List of people executed in Texas, 1880–89

The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Texas between 1880 and 1889. During this period 64 people were executed by hanging.[1]

Executions 1880–1889

1880 – 13 executions
#	Executed person	Race	Age	Sex	Date of execution	Crime(s)	Governor
98	Samuel Houston Myers [2]	White	–	M	19-Mar-1880	Murder	Oran Milo Roberts
99	John Henry	unknown	–	M	26-Mar-1880	Murder
100	Allen Towles	Black	–	M	26-Mar-1880	Murder
101	Bill Walker	Black	–	M	16-Apr-1880	Murder
102	Lucius Noftsinger	White	30	M	30-Apr-1880	Murder
103	Isham Capps	Black	30	M	07-May-1880	Rape
104	Henry Quarles	Black	30	M	11-Jun-1880	Murder
105	Sam Howard	unknown	–	M	18-Jun-1880	Murder
106	English Carter	White	–	M	02-Jul-1880	Murder
107	George Doren	White	30	M	20-Aug-1880	Murder
108	Allen Wright	Black	28	M	27-Aug-1880	Murder
109	Lyncefield Burk	White	41	M	27-Aug-1880	Rape
110	Warren Sheppard [3]	Black	–	M	12-Nov-1880	Murder
1881 – 4 executions
111	Adam Thompson	Black	26	M	01-Jul-1881	Robbery and Murder
112	Isaiah Walker	Black	–	M	28-Jul-1881	Murder
113	Tom Williams	Black	21	M	23-Sep-1881	Murder
114	Jack Post	White	29	M	28-Oct-1881	Robbery and Murder
1882 – 6 executions
115	D. C. White	White	–	M	02-Feb-1882	Robbery and Murder
116	Miles Thompson	Black	21	M	17-Feb-1882	Rape and Murder
117	Quirius Gaitan	Hispanic	–	M	09-Jun-1882	Murder
118	Chess Thomas	Black	–	M	11-Aug-1882	Murder
119	Shack Caldwell	Black	20	M	18-Aug-1882	Murder
120	Charles Ward [4]	Black	34	M	21-Aug-1882	Rape
1883 – 8 executions
121	Isham Scott	Black	–	M	05-Jan-1883	Murder
122	Fred Waite	White	22	M	23-Mar-1883	Murder		John Ireland
123	Wyatt Banks	Black	25	M	23-Apr-1883	Murder
124	Joseph Brewster	White	–	M	05-Jul-1883	Rape
125	John Cone	Black	28	M	06-Jul-1883	Rape
126	James Stanley	Black	–	M	19-Oct-1883	Robbery and Murder
127	Juan Duran	Hispanic	–	M	14-Dec-1883	Robbery and Murder
128	James Taylor	Black	21	M	21-Dec-1883	Murder
1884 – 4 executions
129	Harrison Williams	Black	28	M	07-Mar-1884	Murder
130	Refugio Gomez	Black	28	M	06-Jun-1884	Murder
131	Bill Bass	Black	25	M	31-Oct-1884	Rape
132	Anthony Walker	Black	36	M	23-Jan-1885	Murder
1885 – 5 executions
133	Jasper Rhodes	Black	22	M	22-May-1885	Murder
134	Archie Gibson	Black	35	M	29-May-1885	Murder
135	Christino Aldava	Hispanic	26	M	14-Aug-1885	Murder
136	Caledonio Chivarria	Hispanic	23	M	14-Aug-1885	Robbery and Murder
137	Henry Johnson	Black	40	M	14-Nov-1885	Rape and Murder
1886 – 7 executions
138	Bill Madison	Black	24	M	15-Jan-1886	Murder
139	Jose Mendiola	Hispanic	30	M	15-Jan-1886	Murder
140	Ben Lane	White	26	M	19-Mar-1886	Murder
141	Wash Washington	Black	30	M	31-Mar-1886	Murder
142	Camillio Gonzales	Hispanic	–	M	17-Apr-1886	Robbery and Murder
143	George Young	Black	31	M	08-May-1886	Murder
144	Irvine Murray	Black	–	M	10-Sep-1886	Murder
1887 – 4 executions
145	James Jones	Black	27	M	13-May-1887	Murder	Lawrence Sullivan Ross
146	Robert Giles	Black	–	M	14-Oct-1887	Robbery and Murder
147	Hamp Wade	Black	–	M	15-Oct-1887	Murder
148	Cruz Rodriguez	Hispanic	–	M	09-Dec-1887	Murder
1888 – 10 executions
149	Chillers Banks	Black	28	M	13-Apr-1888	Murder
150	William Roe	White	31	M	26-May-1888	Murder
151	Conrad Jackson	Black	20	M	16-Jul-1888	Murder
152	Burke Mitchell	Black	36	M	31-Aug-1888	Murder
153	Westley Williams	Black	40	M	29-Sep-1888	Murder
154	William Washington	Black	–	M	20-Oct-1888	Murder, Rape and Robbery
155	Casimero Livar	Hispanic	–	M	07-Dec-1888	Murder
156	John Johnson	Black	17	M	21-Dec-1888	Rape
157	Joe Rather	Black	–	M	28-Dec-1888	Murder
158	Charles McGill	Black	35	M	25-Jan-1889	Murder
1889 – 3 executions
159	George Walker	Black	–	M	05-Apr-1889	Murder
160	James McCoy	White	32	M	23-Aug-1889	Murder
161	Demeiro Fierro	Hispanic	–	M	01-Nov-1889	Murder
Source: The Espy File: 1608–2002.[1]

Preceded by List of people executed in Texas, 1870–79	Lists of people executed in Texas	Succeeded by List of people executed in Texas, 1890–99

References

The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.
A Public Hanging in Texas. The New York Times, published March 20, 1880.
A Hanging in Texas. The New York Times, published November 14, 1880.
Hanging Of a Negro in Texas. The New York Times, published August 22, 1882.

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[espyfile-1] The Espy File: 1608–2002. Death Penalty Information Center. Retrieved 23 February 2009.

[2] A Public Hanging in Texas. The New York Times, published March 20, 1880.

[NYT1880-11-14-3] A Hanging in Texas. The New York Times, published November 14, 1880.

[4] Hanging Of a Negro in Texas. The New York Times, published August 22, 1882.

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