Executed

William McGriffe

died August 19, 1915 · Colquitt County, Georgia

Wm. McGriffe, a Black man, was hanged at Moultrie, Georgia, on Thursday, August 19, 1915, according to a brief general news item in the Yorkville Enquirer published August 24, 1915. The item does not name who carried out the hanging. No other source in this record describes his life, family, or the circumstances of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: a brief general news item.

Source

Yorkville Enquirer, August 24, 1915, page 1 Yorkville Enquirer, August 24, 1915

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