Deaths in Custody
Executed

Nathaniel Johnson

25 years old · died July 1, 1960 · Georgia State Prison, Tattnall County, Georgia

Nathaniel Johnson, 25, was held in the custody of the Georgia Department of Corrections at Georgia State Prison in Reidsville, Tattnall County. On July 1, 1960, the state executed him in the electric chair, according to the Department's historical record of executions in Georgia. The Department's record gives no information about his family, work, or what people remembered about him.

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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