List of people executed in Arkansas (pre-1972)

The following is a list of people executed in the U.S. state of Arkansas before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia. For people executed after the restoration of capital punishment by the Supreme Court's ruling in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), see List of people executed in Arkansas.

Hanging

1836–1849 +NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorWilliam McKeeWhiteMay 26, 1837PulaskiMurderBuford P. Scott, whiteJames Sevier ConwayWilliam BrownWhiteOctober 19, 1838PopeMurderMary M. Brown, white (wife)William Brown, AR, 1838 October 19Tyre O'NealWhite1840PikeHorse stealingN/ATyre O'Neal, AR, 1840Conway or YellQuinnWhite1841LafayetteMurderMale, whiteQuinn, AR, 1841Archibald YellFrankBlackDecember 22, 1843CrawfordRapeSusan Rose, whiteDennis, AR, 1843 June 9DennisBlackHenry ScaggsWhiteOctober 25, 1844HempsteadMurderWilliam B. Oaks, whiteHenry H. Scaggs, AR, 1844 October 25Samuel AdamsKloo-Ni-Wo-Hi-TyNative AmericanJanuary 1845WashingtonMurder-RobberyJames P. Bigelow, whiteNo Ske Ski Ka, AR, 1845 September 27Thomas Stevenson DrewTau-No-Hi-YunhiNative AmericanKa-No-Ske-SkiNative AmericanCrawford BurnettWhiteNovember 8, 1845WashingtonMurder-RobberyJonathan Selby, whiteLavinia BurnettWhite60John BurnettWhiteDecember 26, 1845BobBlack1847UnionAttempted rapeBob, AR, 1847John DowdyWhiteApril 25, 1847OuachitaMurderMale, Native AmericanJohn Dowdy, AR, 1847HenryBlack1849UnionMurder-RapeMrs. Abbot, whiteSam, AR, 1849Drew, Byrd, or RoaneSamBlack

1850s +NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorProctor?CrawfordMurderSkilley, AR, 1850?SkilleyManualBlackMay 1851MurderMale, white (owner)Manual, AR, 1851 MayJohn Selden RoaneUnknownBlack1853AshleyMurderMr. Davis, white (owner)Unnamed, AR, 1853Elias Nelson ConwayUnknownBlackDoghead GloryNative AmericanFebruary 4, 1853BentonMurderDavid Scootie, Native AmericanGlory Doghead, AR, 1853 February 4Buck WhiteNative American1854FranklinMurderUnknownBuck White, AR, 1854AustinBlackJune 9, 1854LawrenceMurderBenjamin Watson, white (owner)RandallBlack26August 1, 1856WashingtonMurderDr. James Boone, whiteUnnamed, AR, 1856Washington County Lynching of 1856Willis BeardWhiteMay 29, 1857Crawford (Federal)MurderJohn Kelley, whiteWillis Beard, AR, 1850John BassWhiteApril 1858Murder-RobberyMale, white (tax collector)John Bass, AR, 1858Lafayette SullivanWhiteApril 30, 1858IndependenceMurderThomas P. Sullivan, white (cousin)Lafayette Sullivan, AR, 1858 April 30David LewisWhite24April 29, 1859IndependenceMurderWill C. Bewler, white (father-in-law)Charles CosgroveWhiteJune 10, 1859PulaskiMurderG. R. Lester, white

1860s

+NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorFletcherWhiteMay 1860RandolphInciting riotsN/AFletcher, AR, 1860 MayElias Nelson ConwayPercifieldWhiteRobert DavisWhiteJanuary 18, 1861CrawfordMurderElisha and John Clary, whiteHenry Massey RectorAlfredBlackMarch 8, 1861WashingtonMurderWilliam Stephens, white (owner)Alfred, AR, 1861 March 8George CokerWhiteApril 5, 1861BradleyMurderHenry Coker, AR, 1861 April 5Henry CokerWhiteDavid DoddWhite17January 8, 1864Pulaski (Military)EspionageN/ADavid Dodd, AR, 1864 January 8Harris FlanaginJeremiah EarnestWhite44March 18, 1864Pulaski (Military)MurderThree people, whiteThomas MillerWhiteA. J. CopelandWhiteJuly 29, 1864Sebastian (Military)MurderJohn Brown, whiteIsaac MurphyJohn NorwoodWhiteWilliam CaryWhiteJames RowdenWhiteAlexander McBroomWhite34April 21, 1865Sebastian (Military)DesertionN/AFranklin PattersonWhite34May 5, 1865Sebastian (Military)MurderFrank Marzall, 48, whiteMcAdamsBlack1868UnionMurderGeneral Moore, blackMcAdams, AR, 1868Murphy or ClaytonTobe OwensBlackSeptember 4, 1868Little RiverMurderMale, minor, blackTobe Owens, AR, 1868 September 4Powell ClaytonWiliam ReeceBlackJanuary 19, 1869Crittenden (Military)RapeThree females, whiteWiliam Reece, AR, 1869 January 19UnknownBlackUnknownBlackMajor TatumBlack21March 25, 1869Little RiverMurderRev. Mr. Morrill, whiteMajor Tatum, AR, 1869 March 25James WarnerBlackAugust 19, 1869PulaskiMurder-RobberyMrs. Strange, whiteJames Warner, AR, 1869 August 19Dave RossWhiteSeptember 3, 1869CrawfordMurderJohn Lytle, whiteDave Ross, AR, 1869 September 3

1870s

+NameRaceAgeDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorAmos McCurtainNative AmericanJune 24, 1870Crawford (Federal)Murder-RobberyJames McClain and James Blakely, Native American and blackPowell ClaytonJerdon GrundyBlackFebruary 3, 1871CrawfordMurderRobert Monroe, blackJerdon Grundy, AR, 1871 February 3William HarrisonBlackJune 10, 1871CrittendenMurderJohn B. Crockett, whiteWilliam Harrison, AR, 1871 June 9Ozra Amander HadleyJohn RosebroughBlackMurderWilliam Freeman, elderly, whiteFrank CobbBlackOctober 20, 1872AshleyMurderDr. W. L. McKoin, whiteFrank Cobb, AR, 1872 October 20Ned NightonBlack1873UnionMurderPatsy Matthews, blackNed Nighton, AR, 1873Hadley or BaxterJake YoungBlackJanuary 31, 1873CrawfordRapeJake Young, AR, 1873 February 7Elisha BaxterWilliam WatkinsWhite41April 25, 1873WhiteMurderWilliam Swaggerty, whiteBrown BrewerBlack25May 2, 1873WhiteMurderCharles Bayley, blackJoe HodgesBlack28June 27, 1873PhillipsMurder-RobberyMr. Cummings, whiteJames Runnels, AR, 1873 June 27James RunnelsBlack24John ChildersNative American27August 15, 1873N/AMurder-RobberyReyburn Wedding, whiteYoung WolfNative AmericanOctober 10, 1873N/AMurder-RobberyTwo trappers, whiteTunageeNative AmericanJohn BillyNative American18April 3, 1874N/AMurderPerry Duval, white (deputy marshal)John PointerNative American18MurderMale, whiteIsaac FilmoreNative American17Murder-RobberyMale, whiteSidney WallaceWhite23April 13, 1874JohnsonMurderR. W. Ward and Elisha Mears, white (constable and judge)McClish ImpsonNative AmericanJanuary 15, 1875N/AMurderUnidentified male, whiteAugustus Hill GarlandDaniel EvansWhite21September 3, 1875N/AMurder-RobberyJ. R. Seaboet, whiteWilliam WhittingtonWhite30Murder-RobberyJohn Turner, whiteJames MooreWhite27MurderWilliam Spivey, white (police officer)Samuel FooyMixed26Murder-RobberyJohn E. Naff, whiteSmoker MankillerNative American18MurderWilliam Short, whiteEdward CampbellBlack20MurderLawson Ross and Maria McKinney, blackWilliam B. ThompsonWhiteDecember 18, 1875ConwayMurderRebecca Stover, whiteW. B. Thompson, AR, 1875 December 18Cornelius HammondWhite22January 14, 1876BentonMurderColumbus Hancock, whiteCornelius Hammon, AR, 1876 January 14Gibson IshtonubbeeNative AmericanApril 21, 1876N/AMurder-RobberyDr. Funny and Ms. Mason, Native American and blackIsham SeelyNative American26William LeechWhite36Murder-RobberyHenry Watkins, whiteOrpheus McGeeNative AmericanMurderRobert Alexander, whiteAaron WilsonBlack20Murder-RobberyJames and Frank Harris, 12 (Frank), whiteTate JacksonBlackJune 1876MonroeMurderTate Jackson, AR, 1876 JuneSamuel PetersNative American29September 8, 1876N/AMurderMrs. James Hanson, whiteOsey SandersNative American30Murder-RobberyThomas S. Carlyle, whiteJohn ValleyNative American29Murder-RobberyEli Hackett, whiteSinker WilsonNative American24MurderDatus Cowan, minor, whiteAlbert TrammellBlack35July 28, 1877NevadaMurderNancy Trammell, black (wife)William Read MillerGiles DicksonBlack42September 7, 1877MonroeMurderNathaniel McCall, whiteGiles Dickson, 1877 SeptemberTom StanerWhite25November 2, 1877SalineMurderHarriet Staner (aunt) and Parcell Taylor, whiteTom Staner, AR, 1877 November 2John JonesBlackDecember 14, 1877LeeMurderJoseph Colwell, whiteJohn Jones, AR, 1877 December 14William BaldwinBlackMay 3, 1878MillerMurderMalissa Phillips, black (girlfriend)Jacob LevelsBlackJune 21, 1878PulaskiMurderRobert Swan, blackJacob Levels, AR, 1878 June 21Clint AndersonBlackAugust 30, 1878PulaskiRapeSarah McGinty, whiteClint Anderson, AR, 1878 August 30Charles CarrWhiteNovember 8, 1878CrossRapeSallie Derushe, whiteCharles Carr, AR, 1878 OctoberJames DiggsBlackDecember 20, 1878N/AMurder-RobberyJ. C. Gould, whiteJohn PostoakNative AmericanMurderJohn Ingley, whiteHenry TaylorBlackJune 27, 1879St. FrancisRapeMartha Anthony, 7, blackHenry Taylor, AR, 1879 June 27Henri StewartWhite30August 29, 1879N/AMurder-RobberyJ. B. Jones, whiteWilliam WileyWhite32MurderDavid J. Brown, whiteRobert LancasterWhite28September 12, 1879IndependenceMurderThomas Johnson, whiteMarcus WhitleyWhiteSeptember 26, 1879RandolphMurderDuke Sumner, whiteMarcus Whitley, AR, 1879 September 26Joseph KempWhite25October 3, 1879SharpMurderMarion D. Hulsey, white

1880s