| Date | Name of Victim | Charged | Notes |
| Feb 29, 1820 | Nathan Bowen, white | Jacob Justice, white | Governor's Proclamation Southern Recorder Aug 1, 1820 |
| July 18, 1822 | Godfrey Lee, white | John Lee, white | Georgia Journal Jul 30, 1822 |
| before or in 1831 | Not stated | Hezekial Williams, white | Williams was shot while escaping from Penitentiary Southern Recorder May 19, 1831 |
| 1831 | Jim, slave of James Hatcher | Joseph McCearly, white | Governor's Proclamation, Georgia Journal Jan 8 1831 |
| 1834 | Manson
White |
Owens and Glover
White |
Georgia Journal, May 7, 1834
Georgia Telegraph May 15, 1834 |
| 1838 | Henry Rhud, white | Mr. Jenkins, white | Condemned to be hung Jenkins, who was respited by the Governor died in jail. Southern Recorder Jun 5, 1838 |
| May 4, 1841 | William Keaton | Samuel M. Pittman | Georgia Journal June 15, 1841 |
| Dec 17, 1848 | Dr. John L Barge, white | George James Bostick, white | Sandersville Progress Jan 7, 1849 |
| 1851 | Mrs
Hardy Keil, Miss Mason
White |
slave of Hardy Keil
Black |
Women were murdered, the slave was caught and burned at the stake. Federal Union Aug 12, 1851 |
| Aug. 1, 1854 | John
M. Spence
White |
Allen Rogers
White |
$100 reward by governor in 1854. Macon Weekly Telegraph 8-29-1854 |
| Dec. 24, 1856 | William
E. Green
White |
George Slaughter aka
John Thompson White |
at Rogers Store in Laurens Co. $500 reward offered by Eason Green, Jesse J. Green, Benjamin C. Green and Marshall H. Green. Columbus Enquirer, Tri-Weekly 2-17-1857 |
| Dec 28, 1857 | Gen. James B. Bostwick, white | M. V. B. Allen, white | Justifiable homicide Federal Union Jan 5, 1858 |
| Oct. 11, 1858 | Dr.
Joseph Golden
White |
John E. Wiggins
White |
stabbed in thigh and leg.The Weekly Georgian, 10-12-1858 |
| April 1866 | Josiah
Jones
White |
Shadrach Croom
White |
Shooting near Gordon, found guilty of murder in October 1866, sent to penitenery, pardoned by Governor Bulloch in 1869. Macon Weekly Telegraph 5-7-1866,Daily Columbus Enquirer 11-7-1866 |
| June 1866 | Mrs.
Louisa Rawlins/Rollins
White |
Pompey O'Bannon and William Dennis aka Thomas
Johnson
Black |
Mrs Rollins, 8 month old baby & 3 yr
old daughter were also beaten.
Pompey O'Bannon was taken from jail in July 1866 by a mob of 200 - 300, tortured and burned at the stake. William Dennis, aka Tom (Reward) was found in Columbus and convicted of murder in Wilkinson Co. in Oct 1866. He confessed to the murder as well as a Mr. Crews (Col. Cruise) in Atlanta. He was was publically hung in Irwinton Nov. 2, 1866. Macon Weekly Telegraph 6-29-1866, 7-2-1866, 7-9-1866; Macon Telegraph 7-1-1866, 7-23-1866, 7-24-1866, 7-25-1866, 7-30-1866, 8-23-1866, 11-7-1866 Columbus Daily Enquirer, 7-4-1866, 7-22-1866, 8-2-1866, 8-9-1866, 8-19-1866, 8-22-1966. 10-4-1866, 10-7-1866 |
| Aug 17 1867 | Mrs. Alfred Bell, black | Alfred Bell, black | Whipped wife to death. Federal Union Aug 27, 1867 |
| Nov. 1867 | Montgomery
Lampee
White |
John Towler
White |
Shootout involving Towler a fireman on the Central Railroad, at railroad track in Gordon. Daily Columbus Enquirer 11-13-1867 |
| August 26 1868 | John Fleetwood, Black | Charles F. Frasuer, White | Fleetwood was a prominent radical. Frasuer was arrested. Macon Weekly Telegraph 9-4-1868 |
| 1868 | Man
called Texas.
Nathaniel Cornwall Nov 30, 1877, of Jefferson County White |
Washington McDaniel
aka Wash McDaniel Charles Heath, White |
Tried, convicted, sentenced to be hung.
Reprieved from hanging in Dec 1869 until Jan 1870. Escaped
from jail, then escaped from train, moved to Quincy Florida under the name
of Charles Heath. Found in January 1878 living in Screven County, sent
back to Wilkinson and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. Sent to Dade
coal mines where he confessed to the murder of Nathaniel Cornwall
of Jefferson county . He was murered by another prisoner there in 1881.
Colunbus Ledger Enquirer 11-28, 1869; Macon Weekly Telegraph, 2-05-1878, Union and Recorder April 9, 1878; Georgia Weekly,12-17-1880; 12-31-1880. Atlanta Constitution 07-10-1878; 12-21-1887 |
| 1869 | L.
A. Golden
White |
Richard Nelson
White |
sentenced to penitenary for life in 1869 pardoned by Governor Bulloch Dec. 28 1869. Atlanta Constitution 10-21-1869, Columbus Ledger Enquirer 12-29-1866 |
| 1871 | Robert Parker, white | William Davis, white
Daniel H. Tucker, white |
Justifiable, Federal Union Jun 7, 1871 |
| August 1871 | Green
Porter
Black |
Thomas McRae
White |
Coroner inquest ruled "wilful murder"
in 1871.
Tried and convicted Oct. 1873. Escaped jail, caught in 1876. Macon Weekly Telegraph 8-15-1871, |
| Sep 1871 | Sheriff
Matthew Deason
White |
unknown group of men, KKK? See Report
of the Joint Select Committee.. . By John Scott. Published by G.P.O., 1872.
FREE AT books.goggle.com
White |
Gagged, shot in head and threw in pond. Daily Gazette & Bulletine 9-11-1871, Macon Weekly Telegraph 10-29-1872. |
| Oct 1871 | Joel
Deese
White |
Unknown | Murdered, body found in woods near his house |
| 1871 |
George Meadows, Black Boston Fulward, Black |
unknown group of men, KKK? See Report of
the Joint Select Committee.. By John Scott. Published by G.P.O.,
1872. FREE AT books.goggle.com
White |
Shot |
| Feb. 1872 | Joel
Burke
White |
Sam Hicks aka Sam Blount; Jack Vickers &
Eli Colley/Isaac Coley
Black |
Robbed and beaten to death at his store. Sam Hicks confessed, implicated Jack Vickers and Eli Colley for accepting stolen money. Sam Hicks was hung May 10, 1872 in Irwinton. Macon Weekly Telegraph 2-27-1872. 3-12-1872, 4-11-1872, 5-14-1872. |
| March 16, 1872 | Jane
Johnson
Black |
Dallas Dyer
White |
Dyer of Twiggs County, while drunk, killed the woman with a knife on the way home from Gordon to Twiggs county. He escaped, $250 reward offered by governor. Macon Weekly Telegraph 3-26-1872, 4-9-1872 |
| August 1873 | Major
Charles Kelly
White |
Silas J. Sanders
White |
shooting in Gordon, old feud since war. Macon Weekly Telegraph 8-19-1873, 8-26-1873 |
| June 1875 | John H. Freeman, White | H. H. Watkins, White | Killed by his son-in-law. Augusta Chronicle June 15, 1875 |
| Nov 1875 | Mingo Baker, Black | Chain-Gang Guards, White | Shop while attempting to escape with 5 others. Macon Weekly Telegraph Nov 16, 1875. |
| Dec 18, 1875 | Jordan
Chambers
Black |
Unknown | Shot at home. He was the" third State's witness that has been mysteriously killed since the attempted insurrection - two in adjoining counties and one in this." Augusta Chronicle Dec. 2, 1875 |
| 1876 | Ellen
Coats
Black |
Lish Coats
Black |
Murdered his cousin and left body in Turkey Creek swamp, said he didn't intend to kill her but give her a severe whipping. Georgia Weekly Telegraph and Journal and Messenger 1-18-1876 |
| Sep. 1876 | Joe
Temples
Black |
Joe O'Bannon
Black |
Self defense. Georgia Weekly Telegraph |
| Dec 25 1879 | Mary
Payne
White |
Frank Goodman
White |
charges dropped, ruled as accidental. Dublin Post 1-1-1880 |
| Jan 1880 | J. C. Patterson, white | Unknown | Found shot in face on railroad track. Macon Teleghraph 1-30-1880 |
| 1881 | John
Lowe
Black |
Unnamed
Black |
drunken brawl at John Burke's store at New Providence, Georgia Weekly Telegraph 12-2-1881 |
| Dec. 1881 | Seaborn
Miller
Black |
Harmon Carswell
Black |
Sentenced to life in pentitenary April 1882
Georgia Weekly Telegraph and Journal and Messenger 12-9/1881;4-14-1882 |
| July 4 1882 | T J. Wood & Joseph Johnson of Wilkinson, White | John Monroe Benford of Twiggs, White | He left the area after 2 warrants were issued
for his arrest. 4 years later he was found in Alabama and took back to
Wilkinson County. Claiming self defense he was acquitted in 1886.
Macon Weekly Telegraph 8-10-1883, 9-3-1886, 9-7-1886, |
| May 1883 | Ambrose
Lingo
Black |
Wife, Miranda Lingo
Black |
She confessed to the ax murder of her husband 1 month after she killed him. Sentenced to 20 years, sent to Old Town Camp. Jefferson Co, She was living in Turkey Creek District in 1900. Macon Weekly Telegraph 5-8-1883; Union and Recorder 10-23-1883 |
| October 1883 | Dick
Cooper
Black |
Either J. W. Vaughn, Henry Clay or Benj. H. Jackson, White | Clay's hog was stolen and being butchered
by J E Holder. The three men, in pursuit of Holder, were fired on
by Dick Cooper who was angry at the men for knocking down the wife of Holder.
Justifiable homicide.
Macon Telegraph Oct. 23 and 24, 1883 |
| October 1883 | Joe Holder, Black | Seth Wells and/or Boss Wells; Black | See above
Macon Weekly Telegraph, October 24, 1883 |
| Aug. 1885 | Zack
Edwards
Black |
Lucius Hart
Black |
Shot during quarrel, self defense possible.
Macon Weekly Telegraph 8 -5-1885 |
| 1888 | James
Sheffield
White |
Will Collins
Black |
Convicted of robbery and murder he was sentenced to life imprisonment and sent to Dade Coal Mines in Oct. 1888, Atlanta Constitution 5-1-1888, 10-1-1888, 10-2-1888 |
| October 24, 1888 | John
Gladin
Black |
Joel Rivers
Black |
Quarreling about rent Rivers shot & killed Gladin, at Sanders Mill. Rivers escaped. The Macon Telegraph 10-25-1888 |
| Sep 1889 | King
Smith
Black |
Dan Reeves/Reid
Black |
A fatal stabbing at Jordan Stream Church between Dick Beall (injured), King Smith & Dan Reeves/Reid. Macon Wky Tele. 9-17-1889. Escaped from Eastman jail - 10-15-1890 |
| Oct 1889 | Charlie Jackson, white | Jimmy Jackson, white | Boys playing with knives accidentaly stabbed his brother. Atlanta Constitution 10- 17-1889 |
| Nov 1891 | Mrs
James M. Knight
White |
Fox Hall
Black |
Burgulary, murder, house burned. Fox Hall was arrested in Dec. 1891 and taken to the Bibb County jail for safekeeping. Atlanta Constitution 11-14-1891,Macon Weekly Telegraph 11-13-1891, 11-19-1891,12-16-1891 12-23-1891 |
| September 1894 | J.
Ira Taylor
White |
W. A Stuckey brother-in-law
White |
Macon Weekly Telegraph 9-10-1894,
trial.
Atlanta Constitution 2-8-1895 found guilty. Savannah Tribune, 11-16-1895 goes to the pen. Macon Weekly Telegraph 2-19-1906; Pardoned |
| September 13, 1895 | J. H. Stanley, White | Dave Cummings, Arthur Holliman, accesssory, Black | Macon Telegraph September 23, 25, 1895; Oct 12, 1895; |
| March 1895 | Owen
Holliman
White |
unknown; clan? | Shot near home near Balls Church. Atlanta Constitution 3-12-1895 |
| Jan 1896 | Rev.
Warren Powers
Black |
"Phabe" Dixon, suspect
Black |
A preacher who lived 7 miles from Toomsboro was shot at his home and died in his wife's arms after a sermon about martial infidelities. Dixon took the sermon as applying to him. Knoxville Journal Jan 21, 1896; Atlanta Constitution Jan 18, 1896 |
| Oct 1896 | Mack
M. Hughes
White |
Will Temples, Dorse Parker, Mirt Taylor
and Joe Weeks charged Nov 1896
Black |
Found shot 1/2 mile from his home. Suspects were charged and in Irwinton jail in November 1896. Atlanta Constitution 11-21-1896 |
| June 4, 1898 | Joe Fountain, Black | Perry Roberson, Black | Fountain shot Roberson due to his fascination for Fountain's wife. He then gave himself up to sheriff. Macon Telegraph 6-6-1898 |
| May 1899 | John
Briscoe
Black |
Mack Cannon,
Mary Briscoe (wife of John Briscoe) Black |
Near Ivey, on the plantation of John Beck,
he was bludgeoned with ax. Both confessed.
Mack Cannon sentenced to hang Oct 27 1899, the first hanging in the county in 30 years. After the private hanging the body was sent to Meda Ga. for burial. Mary Briscoe sentenced to 99 years in prison. Atlanta Constitution 10-6-1899; Columbus Enquirer-Sun, 5-12-1899 |
| May 1899 | Jack
Gilbert
Black |
W.A. Jones
White |
In Gordon, ruled self-defense Macon Telegraph 5-4, 5-5-1899 |
| July 1900 | Ruby
or Rutha Tindall, white
John I. Tindall, white |
James Gilbert Tindall, white | James Tindall was accused of poisoning his
father and then shooting his younger sister. He sent to the asylum where
he escaped in 1902 and "kidnapped" Agnes Roach and eloped to
Jeffersonville.
SavannahTribune 8-11-1900; Atlanta Constitution 8-12-1900; Atlanta Constiution Aug- 23-1902; Columbus Daily Enquirer 8-24-1902; Augusta Chronicle 8-24-1902 |
| 1904 | Cap Moise/Maye, Black | 6 yr old child, Black | Atlanta Constitution 4-6-1904 |
| October 1904 | Grant Dorn, White | Charlie Dixon, Black, suspect | assaulted at his sawmill at Black Lake. Atlanta Constitution 10-27-1904. Macon Telegraph 11-1-1904 |
| 1906 | Dave Brookins, Black | Unknown | Macon Telegraph 6-19- 1906 |
| 1906 | Dock
Collins
White |
Ben Huff
White |
Fight. Ben Huff was the nephew of Dock Collins. Atlanta Constitution 7-5-1905; Union Recorder July 10, 17, 1906 |
| 1907 | Jim Ardline, Black | Mob | Killed at Gordon. Union Recorder Feb 12, 1907 |
| 1909 | George
F. Hatfield
White |
J. J. McConnell
White |
Pistol duel in Irwinton over long time grudge.. Atlanta Constitution 7-23-1909 |
| May 4, 1910 | Edward
Napier
White |
William Deason
White |
Corner's inquest ruled justifiable homicide. Went to trial in Oct. 1910. The grand jury did not return an indictment. Atlanta Constitution 5-10-1910, |
| 1911 | Andrew
Chapman
black |
Mob of white men | Chapman was accused of raping a white woman, on the way to jail he was taken from the deputy and hung. Macon Daily Telegraph Oct 11, 1911 |
| April 13, 1912 | C.
A. Bell
White |
Norman Davidson
White |
While protecting himself from Bell, his brother-in-law, , Davidson stabbed Bell who died, Davidson he broke jail and lived in Florida for 7 years before turning himself in. Case was declared a mistrial. Macon Daily Telegraph Aug 10, 1912. Atlanta Constitution April 2, 1919, Macon DailyTelegraph, April 11 and 15, 1919, Columbus Enquirer April 12, 1919 |
| Jul 1913 | Louise Daniel, black | James Daniel, black | 12 yr old James Daniel shot his 6 yr old sister on Napier plantation. Milledgeville News Jul 18, 1913. |
| Feb 23, 1915 | Ira
Bloodworth
White |
Luss Mixon (formerly of Macon) White | Shot over girlfriend, Mixon escaped. Gov. offered $200 reward.Macon Daily Telegraph Feb 24, 1915; Macon Daily Telegraph, Feb 26, 1915; Atlanta Constitution Mar 6-1915. Atlanta Constitution Mar 6, 1915 |
| March 1915 | John
D. Pennington
White |
John Fountain, Adolph Hicks
Black |
Robbery and murder, John Fountain & Adolph Hicks (confessed) arrested. Atlanta Constitution 3-8-1915, 3-9-1915, 3-11-1915 |
| Feb 1916 | S.
A. Fountain
White |
Marvin Harris
Black |
Fountain was shot. Harris was lynched in Twiggs County. Atlanta Constitution 2-13-1916 |
| Dec. 25, 1917 | Charley
Sapp
White |
___Beal, suspect
Black |
Shot in Irwinton. Macon Weekly Telegraph 12-26-1917 |
| June 6, 1919 | Tom Reese, black | Ed Jackson, black | Jackson acquitted, Macon Telegraph Oct 11, 1919 |
| July 29, 1919 | Johan
Abbaglin
White |
Henry Amerson
White |
Shot in thigh, and bled to death, by Amerson near Baldwin County line. Macon Weekly Telegraph 9-13-1919. |
| Sep 20, 1919 | Irvin Stevens, Black | James Moore, White | Acquitted, self defense. Macon Telegraph Oct 4 and 10, 1919 |
| Oct 1919 | Billie Rozier, Black | Lamar Carswell
Black |
Jealousy over woman. Macon Daily Telegraph 11-1-1919 |
| Nov 30. 1919 | Jack Ridicer, Black | Unknown Parties from Laurens County, white | Ridicer shot & wounded Hansel Rosier in Laurens Co. Ridicer was taken to the main road at Big Walnut church and hung. Macon Daily Telegraph 12-2-1919, Atlanta Constitution 12-18-1919 |
| March 16, 1920 | Deputy
J. T. Dixon
White |
Will White
Black |
While attempting to arrest Will White
Sheriff Player (recovered) & Deputy Dixon, who died March 23, were
shot. White escaped, $1500 reward offered. Macon Weekly Telegraph3-17,
, 24, ; 4-6 1920; Columbus Ledger 3-17-1920 |
| June 20, 1920 | DeWitt Faulkner of Baldwin Co., native of Jasper Co. White |
Tom Ray of Baldwin Co. Black |
Shot in Wilkinson County, while trying to collect debt. Escaped, ended up in Detroit Michigan in Oct. 1920, the Michigan governor, fearing reprisals, refused to release him to Sheriff Player. Ray said he killed him in self defense. Michigan authorities released him from jail. June 22, 1920. Aug 5, 1921 Macon WeeklyTelegraph, Aug 5, 1921 Savannah Tribune |
| 1922 | George
W. Butler
White |
Jim Jerry Bloodworth
White |
Mistrial was declared April 1922. Atlanta Constitution 4-9-1922. Jim Jerry Bloodworth was shot (recovered) by Dosh Hardy in 1916. He was the brother of Ira Bloodworth killed in 1915. |
| August 1926 | J. G. Jones, white | Deputy Sheriff A. C. Kimsey, white | Altercation lead to killing with pistol. Macon Telegraph Aug 23, 1926 |
| Mar 5, 1927 | A. T. Veal, white | B. F. Pate, Jr., white | Shot through forehead in January , died Mar 5. Augusta Chronicle 1-31-1927; 2-1; 3-6, 1927 |
| June 24, 1928 | Lucille Jenkins? black | Howard Shoats, black
Willie Johnson, black Leana Johnson, black |
Murdered near Gordon |
| June 12, 1929 | Jim Allen Rozar/Rozier, black | Mamie Rozar, black
Abe Martin, black |
Poisoned with Arsenic. His wife and Martin got life sentences per his death certificate. Macon Telegraph Sep 6/1929 |
| Dec 4, 1929 | Will Hollinsworth, black | - | Shot by pistol, died instantly, per death certificate |
| Mar 6, 1930 | Adeline Allen, black | Walter Allen, black | Husband, Walter Allen killed her per death certificate. Allen shot himself the same day per death certificate. |
| April 1930 | Henrietta Davis, black | Leighton Green | Stabbed to death Macon Telegraph April 8, 1930 |
| April 1930 | Walters Infant, white | Clara Walters, white | Grandmother admitted killing and burying baby that was born to her 14 yr old daughter. |
| May 31, 1930 | Henry Phelps, black | F. W. Patterson, white | shot, justifiable per death certificate |
| Jun 1930 | Bessie Butler, black | Robert Lee McArthur, black | Stabbed to death. Macon Telegraph Jun 19, 1930 |
| Aug 1930 | James T. Hill, white | M. L. "Boss" Holden, white | Affray betwwen the two men, Hill shot to death. Macon Telegraph Aug 15, 1930 |
| Apr 1931 | Frances Fountain, black | Lewis Phelps, black
Jimmie Lee Bryant, black Henry Moye, black, not charged |
Was robbed and killed , Apr 25, 1931, Macon Telegraph |
| April 1, 1933 | Ray Butler, white
Lester Rutherford, white |
Hubie McConnell, white | Found dead on country road. McConnell given life. Oct 7, 1933 Augusta Chronicle |
| Nov 1946 | Dora Gilbert, white | George Hill, black | Nov 16, 1949 Augusta Chronicle |
| May 30, 1949 | Caleb Hill Jr., black | Dennis L. Purvis, white
Malcolm V. Pierce, were suspects. Not indicted by grand jury. |
Taken from jail and killed by white mob. Jun 17, 1949 Augusta Chronicle |
| Nov 1949 | Rev. C. Washington Anthony, black. | Solomon Payne, black | Nov 27, 1949 Augusta Chronicle |
| Aug 11, 1956 | Ruth Killingsworth, white | Sarah Lou Killingsworth, white | Accidentally shot her sister while protecting herself against an intruder. Aug 13, 1956, Augusta Chronicle |
| Aug 7, 1960 | Robert Eugene Hall, white | Sam Snow, white | Justifiable homicide Aug 9, 1960 Marietta Daily Journal |