List of people executed in Texas, 1850–1859 explained

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.

See also

• Capital punishment in the United States

Notes and References

1. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions-us-1608-2002-espy-file The Espy File: 1608 - 2002
2. Web site: Here lies a Northwest Dallas graveyard you've never seen for the forgotten and formerly enslaved. 28 September 2018.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-03-10 . 2014-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140902091350/http://www.dallascounty.org/department/sheriff/documents/HistoryoftheDallasCountySheriff2.pdf . dead .