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Three Enslaved Persons Kill Orangeville Family
Three enslaved persons named Jess, Ruben (Rube?), and Emma kill a Mr. Kinkaid (Kineade, Kinkade?), his wife, and his son in...
Three Enslaved Persons Hanged Without Trial
Two enslaved men and an enslaved woman involved in the murder of Mr. Kinkaid and his family are hanged without trial in...
Enslaved Man Accused of Rape in Titus
An enslaved man is accused of rape and another case of attempted rape of white women in Titus.
Enslaved Man Whipped on Orders of Committee in Plano
An enslaved man named Dick is given fifty lashes by a committee in Plano for involvement in inciting a slave rebellion.
Enslaved Man Hanged for Raping Woman in Upshur County
An enslaved man is caught and hanged for rape of a white woman and attempted rape of another in Upshur County, roughly 35...
Enlaved Man Sentenced to Death
An enslaved man named George is sentenced to death on June 29th after being found guilty of inciting a rebellion in Burleson...
Enslaved Man Sentenced to Death for Arson
A enslaved man named Joe is found guilty of burning down the Cameron Centinel the November prior and is hanged on July 18th...
Enslaved Woman Kills Child
An enslaved woman kills a child named Pike Pace (either on June 8 or June 9) in Bonham and is hanged after being found...
An Enslaved Woman Poisons Master
An enslaved woman poisons her female owner with arsenic approximately twelve miles north of Centerville. The woman survives...
Enslaved Girl Whipped for Stealing Money
An enslaved girl is whipped for several hours for stealing money from a man named Griffin in Coryell County.
Enslaved Persons Whipped in Dallas
Approximately seventy to eighty enslaved persons are whipped for having knowledge about an alleged plot that was to occur on...
Three Enslaved Men Hanged near Trinity River
Three enslaved men named Sam, Cato, and Patrick are convicted and hanged by vigilante committee at north bank of the Trinity...
Enslaved Man Shot in Colorado County
An enslaved man is shot near the Bernard (present-day Little San Bernard River) after trying to run away. He would later die...
Enslaved Runaway Man Shot Near Victoria
An enslaved runaway man is shot near Victoria. He is believed to have died from his wounds.
Master Killed by Enslaved Men Near Brenham
A master named Thomas Erwin is tied down and shot by two of his enslaved men.
Men Hanged in Palestine
Several African American men, in addition to a white man, are hanged in Palestine, having been accused of a plot to poison...
Overseer Stabbed by Enslaved Man in Colorado County
An overseer is stabbed by an enslaved man, who then escapes with another enslaved person.
Enslaved Man Hanged at Science Hill
An enslaved man is hanged southwest of present-day Athens after being accused of attempting to poison the water in the town.
Black Man Hanged at Red Oak
A black man alleged to be the ringleader of a plot to poison the water supply at Red Oak is hanged by vigilantes in present-...
Blacks Hanged for Alleged Rebellion
Around twenty blacks are hanged in connection with an alleged slave rebellion in Waxahachie.