Executed
Grady Ellison
Grady Ellison, a 36-year-old Black man, was held at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County, Georgia, when the State of Georgia executed him in the electric chair on May 25, 1944. The Georgia Department of Corrections records the execution in its history of executions in the state. The available source gives no further details about his life, family, or the circumstances of his case, and no account from family or advocates is included.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: Georgia Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.