List of people executed in Texas, 1850–59
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 1850–59
| 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 | |
| Preceded by List of people executed in Texas, 1819–49 |
Lists of people executed in Texas | Succeeded by List of people executed in Texas, 1860–69 |
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References
- The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
- https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/09/28/dallas-must-remember-forgotten-former-enslaved-people-buried-near-bachman-lake
- http://www.dallascounty.org/department/sheriff/documents/HistoryoftheDallasCountySheriff2.pdf
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