The majority of the early executions in Oklahoma were Native Americans who were shot to death for murder. The rest were hangings until Henry Bookman, a 28-year-old Black man, was electrocuted for murder on December 10, 1915. The crime occurred in McIntosh County.


I am not related to this family, I'm just passing on this information, which comes from a website titled "Regional Studies of the Southwest." The link for the site is listed below.
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