Executed
Rodney Green
Rodney Green was hanged in Magnolia, Mississippi, on October 4, 1878. Before his execution he held a religious service with Parson Cunningham and made a confession, and he said he was prepared to meet his God and hoped to meet in heaven all whom he had left on earth. The Daily Globe reported that the drop fell at 1:30 p.m. and that he was pronounced dead about eight minutes later, in front of roughly ten thousand people.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.