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South Carolina's Executions - prior to Lethal Injection South Carolina Genealogy Trails gratefully acknowledges the source of this information as coming from Rob Gallagher's BEFORE THE NEEDLES website, which contains the THE HISTORY OF EXECUTIONS IN AMERICA BEFORE LETHAL INJECTION. Visit his site for more information on this topic from around the country as only the South Carolina portion of Mr. Gallagher's site is reprinted here (with his permission). |
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Name |
Age |
Race |
Sex |
Occupation |
Crime |
Method |
Date |
MTPL |
County |
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JACK |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 5, 1816 |
3 |
KERSHAW |
|
JACK |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
MURDER-RAPE |
BURNED |
AUG 1825 |
- |
ABBEVILLE |
|
JACK, (FONQURG) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
CONSP. TO MURDER |
HANGING |
JUN 8, 1821 |
- |
GEORGETOWN |
|
JACK, (GLEN) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 26, 1822 |
21 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JACK, (MCNEILL) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 30, 1822 |
1 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JACK, (PURCELL) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 26, 1822 |
17 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JACOBS, JOHN |
- |
W |
M |
? |
COUNTERFEITING |
HANGING |
FEB 21, 1777 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
JACOBS, SHADRICK |
70 |
W |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JUN 19, 1829 |
- |
FAIRFIELD |
|
JAMES, BENJAMIN |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JUN 1881 |
- |
MARION |
|
JAMES, RICHARD |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
NOV 25, 1881 |
2 |
MARION |
|
JAMISON, MATTHEW |
18 |
B |
M |
? |
RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
DEC 3, 1948 |
- |
LEXINGTON |
|
JEFFORDS, FRANK |
- |
W |
M |
GAS STATION OWN |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
DEC 22, 1922 |
- |
RICHLAND |
|
JEFFRIES, ANDY |
23 |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
SEP 7, 1892 |
2 |
SPARTANBURG |
|
JEFFRIES, DRAPER |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
AUG 28, 1925 |
- |
SPARTANBURG |
|
JEMMY, (CLEMENT) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 26, 1822 |
14 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JENKINS, JOSEPH |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
HANGING |
DEC 16, 1892 |
- |
BERKELEY |
|
JEREMIAH, THOMAS |
- |
B |
M |
SHIP'S PILOT |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
AUG 18, 1775 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
JERRY, (COHEN) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 26, 1822 |
15 |
CHARLESTON |
|
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
MURDER |
HANGING |
? 1819 |
- |
NEWBERRY | |
|
JESSE, (BWOOD) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 2, 1822 |
6 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JESSE, (MUIRHEAD) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
ARSON |
HANGING |
JAN 18, 1828 |
- |
CHESTERFIELD |
|
JETER, BOB |
- |
B |
M |
? |
? |
HANGING |
DEC 17, 1886 |
- |
SPARTANBURG |
|
JIMMY |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JUL 6, 1849 |
2 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JOE, (JORE) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 26, 1822 |
3 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JOE, (ROCHE) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
ATTEMPTED MURDER |
HANGING |
SEP 26, 1831 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
JOHN, (HORRY) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 12, 1822 |
1 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JOHN, (ROBERTSON) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 26, 1822 |
7 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JOHN, (SIMS) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
MURDER |
HANGING |
FEB 26, 1830 |
2 |
NEWBERRY |
|
JOHNSON, ALLEN |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JAN 28, 1881 |
- |
GREENVILLE |
|
JOHNSON, COMMANDER |
- |
W |
M |
FARMER |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JAN 19, 1906 |
- |
HORRY |
|
JOHNSON, GEORGE |
- |
B |
M |
? |
ATTEMPTED RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
JUL 11, 1919 |
- |
LANCASTER |
|
JOHNSON, ISAAC |
- |
B |
M |
? |
RAPE |
HANGING |
JAN 26, 1906 |
- |
AIKEN |
|
JOHNSON, JOHN |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
ELECTRO. |
MAR 23, 1917 |
- |
DILLON |
|
JOHNSON, OSCAR |
- |
B |
M |
ASYLUM ESCAPEE |
MURDER |
HANGING |
SEP 1, 1893 |
3 |
BERKELEY |
|
JOHNSON, PAUL |
- |
W |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
ELECTRO. |
JUN 24, 1930 |
2 |
SPARTANBURG |
|
JOHNSON, ROBERT |
30 |
B |
M |
? |
ATTEMPTED RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
MAY 31, 1960 |
- |
ORANGEBURG |
|
JOHNSON, SAMUEL |
- |
B |
M |
? |
ATTEMPTED RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
JAN 10, 1919 |
- |
YORK |
|
JOHNSON, THOMAS |
16 |
B |
M |
FARM HAND |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
FEB 2, 1923 |
- |
BAMBERG |
|
JOHNSON, WILLIE |
17 |
B |
M |
? |
RAPE |
HANGING |
JUN 16, 1905 |
- |
ORANGEBURG |
|
JOHNSTON, ADAM |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER-ARSON |
HANGING |
MAR 16, 1877 |
3 |
AIKEN |
|
JOHNSTON, ELLIS |
- |
B |
M |
? |
ATTEMPTED RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
SEP 15, 1916 |
- |
EDGEFIELD |
|
JOHNSTON, HENRY |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
NOV 25, 1881 |
1 |
SUMTER |
|
JONES, ARMSTEAD |
16 |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JUL 12, 1890 |
- |
ORANGEBURG |
|
JONES, EDMUND |
- |
W |
M |
SAILOR |
AID RUNAWAY SLAVE |
HANGING |
MAR 1, 1771 |
1 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JONES, EDWARD |
- |
W |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JUN 13, 1774 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
JONES, FREDDIE |
19 |
B |
M |
VETERAN |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
APR 25, 1947 |
- |
CHESTER |
|
JONES, HURLEY |
- |
B |
M |
? |
RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
NOV 3, 1944 |
- |
GREENVILLE |
|
JONES, JAMES |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
MAR 3, 1933 |
2 |
AIKEN |
|
JONES, JESSIE |
20 |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
APR 2, 1943 |
- |
SPARTANBURG |
|
JONES, PHILIP |
- |
W |
M |
? |
TREASON |
HANGING |
AUG 27, 1759 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
JONES, REUBEN |
18 |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
ELECTRO. |
JUL 20, 1934 |
- |
LANCASTER |
|
JONES, ROY |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
APR 29, 1932 |
- |
SPARTANBURG |
|
JONES, THOMAS |
- |
W |
M |
? |
ROBBERY |
HANGING |
JAN 24, 1787 |
1 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JORDAN, JOSEPH |
- |
W |
M |
SAILOR |
AID RUNAWAY SLAVE |
HANGING |
MAR 1, 1771 |
2 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JORDAN, JOSIAH |
- |
W |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
HANGING |
? 1788 |
6 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JORDON, ROBERT |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
FEB 14, 1947 |
- |
FLORENCE |
|
JUDGE, JUNIUS |
25 |
B |
M |
TRUCK DRIVER |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
JUL 12, 1946 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
JULIUS, (FORREST) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 26, 1822 |
4 |
CHARLESTON |
|
JUNIOR, BERT |
- |
B |
M |
? |
RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
JUL 25, 1947 |
- |
DARLINGTON |
|
KEE, HENRY |
42 |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
DEC 20, 1911 |
1 |
LANCASTER |
|
KEENAN, JOSEPH |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
HANGING |
FEB 27, 1903 |
- |
GREENVILLE |
|
KELLEY, HERMAN |
23 |
B |
M |
LABORER |
ATTEMPTED RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
AUG 8, 1913 |
- |
FLORENCE |
|
KELLEY, JAMES |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
HANGING |
JAN 4, 1901 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
KENNY, GEORGE |
19 |
B |
M |
CONVICT |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JAN 18, 1908 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
KIAH, (SIMS) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
MURDER |
HANGING |
FEB 26, 1830 |
3 |
NEWBERRY |
|
KING, ANTONY |
- |
W |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JAN 11, 1828 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
KING, DAVID |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
ELECTRO. |
JAN 8, 1932 |
1 |
SPARTANBURG |
|
KING, MATTHEW |
- |
W |
M |
PIRATE |
PIRACY |
HANGING |
NOV 8, 1718 |
13 |
CHARLESTON |
|
KING, MORTIMER |
25 |
W |
M |
TEXTILE WORKER |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
ELECTRO. |
DEC 5, 1924 |
2 |
CHESTERFIELD |
|
KINLOCH, JAMES |
20 |
B |
M |
FARM HAND |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
ELECTRO. |
APR 27, 1934 |
1 |
CHARLESTON |
|
KIRBY, S., J. |
- |
W |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
ELECTRO. |
JUN 16, 1922 |
1 |
LEXINGTON |
|
KISER, MILTON |
- |
B |
M |
JAIL PRISONER |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JAN 7, 1911 |
- |
KERSHAW |
|
LANSING, FRANK |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
JUL 27, 1940 |
- |
HORRY |
|
LEE, EDDIE |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
ELECTRO. |
JUN 6, 1934 |
2 |
GEORGETOWN |
|
LEE, HAMPTON |
26 |
W |
M |
FARM HAND |
RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
FEB 7, 1941 |
1 |
RICHLAND |
|
LINCOLN, WILLIE |
26 |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
FEB 4, 1949 |
- |
ORANGEBURG |
|
LITTLEJOHN, IVEY |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
FEB 18, 1921 |
- |
SPARTANBURG |
|
LOAN, PATRICK |
- |
W |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
APR 14, 1741 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
LOCKHART, MOSES |
23 |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
DEC 1, 1882 |
- |
EDGEFIELD |
|
LOCKLEAR, JOHN |
- |
? |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
HANGING |
AUG 23, 1787 |
1 |
MARLBORO |
|
LOCKLEAR, WILL |
- |
? |
M |
? |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
HANGING |
AUG 23, 1878 |
2 |
MARLBORO |
|
LOGAN, CHARLEY |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
JAN 15, 1915 |
- |
ABBEVILLE |
|
LOGUE, GEORGE |
- |
W |
M |
FARMER |
CONSP. TO MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
JAN 15, 1943 |
1 |
LEXINGTON |
|
LOGUE, SUE |
- |
W |
F |
SCHOOL TEACHER |
CONSP. TO MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
JAN 15, 1943 |
3 |
LEXINGTON |
|
LOMAX, WILL |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
FEB 4, 1921 |
- |
GREENVILLE |
|
LONG, ROY |
27 |
B |
M |
FARM HAND |
RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
NOV 21, 1941 |
- |
PICKENS |
|
LONG, ZACHARIAH |
- |
W |
M |
PIRATE |
PIRACY |
HANGING |
NOV 8, 1718 |
20 |
CHARLESTON |
|
LOPEZ, JOHN |
- |
W |
M |
PIRATE |
PIRACY |
HANGING |
NOV 8, 1718 |
19 |
CHARLESTON |
|
LOT, (FORRESTER) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 26, 1822 |
2 |
CHARLESTON |
|
LOWERY, WILL |
- |
B |
M |
? |
RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
JUN 14, 1940 |
- |
YORK |
|
LUCKY, ED |
- |
B |
M |
? |
RAPE |
HANGING |
NOV 24, 1899 |
1 |
DARLINGTON |
|
LUSTER, CORNELL |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
DEC 20, 1935 |
1 |
GREENVILLE |
|
- |
B |
M |
? |
RAPE |
HANGING |
AUG 20, 1897 |
- |
NEWBERRY | |
|
MADISON, SCOTT |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
DEC 22, 1913 |
- |
BARNWELL |
|
MAGRATH, FRANK |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JAN 28, 1881 |
- |
GEORGETOWN |
|
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
SEP 29, 1915 |
5 |
MARLBORO | |
|
MARCH |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 5, 1816 |
1 |
KERSHAW |
|
MARCUS, WILLIAM |
- |
W |
M |
RETIRED SOLDIER |
MURDER |
HANGING |
AUG 3, 1906 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
MARTIN, ABRAM |
50 |
B |
M |
LABORER |
MURDER |
HANGING |
APR 22, 1881 |
- |
ABBEVILLE |
|
MARTIN, WAITE |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
APR 24, 1891 |
3 |
RICHLAND |
|
MAXWELL, JOHN |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
AUG 6, 1920 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
MCCOMBS, JAMES |
- |
W |
M |
? |
? |
HANGING |
APR 25, 1856 |
- |
RICHLAND |
|
MCCULLOUGH, ALFRED |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
MAY 16, 1884 |
3 |
GREENVILLE |
|
MCCULLOUGH, JAMES |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
MAY 16, 1884 |
2 |
GREENVILLE |
|
MCCULLUM, FLOYD |
- |
B |
M |
? |
RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
FEB 6, 1915 |
- |
PICKENS |
|
MCDONALD, FURMAN |
45 |
W |
M |
SAWMILL WORKER |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
AUG 20, 1937 |
- |
FAIRFIELD |
|
MCDUFFIE, GEORGE |
- |
B |
M |
ODD JOBS |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
ELECTRO. |
APR 9, 1937 |
- |
LEE |
|
MCEVOY, JAMES |
- |
W |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
APR 19, 1878 |
- |
AIKEN |
|
MCGILL, OTIS |
31 |
W |
M |
PAROLEE |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
JUL 28, 1939 |
- |
GREENVILLE |
|
MCKINNEY, SYLVESTER |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
JUL 16, 1943 |
2 |
SPARTANBURG |
|
MCNEIL, JESSE |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
SEP 2, 1915 |
- |
MARLBORO |
|
MELTON, ELISHA |
- |
W |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
DEC 1, 1826 |
- |
EDGEFIELD |
|
MERIT |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
MURDER |
HANGING |
MAY 5, 1854 |
- |
CHARLESTON |
|
MILES, BILL |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
APR 24, 1891 |
2 |
PICKENS |
|
MILLER, ROOSEVELT |
22 |
B |
M |
ESCAPED CONVICT |
RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
DEC 12, 1947 |
- |
GREENVILLE |
|
MINGO, (HARTH) |
- |
B |
M |
SLAVE |
SLAVE REVOLT |
HANGING |
JUL 26, 1822 |
1 |
CHARLESTON |
|
MITCHELL, TOM |
- |
B |
M |
? |
RAPE |
HANGING |
NOV 24, 1899 |
2 |
DARLINGTON |
|
MIXON, JAMES |
20 |
B |
M |
LABORER |
MURDER-ROBBERY |
ELECTRO. |
JUL 24, 1936 |
1 |
LEE |
|
MONGIN, ADAM |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
DEC 19, 1890 |
- |
BERKELEY |
|
MOORE, ALEXANDER |
- |
W |
M |
? |
FORGERY |
HANGING |
NOV 12, 1830 |
- |
MARION |
|
MOORE, J., P. |
- |
B |
M |
? |
ATTEMPTED RAPE |
ELECTRO. |
JUN 12, 1931 |
- |
CHEROKEE |
|
MOORE, OSSIE |
- |
B |
M |
? |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
MAY 16, 1930 |
2 |
ALLENDALE |
|
MOORMAN, HERBERT |
42 |
W |
M |
CONVICT |
MURDER |
ELECTRO. |
MAR 24, 1939 |
3 |
RICHLAND |
|
MORGAN, BERRY |
- |
W |
M |
? |
MURDER |
HANGING |
JUN 1847 |
- |
CHESTERFIELD |
|
MORGAN, DOCK |
19 |
B |
M |