Frankie Silver, NC, 1833 July 12

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sleeping by the fireplace, she chopped his head off with

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burn in the fireplace, Bonesand teeth were found—that
were identified as Charlie Silver's and Mrs. Silver be-

came the first woman to be hanged in North Carolina on
July 12.) 1633,

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