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[edit]

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
  2. ^ "Here lies a Northwest Dallas graveyard you've never seen for the forgotten and formerly enslaved". 28 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-02. Retrieved 2015-03-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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