Executed

Jesse Cooke

died September 1886 · Taylor County, Georgia

Jesse Cooke, who was Black, was executed at Butler, Georgia, in September 1886. A roundup of that year's executions, printed in the Wessington Springs Herald in January 1887, reports the execution. Jesse Cooke was in the custody of the state until the sentence was carried out.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: the year's roundup of executions (reporters).

Source

Wessington Springs Herald, January 14, 1887, page 3 Wessington Springs Herald, January 14, 1887

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