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Executions In Harrison County

Submitted by Wanell-House Simmons


NUMBER - 132
NAME - Walker, Anthony
AGE - 36
RACE - Black
SEX - Male
OCCUPATION - Preacher
CRIME - Murder
METHOD - Hanging
DATE - 23 Jan 1885
MTPL -
COUNTY - Harrison

NUMBER - 220
NAME - Spearman, D. L.
AGE -
RACE - Black
SEX - Male
OCCUPATION - Farm Laborer
CRIME - Murder
METHOD - Handing
DATE - 25 Jan 1895
MTPL - 2
COUNTY - Harrison

NUMBER - 303
NAME - Collins, Sam
AGE -
RACE - Black
SEX - Male
OCCUPATION - Farm Hand
CRIME - Murder
METHOD - Hanging
DATE - 19 May 1905
MTPL -
COUNTY - Harrison
 
NUMBER - 548
NAME - Young, Henderson
AGE -
RACE - Black
SEX - Male
OCCUPATION - ?
CRIME - Rape
METHOD - Electrocution
DATE - 6 May 1938
MTPL - 1
COUNTY - Harrison
 
NUMBER - 549
NAME - Young, Roscoe
AGE -
RACE - Black
SEX - Male
OCCUPATION - ?
CRIME - Robbery
METHOD - Electrocution
DATE - 6 May 1938
MTPL - 2
COUNTY - Harrison
  
NUMBER - 569
NAME - Rhodes, Ladell
AGE -
RACE - Black
SEX - Male
OCCUPATION - ?
CRIME - Murder
METHOD - Electrocution
DATE - 26 Jun 1939
MTPL -
COUNTY - Harrison
 
NUMBER - 596
NAME - Walker, Ben
AGE -
RACE - Black
SEX - Male
OCCUPATION - ?
CRIME - Rape
METHOD - Electrocution
DATE - 1 Aug 1942
MTPL -
COUNTY - Harrison
 
NUMBER - 639
NAME - Brown, Henry
AGE -
RACE - Black
SEX - Male
OCCUPATION - ?
CRIME - Murder
METHOD - Electrocution
DATE - 1 Aug 1948
MTPL -
COUNTY - Harrison
 
NUMBER - 645
NAME - Larkin, Thomas
AGE -
RACE - Black
SEX - Male
OCCUPATION - ?
CRIME - Murder/Robbery
METHOD - Electrocution
DATE - 21 Feb 1949
MTPL -
COUNTY - Harrison





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