The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1870 and 1879. During this period 50 people were executed by hanging.[1]
| 1871 - 4 executions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executed person | Race | Age | Sex | Date of execution | Crime(s) | Governor | |
| 48 | Henry Miller | Black | – | M | 28-Jul-1871 | Murder | Edmund J. Davis |
| 49 | Meredith Haynes | Black | 27 | M | 15-Dec-1871 | Murder | |
| 50 | Bartolo Guerra | Hispanic | – | M | 22-Dec-1871 | Murder | |
| 51 | Oscar Clarke | unknown | – | M | 1871 | Unknown | |
| 1872 - 1 executions | |||||||
| 52 | Stephen Ballew | White | 28 | M | 24-May-1872 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 1873 - 6 executions | |||||||
| 53 | Arthur Shelby | unknown | – | M | 15-Jan-1873 | Murder | |
| 54 | Ben Shelby | unknown | – | M | 15-Jan-1873 | Murder | |
| 55 | William Smith | unknown | – | M | 15-Jan-1873 | Murder | |
| 56 | Ball Woods | unknown | – | M | 15-Jan-1873 | Murder | |
| 57 | George Barnes | White | 26 | M | 14-Apr-1873 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 58 | Lawson Kimball | White | 31 | M | 14-Apr-1873 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 1874 - 5 executions | |||||||
| 59 | Sol Bragg | Black | – | M | June 1874 | Robbery and Murder | Richard Coke |
| 60 | Andres Davila | Hispanic | – | M | 07-Aug-1874 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 61 | Hipolita Tapia | Hispanic | – | M | 07-Aug-1874 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 62 | Ely Bly | Black | – | M | 07-Aug-1874 | Murder | |
| 63 | Edward Jenkins | Black | – | M | 17-Aug-1874 | Murder | |
| 1875 - 4 executions | |||||||
| 64 | James Cooper | Black | – | M | 30-Apr-1875 | Murder | |
| 65 | Griffin Williams | Black | – | M | 30-Apr-1875 | Rape | |
| 66 | Juan Flores | Hispanic | – | M | 26-Jun-1875 | Murder | |
| 67 | Nelson Mitchell | White | 80 | M | 09-Oct-1875 | Murder | |
| 1876 - 4 executions | |||||||
| 68 | Wesley Jones | Black | – | M | 11-Aug-1876 | Rape | |
| 69 | Bill Payne | Black | 25 | M | 03-Nov-1876 | Murder | |
| 70 | Eugene Catchings | Black | 20 | M | 03-Nov-1876 | Murder | |
| 71 | Convich S. Wood | unknown | – | M | 10-Nov-1876 | Murder | |
| 1877 - 1 execution | |||||||
| 72 | John Singleton | White | 22 | M | 27-Apr-1877 | Robbery and Murder | Richard B. Hubbard |
| 1878 - 14 executions | |||||||
| 73 | Brown Bowen | White | 28 | M | 17-May-1878 | Murder | |
| 74 | Fred Robertson | Black | 22 | M | 31-May-1878 | Rape | |
| 75 | Paolo Parras | Hispanic | – | M | 28-Jun-1878 | Murder | |
| 76 | George Solomon | Black | – | M | 28-Jun-1878 | Murder | |
| 77 | James Jones | Black | – | M | 06-Jul-1878 | Murder | |
| 78 | Amos Hadley | Native American | – | M | 30-Aug-1878 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 79 | Diomed Powell | Black | – | M | 30-Aug-1878 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 80 | John Speer | White | 22 | M | 23-Sep-1878 | Murder | |
| 81 | White | 38 | M | 11-Oct-1878 | Murder | ||
| 82 | Juan Antonio Hernandez [2] | Hispanic | – | M | 21-Nov-1878 | Murder | |
| 83 | Smith Jackson | Black | – | M | 14-Dec-1878 | Murder | |
| 84 | Pryor Jones | Black | – | M | 14-Dec-1878 | Murder | |
| 85 | Green Johnson | Black | – | M | 23-Dec-1878 | Murder | |
| 1879 - 12 executions | |||||||
| 86 | Ezekiel Bradley | Black | – | M | 02-May-1879 | Murder | Oran Milo Roberts |
| 87 | José Cordova, Jr.[3] | Hispanic | – | M | 07-Jul-1879 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 88 | Antonio Garcia | Hispanic | – | M | 11-Jul-1879 | Rape and murder | |
| 89 | Jacob Hainline | White | – | M | 08-Aug-1879 | Robbery and Murder | |
| 90 | Taylor Ake | Black | 18 | M | 22-Aug-1879 | Rape | |
| 91 | Charley Harris | unknown | – | M | 29-Aug-1879 | Murder | |
| 92 | Packett | Native American | – | M | 12-Sep-1879 | Murder | |
| 93 | Bill Davis | unknown | – | M | 06-Nov-1879 | Murder | |
| 94 | Julius Toetel | White | 32 | M | 14-Nov-1879 | Murder | |
| 95 | George Brown, Jr. | White | 29 | M | 21-Nov-1879 | Murder | |
| 96 | Andrew Brown | White | 25 | M | 21-Nov-1879 | Murder | |
| 97 | Cresencio Uvalte | Hispanic | – | M | 28-Nov-1879 | Multiple Murders | |
| Source: The Espy File: 1608 - 2002. | |||||||
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