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 might is NOT complete. If the surname appears in parenthesis, this 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
CLARK, Marcellus Age 19, White, soldier guerilla, 15 Mar
1865
CLARK, Reuben Age 27, white, conspiracy to murder, 20
Aug 1852
(CLARK), Squire Black, slave, murder, 2 Oct 1833
CLARK, Turner Age 19, white, conspiracy to murder, June
1852
CLUTTER, William Wite, seaman Robbery-Murder, 8 June
10
COLEMAN, Joe White, murder, 25 May 1847
(COLEMAN), Daniel Black, slave, arson, 28 Sept 1787
COMELY, John White, murder, 1856
CRAFT, Ellis White, mill worker, rape-murder, 13 Oct 1883
(CROW), Joab Back, slave, murder, 2 Apr 1796
DANIEL, Barrett Black, slave, 6 Feb 1863
DEWITT, James White, murder, June 1897
DILGER, Charles Age 30, white, watchman. Murder, 31 July
1889
DUNCAN, Joseph Black, murder, 13 June 1873
(EADS), Clabe Black, slave. Murder, 1 Aug 1863
EDMOND, Elliott Black, slave. Rape, 17 June 1853
EDMUNDS, Ned Black, slave, murder, 16 May 1862
EGGLESTON, Allan White, murder, 28 Sept 1866
EVANS, Phil Black, rape, 5 Jan 1894
FIELDS, Henry White, farmer, murder, 19 Sept 1799
FINLEY, Gus Age 20, white, murder, 17 Apr 1885
FINNELL, Joe Black, slave, attempted rape, 26 Aug 1864
FITZPATRICK, Champ Age 28, white, farm hand, murder, 21
Mar 1884
FITZPATRICK, Rudolph Age 30, White, farm hand, murder,
21 Mar 1884
FLETCHER, Wash Black, murder, 3 Oct 1884
FOWLER, Robert Age 24 ,White, murder, 23 Apr 1886
FRANKLIN, John White, tenant farmer, murder, Barren Co
KY, 10 Mar 1899
FREESE, Henry Black, murder, 14 Aug 1885
GAINES, Samuel Race unknown, murder, 13 July 1886
GILLESPIE, Ellenor White, female, housewife, murder, 26
July 1817
GOOD, Eden White, murder, 31 Jul 31
(GREY), Cassy Black, female, slave, murder, 2 Oct 1833
(GRINTER), Anthony Black, slave, 6 Feb 1857.
GUTHRIE, Tom Black, murder, 5 July 1875
HAGAN, Dan White, murder, 1856
HAMILTON, John White, robbery-murder, Barren Co, 7 May
1818 [found innocent later]
(HAMILTON) Lucy Black, slave, murder, May 1848
HANNING, William White, murder, 19 Jan 1855
HAWKINS, Edward Age 20, White, criminal murder, 29 May
1857
HAYDEN, Tom Black, murder, 11 July 1898
HAZELWOOD, Hannah Female, murder, 30 Apr 1834
HICKS, John Age 18, Black, murder, 24 Feb 1882
(HILL), George Black, slave. attempted rape, 27 Oct 1815
HITE, Stephen Age 37, white, harness maker, murder, 9 Dec
1892
HUFFMER, George White, murder, 1 Feb 1856
HUNT, Pat Race unknown, murder, 18 Dec 1889
HUNTER, George White, murder, 1858.
IRVIN, Francis White, murder, 13 May 1826
JACKSON, Andrew Unknown race, murder, 12 Apr 1860
JACKSON, Scott Age 28, white, dental student, murder, 20
Mar 1897
(JAMES), Bill Black, slave, murder, 30 Jul 1791
JAMES, Levi Age 21, black, murder, 10 June 1891
JENKINS, Thomas Native American, murder, assumed
hanging, 1856
JOHNSON, Green White, soldier, murder, 25 Aug 1865
JOHNSON, John Black, murder, 21 Aug 1895
JONES, Adam White, robbery-murder, 1 Sept 1837
JONES, Michael White, murder, 1 Aug 1834
JONES, Oscar Age 50, black, murder, 4 Nov 1892
KEEN, Moses White, murder, 31Dec 1841
KELLY, Moses White, robbery-murder, 28 Oct 1853
KELLY, Robert White, robbery-murder, 28 Oct 1853
KING, William White, murder, 28 June 1867
KRIEL, William White, butcher, murder, 21 Jan 1870
LAUGHLIN, Robert White, tenant farmer, rape-murder, 9 Jan
1897
LEWIS, Nelson Age 28, black, farm hand, murder, 9 Dec 1892
LOVETT, George White, murder, 1 Aug 1834
MAGEE, George Age 18, black, murder, 29 Feb 1895
MARCUM, James Age 24, white, murder, 29 Apr 1887
MARKS, Nathan White, guerilla, likely hanging, 1864.
(MASON), John Black, slave, murder, 18 Nov 1853
MARLER, Bob Race unknown, murder, 9 Feb 1891
MARTIN, Mitchell Black, slave rape, 26 Apr 1850
MILLER, Ambrose Black, murder, Oct 1887
MILLER, William Age 16,Black, student rape, 3 Feb 1899
MOUNTS, Ellison Age 26, white, murder, 18 Feb 1890
MURPHY, John White?, murder, Aug 1859
MURPHY, Philip Age 22, white, farmer, murder, 10 Oct 1852
McCALLISTER, Henry Unknown race, murder, 5 Nov 1837
McCARTY, Dennis Age 34, white, streetcar conductor,
murder, 9 Dec 1892
McELROY, James Age 21, black, farm hand, robbery-murder,
1 July 1887
McLAUGHLIN, Daniel White, shoemaker, murder, 11 Dec
1829
NEAL, William White, mill worker, rape-murder, 27 Mar 1885
O’BRIEN, Tom Unknown race, murder, 27 Feb 1890
OVERTON, Bufford Race unknown, murder, 12 Oct 1896
OWENS, Abram White, murder, 28 June 1867

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