List of people executed in Texas, 1850–1859
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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1850 and 1859. During this period 18 people were executed by hanging.[1]
Executions 1850–1859
| 1850 – 3 executions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Executed person | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution |
Crime(s) | Governor |
| 10 | Howard Slaughter | White | – | M | 28-Dec-1850 | Murder | Peter Hansborough Bell |
| 11 | (Name not known) | Hispanic | – | M | 28-Dec-1850 | Murder | |
| 12 | (Name not known) | Hispanic | – | M | 28-Dec-1850 | Murder | |
| 1853 – 1 execution | |||||||
| 13 | Jane Elkins | Black | 53 | F | 27-May-1853 | Murder of Mr. Wisdom [2][3] | |
| 1854 – 3 executions | |||||||
| 14 | Francisco Quiroz | Hispanic | – | M | 05-Jan-1854 | Murder | Elisha M. Pease |
| 15 | Lino Flores | Hispanic | – | M | 05-Jan-1854 | Murder | |
| 16 | James Wilson | White | – | M | 02-Jun-1854 | Murder | |
| 1855 – 3 executions | |||||||
| 17 | John Schultz | White | 44 | M | 29-Jun-1855 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 18 | Lovett Cady | White | 50 | M | 29-Jun-1855 | Murder | |
| 19 | (Phillips) | Black | – | M | 05-Oct-1855 | Murder | |
| 1856 – 5 executions | |||||||
| 20 | John Hyde | White | – | M | July 1856 | Murder | |
| 21 | Jackson Bunch | Black | 18 | M | 21-Nov-1856 | Murder | |
| 22 | Frank Hill | White | – | M | 1856 | Murder | |
| 23 | (Name not known) | Black | – | M | 1856 | Murder | |
| 24 | (Name not known) | Black | – | M | 1856 | Murder | |
| 1858 – 1 execution | |||||||
| 25 | Lucy (Dougherty) | Black | 40 | F | 05-Mar-1858 | Murder | Hardin R. Runnels |
| 1859 – 2 executions | |||||||
| 26 | Peter (Valentine) | Black | 16 | M | 27-Jan-1859 | Murder | |
| 27 | Carroll Fike | unknown | – | M | August 1859 | Murder | |
| Source: The Espy File: 1608–2002.[1] | |||||||
| Preceded by List of people executed in Texas, 1819–1849 |
Lists of people executed in Texas | Succeeded by List of people executed in Texas, 1860–1869 |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- ↑ "Here lies a Northwest Dallas graveyard you've never seen for the forgotten and formerly enslaved". 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
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