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Columbus Crawford

died April 1885 · Yorkville, South Carolina

Columbus Crawford was hanged at Yorkville, South Carolina, in April 1885, according to a year-end review in The True Northerner published on December 31 of that year. He was held in custody at Yorkville before the execution. The review records his death as a judicial hanging.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: newspaper year-end review (reporters).

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