right out of a kentucky history book of hangings
HANGINGS IN KENTUCKY 1792-1900
Although not the most pleasant subject, many in Kentucky, as in other states, were on the wrong side of the law. I have been asked so many times if there was a list of those who had been executed in the state. This list is NOT complete. If the surname appears in parenthesis, it is the slave owner's last name.
ADAMS, Beverly Age 22, black, male, murder, 14 Sept 1894
AGEE, Truck White, murder, 4 Nov 1887
ALFRED, George Black, laborer, murder, 1 May 1874
ANDERSON, Robert Age 52, white, engineer, murder, 2 Apr 1880
ARMSTRONG, George Black, murder, 1 Dec 1893
ARNOLD, Joshua Race unknown, murder, 1884
AUSTIN, William Age 21, white, murder, 13 Oct 1882.
BAKER, Abner Jr White, physician, murder, 3 Oct 1845.
BAKER, Baker William Age 27, White, murder, 15 Jan 1850
BAYSINGER, Unknown First: White, murder, assumed hanging 1780
BEAUCHAMP, Jereboam: Age 23, white, attorney, murder, 7 July 1826
BEGLEY, Thomas White, murder, 17 May 1817
(BERRY), Frances Black, female, slave, poisoning, 7 Sept 1860
BLANKS, Bob Black, rape, 18 Apr 1899
(BOWLING), Jacob Black, slave, murder, 12 Dec 1856
BOYD, David White, murder, 29 Mar 1795
(BRASSFIELD), Pompey Black, slave, murder, 21 Jan 1821
BRIDGES, John Black, murder, 30 June 1882
BROWN, Bob Black, murder, 9 June 1893
BROWN, Bob Age 34, white, farmer. murder, Barren Co, 3 Apr 1899
BROWN, Jesse Black, steamboat rouster, murder, 15 Jan 1892
BROWN, Lindsay Black, Rape, 5 Dec 1871
BUCKHANNAN, James White, murder, 1 June 1888
BULGER, Samuel Black, rape, 4 Sept 1883
BUSH, John Black, laborer, 21 Nov 1884
BUSH, Simpson Age 24, white, farm hand, murder, 5 Feb 1892
CALLAHAN, Isaac White, murder, 17 May 1817
CARR, Charles White, laborer, robbery-murder, 26 July 1819
CATON, Moses Age 46, white, farmer, murder, 8 May 1885
CAUDILL, ____ Black, male, rape, 4 July 1846
CHARLTON,Robert Black, murder, 5 Feb 1892
(CHURCHILL), Isaac Black, slave, murder, 6 July 1838
CLAPP, Levi Black, rape, 5 Dec 1873
i could go on there is 200 more
HANGINGS IN KENTUCKY 1792-1900
Although not the most pleasant subject, many in Kentucky, as in other states, were on the wrong side of the law. I have been asked so many times if there was a list of those who had been executed in the state. This list is NOT complete. If the surname appears in parenthesis, it is the slave owner's last name.
ADAMS, Beverly Age 22, black, male, murder, 14 Sept 1894
AGEE, Truck White, murder, 4 Nov 1887
ALFRED, George Black, laborer, murder, 1 May 1874
ANDERSON, Robert Age 52, white, engineer, murder, 2 Apr 1880
ARMSTRONG, George Black, murder, 1 Dec 1893
ARNOLD, Joshua Race unknown, murder, 1884
AUSTIN, William Age 21, white, murder, 13 Oct 1882.
BAKER, Abner Jr White, physician, murder, 3 Oct 1845.
BAKER, Baker William Age 27, White, murder, 15 Jan 1850
BAYSINGER, Unknown First: White, murder, assumed hanging 1780
BEAUCHAMP, Jereboam: Age 23, white, attorney, murder, 7 July 1826
BEGLEY, Thomas White, murder, 17 May 1817
(BERRY), Frances Black, female, slave, poisoning, 7 Sept 1860
BLANKS, Bob Black, rape, 18 Apr 1899
(BOWLING), Jacob Black, slave, murder, 12 Dec 1856
BOYD, David White, murder, 29 Mar 1795
(BRASSFIELD), Pompey Black, slave, murder, 21 Jan 1821
BRIDGES, John Black, murder, 30 June 1882
BROWN, Bob Black, murder, 9 June 1893
BROWN, Bob Age 34, white, farmer. murder, Barren Co, 3 Apr 1899
BROWN, Jesse Black, steamboat rouster, murder, 15 Jan 1892
BROWN, Lindsay Black, Rape, 5 Dec 1871
BUCKHANNAN, James White, murder, 1 June 1888
BULGER, Samuel Black, rape, 4 Sept 1883
BUSH, John Black, laborer, 21 Nov 1884
BUSH, Simpson Age 24, white, farm hand, murder, 5 Feb 1892
CALLAHAN, Isaac White, murder, 17 May 1817
CARR, Charles White, laborer, robbery-murder, 26 July 1819
CATON, Moses Age 46, white, farmer, murder, 8 May 1885
CAUDILL, ____ Black, male, rape, 4 July 1846
CHARLTON,Robert Black, murder, 5 Feb 1892
(CHURCHILL), Isaac Black, slave, murder, 6 July 1838
CLAPP, Levi Black, rape, 5 Dec 1873
i could go on there is 200 more
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