hanging Murder
Paul TrossBlackMDecember 6, 1940 Hanging Rape
James ChambersBlackMMarch 30, 1945 Hanging Rape and Murder
William TurnerWhiteMDecember 28, 1945 Hanging Murder
Richard CollinsWhiteMJanuary 11, 1946 Hanging Murder
William GordonWhiteMJanuary 3, 1947 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Paul BurtonWhiteMJanuary 2, 1948 Hanging Murder
Mark McCauleyWhiteMJanuary 30, 1948 Hanging Murder
Matthew PerisonBlackMSeptember 23, 1948 Hanging Murder
Lemuel SteedBlackMJanuary 15, 1949 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Bud PetersonBlackMFebruary 25, 1949 Hanging Murder
Harry BurdetteWhiteMMarch 26, 1951 Electrocution Murder
Fred PainterWhiteMMarch 26, 1951 Electrocution Murder
James Hewlett, Jr.WhiteMApril 10, 1951 Electrocution Robbery and Murder
Oshel GardenerWhiteMApril 17, 1953 Electrocution Robbery and Murder
Tom InghamBlackMMarch 27, 1954 Electrocution Murder
Robert HopkinsWhiteMSeptember 7, 1956 Electrocution Robbery and Murder
Eugene LingerWhiteMJune 5, 1958 Electrocution Murder
Larry FudgeWhiteMJuly 1, 1958 Electrocution Rape and Murder
Elmer Bruner WhiteMApril 3, 1959 Electrocution Burglary and Murder

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References

  1. "Abolition of capital punishment in West Virginia". statelaws.findlaw.com. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Executions in West Virginia, from 1861-1959". deathpenaltyusa.org. Retrieved 18 January 2021.