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James Willard Cobern

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James Willard Cobern

Birth
Chilton County, Alabama, USA
Death
4 Sep 1964 (aged 40)
Kilby, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Chilton County, Alabama, USA GPS-Latitude: 32.8356271, Longitude: -86.7997282
Memorial ID
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Name: James Cobern
Event Date: 04 Sep 1964
Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 40y
Birth Year (Estimated): 1924
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lorene Cobern
Father's Name: James Cobern, Sr.
Mother's Name: Maggie E.
GS Film number: 1909069
Reference ID: 22389

James Coburn was the last defendant executed in the United States for a crime other than murder.

A white farmhand, Coburn was convicted of robbery in Dallas County, Alabama and was sentenced to death. He was executed in Alabama's electric chair.
Name: James Cobern
Event Date: 04 Sep 1964
Event Place: Montgomery, Montgomery, AL
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 40y
Birth Year (Estimated): 1924
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lorene Cobern
Father's Name: James Cobern, Sr.
Mother's Name: Maggie E.
GS Film number: 1909069
Reference ID: 22389

James Coburn was the last defendant executed in the United States for a crime other than murder.

A white farmhand, Coburn was convicted of robbery in Dallas County, Alabama and was sentenced to death. He was executed in Alabama's electric chair.


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