Forsyth County Executions

 

NAME

AGE

RACE

SEX

OCCUPATION

CRIME

METHOD

DATE

MTPL

DEGRAFF, PETER

 

?

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

FEB

9

1894

 

HAMMOND, J., W.

 

?

MALE

?

MURDER

HANGING

SEP

2

1905

2

GANNAWAY, HARVEY

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JAN

16

1914

 

DAWKINS, JOHN

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ELECTROCUTION

JAN

8

1926

 

JONES, FRED

24

BLACK

MALE

LABORER

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JUN

11

1926

 

THOMAS, CLARENCE

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

APR

27

1928

 

KEATON, GEORGE

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

SEP

21

1934

 

CROCKETT, WILLIE

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

SEP

28

1934

2

WILLIAMS, GERMIE

23

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

MAY

8

1936

1

DINGLE, LAWRENCE

32

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

MAY

8

1936

2

GRIER, HENRY

43

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ELECTROCUTION

JUL

10

1936

 

HODGIN, WILLIAM

36

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

JUL

17

1936

 

GALMAN, WILLIE

21

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

AUG

21

1936

1

SERMONS, JAMES

29

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

JAN

21

1938

 

JEFFERSON, L., J.

17

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

SEP

23

1938

1

LINNEY, TOM

32

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

SEP

23

1938

2

MARTIN, EUNICE

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

APR

11

1947

 

CONNER, ROBERT

 

BLACK

MALE

?

MURDER-ROBBERY

ASPHYXIATION-GAS

JUL

13

1956

 

 

 

 

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