Deaths in Custody
Executed

James Rufus Williams

19 years old · died November 29, 1946 · Georgia State Prison, Tattnall County, Georgia

James Rufus Williams was 19 years old when the State of Georgia executed him in the electric chair at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County, on November 29, 1946. He was held at the prison at the time of his death. The Georgia Department of Corrections lists his execution in its history of executions in the state.

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.

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