List of people executed in West Virginia

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

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

Name Race Sex Date of execution Method Crime(s)
Winthrow Black ? January 1861 Hanging Unspecified Felony
Daniel Grogan ? M February 9, 1866 Hanging Murder
Thomas Boice ? M February 9, 1866 Hanging Murder
Mortimer Gibboney ? M June 15, 1866 Hanging Murder
Joseph Eisele White M March 6, 1868 Hanging Murder
Labon Walker White M November 28, 1879 Hanging Murder
Henry Jenkins Black M November 11, 1881 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Felix Kampf White M March 7, 1890 Hanging Murder
William Martin ? M October 3, 1890 Hanging Murder
Sim Johnson Black M June 19, 1891 Hanging Rape
William Maier White M November 17, 1892 Hanging Murder
Allen Harrison White M November 22, 1892 Hanging Murder
John Hardy ? M January 19, 1894 Hanging Murder
Washington Adkins Black M July 20, 1894 Hanging Murder
Anderw Scott Black M October 4, 1895 Hanging Murder
Jim Nichols Black M December 13, 1895 Hanging Murder
Clark Lewis Black M June 25, 1897 Hanging Murder
Jerry Brown Black M July 25, 1897 Hanging Rape
Albert Viars White M November 12, 1897 Hanging Murder
John Morgan White M December 16, 1897 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Shep Caldwell Black M October 10, 1899 Hanging Murder
Frank Broadsnax Black M November 9, 1899 Hanging Murder
Frank Walker Black M December 15, 1899 Hanging Murder
George Carter Black M March 21, 1902 Hanging Murder
Lewis Young Black M May 1, 1902 Hanging Murder
John Mooney White M May 9, 1902 Hanging Murder
Frank Friday White M May 9, 1902 Hanging Murder
Perry Christian White M June 13, 1902 Hanging Murder
State Henry Black M June 24, 1902 Hanging Murder
Wilfred Davis White M June 5, 1903 Hanging Murder
George Williams Black M September 9, 1904 Hanging Rape
Edward Walton Black M July 17, 1908 Hanging Murder
Arthur Brown Black M August 27, 1909 Hanging Murder
Thomas Wayne Black M December 23, 1910 Hanging Rape and Murder
Frank Stevenson Black M February 17, 1911 Hanging Murder
Jesse Cook White M March 10, 1911 Hanging Murder
William Furbish Black M March 17, 1911 Hanging Rape
John Marshall Black M April 4, 1913 Hanging in chains Murder
James Williams Black M April 4, 1913 Hanging Murder
Henry Sterling Black M June 6, 1913 Hanging Murder
John Bix White M June 6, 1913 Hanging Murder
Henry Green Black M March 6, 1914 Hanging Murder
Silas Jones Black M July 10, 1914 Hanging Murder
Will Thomas Black M July 2, 1915 Hanging Murder
Will Stuart Black M July 2, 1915 Hanging Murder
Nat Jarrell White M July 9, 1915 Hanging Murder
Charles Forest Black M September 10, 1915 Hanging Murder
Claude Sutton White M August 4, 1916 Hanging Robbery and Murder
James Lay Black M September 1, 1916 Hanging Murder
Hugh Ferguson Black M August 6, 1919 Hanging Murder
Hugh Bragg White M April 30, 1920 Hanging Murder
Jacob Lutz White M July 22, 1921 Hanging Murder
Hobart Green White M August 5, 1921 Hanging Murder
Henry Harbor Black M January 7, 1922 Hanging Murder
Leroy Williams Black M March 3, 1922 Hanging Rape
Monroe Payton Black M May 4, 1922 Hanging Rape
George Banhage White M November 2, 1923 Hanging Murder
Nick Salamante White M January 4, 1924 Hanging Murder
Philip Connizzaro White M January 4, 1924 Hanging Murder
Richard Ferri White M January 4, 1924 Hanging Murder
Samuel Muratore White M February 15, 1924 Hanging Murder
Tiny McCoy White M September 12, 1924 Hanging Murder
Robert Ford Black M January 29, 1926 Hanging Murder
Harry Sawyer Black M April 19, 1926 Hanging Rape
Philip Euman Black M August 20, 1926 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Henry Jackson Black M September 10, 1926 Hanging Murder
Pierce Jefferies Black M February 18, 1927 Hanging Rape
Wesley Swain White M February 3, 1928 Hanging Rape
Andrew Brady Black M March 30, 1928 Hanging Rape
Lawrence Pike White M August 10, 1928 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Henry Grogan Black M February 8, 1929 Hanging Rape
Theodore Carr White M June 14, 1929 Hanging Murder
Walter Wilmot White M September 13, 1929 Hanging Murder
Willard Morrison White M September 13, 1929 Hanging Murder
Walter Crabtree White M May 9, 1930 Hanging Murder
Roosevelt Darnell White M November 14, 1930 Hanging Murder
William C. Adams White M February 20, 1931 Hanging Murder
Emory Stephens White M February 20, 1931 Hanging Murder
Frank Myer White M June 19, 1931 Hanging Murder
Harry Powers White M March 18, 1932 Hanging Robbery and Murder
James Blount Black M May 12, 1932 Hanging Murder
Omer Brill White M August 10, 1933 Hanging Murder
Leo Fraser White M November 24, 1933 Hanging Murder
Joe Corey White M December 8, 1933 Hanging Murder
Greely Blankenship White M January 7, 1935 Hanging Murder
Robert Branch Black M July 19, 1935 Hanging Murder
Frank Pramera White M April 13, 1937 Hanging Murder
Willy Becker White M June 25, 1937 Hanging Murder
Mervin Brown Black M September 10, 1937 Hanging Murder
William Read White M November 5, 1937 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Raymond Styres White M March 13, 1938 Hanging Murder
John Travis White M March 21, 1938 Hanging Kidnapping and Murder
Arnett Booth White M March 21, 1938 Hanging Kidnapping and Murder
Orville Adkins White M March 21, 1938 Hanging Kidnapping and Murder
Hartman Byzantine White M June 28, 1940 Hanging Murder
Paul Tross Black M December 6, 1940 Hanging Rape
James Chambers Black M March 30, 1945 Hanging Rape and Murder
William Turner White M December 28, 1945 Hanging Murder
Richard Collins White M January 11, 1946 Hanging Murder
William Gordon White M January 3, 1947 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Paul Burton White M January 2, 1948 Hanging Murder
Mark McCauley White M January 30, 1948 Hanging Murder
Matthew Perison Black M September 23, 1948 Hanging Murder
Lemuel Steed Black M January 15, 1949 Hanging Robbery and Murder
Bud Peterson Black M February 25, 1949 Hanging Murder
Harry Burdette White M March 26, 1951 Electrocution Murder
Fred Painter White M March 26, 1951 Electrocution Murder
James Hewlett, Jr. White M April 10, 1951 Electrocution Robbery and Murder
Oshel Gardener White M April 17, 1953 Electrocution Robbery and Murder
Tom Ingham Black M March 27, 1954 Electrocution Murder
Robert Hopkins White M September 7, 1956 Electrocution Robbery and Murder
Eugene Linger White M June 5, 1958 Electrocution Murder
Larry Fudge White M July 1, 1958 Electrocution Rape and Murder
Elmer Bruner White M April 3, 1959 Electrocution Burglary and Murder

See also

References

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