Clifton Branham

Clifton Branham was a guitar player who spent much of his time in the Wise County jail writing, including a memoir. He was executed by hanging in Wise County, Virginia, on September 25, 1903, and accounts say he played sacred songs on his guitar that morning. His sister, Millie Branham Cox, prayed aloud through the day, and friends and family gathered. Accounts say he was calm as he went to the gallows, and he was buried the following day.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Source

• Clifton Branham last man hanged in Wise County, Virginia The Mountain Press, July 10, 2022