List of people executed in Alabama (pre-1972)

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Alabama prior to 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia. For executions after the restoration of capital punishment by the Supreme Court's ruling in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), see List of people executed in Alabama.Alabama, executions in manuscript format, Undated

Hanging

1819–1829 +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorCharles GamarraHispanicMMay 19, 1820MobileAccessory to murderDiago Alvares, HispanicVictoriano Desayas, AL, 1820 May 19William Wyatt BibbVictoriano de SayasHispanicMMurderFrancisco NoreagoHispanicMMay 30, 1822MobileMurderJuan Madina, HispanicIsrael PickensThomas BrigmanWhiteMOctober 9, 1822ShelbyCounterfeitingN/ASolomon Brigman, AL, 1822 October 9William NixonWhiteMMurderZachariah Butler, whiteWilliam Nixon, AL, 1822 October 9Thomas DavisWhite60MOctober 11, 1822DallasCounterfeitingN/AThomas Davis, AL, 1822 October 11Horatio WilsonWhiteMNovember 15, 1822JacksonMurderMr. Gregg, whiteHoratio Wilson, AL, 1822 November 15DavyBlackMMay 2, 1823DallasRobberyDavy, AL, 1823 May 2William BridewellWhiteMOctober 24, 1823LawrenceMurderMr. Rhea, whiteEdmund LesterWhiteMJanuary 2, 1824MadisonMurderFemale, white (wife)Thomas MurphyWhiteMFebruary 26, 1825MobileMurderJohn Kilbourn, whiteThomas Murphy, 1825 February 26PatsyBlackFJune 10, 1825PerryMurderPrior, child, blackPatsy, AL, 1825 June 10UnknownBlackM1827WashingtonMurder-RapeWinnie Caller, 15, whiteUnnamed, AL, 1827John MurphyBobBlackMApril 21 or 28, 1827TuscaloosaMurderCapt. Williams, white (owner)James Hester, AL, 1827 November 30John AvilesWhiteMOctober 5, 1827Mobile (Federal)MurderIndex Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedJames HesterWhiteMNovember 30, 1827TuscaloosaMurderAbgiail Hester, white (wife)James Hester, AL, 1827 November 30MosesBlackMRapeFemale, whiteMoses, AL, 1827 November 30UnknownWhiteM1828MobileMurderUnnamed, AL, 1828

1830s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorBenBlackMMay 15, 1830PickensMurderTwo of his children, blackGabriel MooreLevinBlackMSeptember 1830DallasMurderJohn Mock, white (owner)Levin, AL, 1830PeterBlackM1831MadisonPeter, AL, 1831?Coleman WilliamsWhiteMJanuary 27, 1832MontgomeryMurderSilas Goree, white (constable)Coleman Williams, 1832 January 27John GayleDickBlackMJune 20, 1832FayetteAttempted rapeFemale, whiteDick, AL, 1832 June 20JackBlackM1833WilcoxMurderMartha Hobbs, white (owner)Littleton PrinceWhiteM1833PikeSlave stealingTwo people, blackLittleton Prince, AL, 1833UnknownNative AmericanM1833ChambersMurderMale, Native AmericanUnnamed, AL, 1833HorbertBlackMJanuary 12, 1833ClarkeMurderHorbert, AL, 1832SolomonBlackMJanuary 12, 1833MurderSolomon, AL, 1832Stanmore GreenWhiteMMay 30, 1834LowndesMurderJack S. Green, white (uncle)JerryBlackMNovember 4, 1834MontgomeryRapeMargaret Gufford, whiteJerry, AL, 1834 November 4Eas-KoNative AmericanMDecember 12, 1834RussellMurderJoe Marshall, Native AmericanEas-Ko, AL, 1834Poo-Sa-LaNative AmericanMMurderFhaslelahaku, Native AmericanPoosala, AL, 1834 December 12Charles BoyingtonWhite20MFebruary 20, 1835MobileMurderNathaniel Frost, whiteElijahBlackMFebruary 20, 1835FranklinMurderHarvey L. Gholson, whiteAlabama, unidentified and multiple executions, 1835-2005CharlesBlackMBenBlackMUnknownBlackMFebruary 25, 1835FayetteMurderMr. Swearingen, whiteUnknownBlackMUnknownBlackMIch-Har-Se-Ne-HaNative AmericanMAugust 15, 1835RussellMurderHar Se Ne Ha Ich, AL, 1835 August 15Unnamed, AL, 1835UnknownBlackFJanuary 9, 1836CovingtonMurderFour people, whiteClement Comer ClayUnknownBlackFGeorgeBlackMJanuary 9, 1836BaldwinGeorge, AL, 1835HorrisBlackMMosesBlackMJanuary 9, 1836DallasMoses, AL, 1835CharlesBlackMJuly 22, 1836MadisonMurderWillis Sanford, whiteCharles, AL, 1836 July 22Dancing RabbitNative AmericanMAugust 9, 1836Madison (Federal)MurderMale, whiteChilanchaNative AmericanMNovember 25, 1836RussellMurderMale, whiteChilancha, AL, 1836 November 25Tus-Koo-Na Fix-A-KoNative AmericanMMurderA stage driver and a passenger, whiteUnknownNative AmericanMUnknownNative AmericanMUnknownNative AmericanMUnknownNative AmericanMUnknownBlackDecember 17, 1836FannyBlackFDecember 20, 1836PerryAttempted murderFanny, AL, 1836 August 9Robert NorrisWhiteMJune 1837WalkerMurderMale, white (stepfather)Robert Norris, AL, 1837 JuneAbrahamBlackMJune 21, 1837TuscaloosaReuben, AL, 1837ReubenBlackMJimBlackMAttempted murderCol. Dent, whiteJim, AL, 1837ClarkeBlackMJune 30, 1837MarengoClarke, AL, 1837DelseyBlackFJune 30, 1837LauderdaleDelsey, AL, 1837AmbroseBlackMDecember 23, 1837Ambrose, AL, 1837Arthur P. BagbyCharlesBlackMJanuary 5, 1839MontgomeryMurderMale, white (overseer)Charles, AL, 1839 January 5AustinBlackMFebruary 2, 1839ClarkeAustin, AL, 1838DickBlackMMarch 1, 1839DallasMurderJohn A. Russell, white (owner)Dick, AL, 1839 March 1John LarkinWhiteMJune 21, 1839Mobile (Federal)Mail robberyRansom ThorntonWhiteM1839LimestoneMurderMr. White, white

1840s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorDaveBlackMJuly 4, 1840AutaugaMurderMartin H. Lary, whiteJim, AL, 1840 July 4Jim, AL, 1840 July 4Jim, AL, 1840 July 4Arthur P. BagbyJimBlackMLewisBlackMAlfredBlackMJanuary 27, 1840WashingtonMurderFlavel Vivion, white (owner)Austin, AL, 1839AustinBlackMCharlesBlackMJanuary 31, 1840Charles, AL, 1839AnthonyBlackMFebruary 3, 1840Anthony, AL, 1839DanielBlackMFebruary 5, 1840MaconArsonDaniel, AL, 1839GeorgeBlackMFebruary 5, 1840MarengoMurderLuke M. Grigsby, white (owner)George, AL, 1839UnknownBlackFFebruary 5, 1840Unnamed, AL, 1839HarryBlackMSeptember 1840PerryAttempted rapeRebecca Harris, whiteHarry, AL, 1840 SeptemberHarry, AL, 1840 SeptemberMark ThorntonWhiteMDecember 11, 1840MadisonMurder-RobberyMr. White, whiteMark Thornton, AL, 1840 December 11DaveBlackMDecember 15, 1840MonroeDave, AL, 1840MorrisBlackMUnknownBlackDecember 15, 1840Unnamed, AL, 1840James GrimesWhiteM1841RussellMurderBush Crowder, whiteUnknownBlackJanuary 7, 1841MontgomeryUnnamed, AL, 1840UnknownBlackJanuary 7, 1841Unnamed, AL, 1840UnknownBlackJanuary 8, 1841TallapoosaUnnamed, AL, 1840JesseBlackMJanuary 9, 1841CoosaJesse, AL, 1840JacobBlackMMarch 1841TuscaloosaJacob, AL, 1841 MarchDickBlackMApril 2, 1841GreeneDick, AL, 1841 April 2SamBlackMApril 10, 1841AutaugaSam, AL, 1841 April 10Isaac DavisWhiteMNovember 26, 1841LowndesMurderSamuel Frost, white (girlfriend's husband)Benjamin FitzpatrickJames HarkinsWhiteMJanuary 3, 1842MontgomeryMurderEugene Bougely, whiteUnknownBlackMJanuary 12, 1842MobileMurderUnknown, blackUnnamed, AL, 1842 January 12ChesleyWhiteMFebruary 1, 1842MontgomeryMurderMr. Newell, whiteJackBlackMOctober 21, 1842TuscaloosaAttempted murderMale, whiteJack, AL, 1842 October 21JackBlackMDecember 22, 1842PerryMurderJack, AL, 1842NelsonBlackMDecember 26, 1842MobileNelson, AL, 1842BillBlackMJanuary 12, 1843GreeneBill, AL, 1842EmryBlackMSamBlackMFebruary 2, 1843MarengoSam, AL, 1842AbelBlackMFebruary 2, 1843PerryMartin, AL, 1842MartinBlackMAbramBlackMFebruary 8, 1843Charles, AL, 1842Bob, AL, 1842Isaac, AL, 1842George, AL, 1842Biddy, AL, 1842Abram, AL, 1843BiddyBlackBobBlackMCharlesBlackMGeorgeBlackMIsaacBlackMHenry EatonWhite50MFebruary 11, 1843ClarkeRapeFemale, white (daughter)Henry Eaton, AL, 1842AndyBlackMFebruary 11, 1843Andy, AL, 1842Mary, AL, 1842MaryBlackFUnknownWhiteMFebruary 11, 1843MaconUnnamed, AL, 1842UnknownBlackMJanuary 15, 1844JeffersonUnnamed, AL, 1843NancyBlackFMarch 1844MontgomeryAttempted murderMary Beasley, whiteNancy, AL, 1844 MarchNancy, AL, 1844 MarchReubenBlackMSeptember 27, 1844LimestoneMurderReuben, AL, 1844 September 27SimonBlackMFree HenryBlackMOctober 1845ConecuhMurderJames Hawthorne, whiteHenry Free, AL, 1845 OctoberJoseph BoggsWhiteMDecember 5, 1845ChambersMurderFemale, white (daughter)MartinBlackMApril 1846MadisonMurderJoshua L. MartinCharlesBlackMDecember 23, 1847Charles, AL, 1847Reuben ChapmanUnknownBlackJanuary 31, 1848Unnamed, AL, 1847BenBlackMMarch 6, 1848MadisonBen, AL, 1847UnknownBlackMay 1, 1848UnknownBlackMay 15, 1848BalaamBlack25MJanuary 1849DallasMurderUnnamed, AL, 1850UnknownBlackFebruary 23, 1849MaconBenBlack25MAugust 12, 1849MobileAttempted rapeFemale, whiteBen, AL, 1849 August 12Ben, AL, 1849 August 12AnthonyBlackMOctober 5, 1849ChambersAttempted rapeFemale, whiteAnthony, AL, 1849 October 5StephenBlackMNovember 23, 1849SumterPherebeBlack25FDecember 11, 1849FayetteMurderElizabeth Yerby Shepherd, elderly, white (owner)Pherebe, AL, 1849

1850s