List of people executed in Missouri (pre-1972)

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

Hanging

1820s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorWilliam ShortWhiteMApril 27, 1824FranklinMurderGideon Gary, whiteWilliam Short, MO, 1824 April 27Alexander McNairLuke HarrisBlackMSeptember 2, 1826CooperMurderHezekiah Harris, white (owner)Luke, MO, 1826 May 19John MillerHugh KingWhiteMMay 19, 1827St. LouisMurderMartin Green, whiteHugh King, MO, 1827 May 19Presley MorrisWhiteMMay 26, 1828Cape GirardeauMurderZack Nylie, whitePressly Morris, MO, 1828AnniceBlackFAugust 23, 1828ClayMurderTwo of her children, blackAnnice, MO, 1828 August 23MosesBlackMMay 1829MontgomeryMurderJohn Tanner, white (owner)Moses, MO, 1828Michael CoglandWhiteMSeptember 26, 1829St. LouisMurder

1830s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorJack HarrisBlackM1830CooperMurderJohn Gabriel, whiteJack, MO, 1830John MillerJacob StewartWhiteMApril 13, 1830HowardMurderMr. Davidson, whiteJacob Stuart, MO, 1830 April 13James JenkinsWhiteMSeptember 29, 1830St. LouisMurderSamuel EarlesWhite62MDecember 13, 1831BooneMurderCharles B. Rouse, whiteSamuel Earles, 1831 December 13HamptonBlackMMarch 23, 1832HowardMurderHampton, MO, 1832Isaac WhitsonWhiteMJanuary 30, 1833Cape GirardeauMurderJohn M. Daniel, whiteIsaac Whitson, MO, 1833 January 30Daniel DunklinJames HubbardWhiteMJanuary 31, 1834St. LouisMurderLeland TromleyWhiteMApril 4, 1834LafayetteMurderJames Stephens, whiteLeland Tromley, MO, 1833 April 4Mary AndrewsWhiteFApril 30, 1834LafayetteMurderSarah Andrews, infant, white (daughter)Mary Andrews, MO, 1834 April 30ConwayBlackMApril 8, 1836BooneMurder-RobberyIsrael B. Grant, white (Jake's owner)Conway, MO, 1836 April 8Jake, MO, 1836JakeBlackMJune 20, 1836CallawayDavidBlackMAugust 1837HowardMurderLilburn BoggsWashingtonBlackMHenryBlackMAugust 11, 1837RayMurderDorcas Clevenger, whiteIsh, MO, 1837 August 11IshBlackMMaryBlack19FSeptember 30, 1838CrawfordMurderVienna Brinker, 2, whiteMary, MO, 1838 September 30George GosterWhiteMMay 10, 1839JacksonMurderHarry Garster, MO, 1839 May 10Henry LaneWhiteMAugust 14, 1839ColeMurderMr. Coatmire, whiteHenry Lane, MO, 1839 October 14

1840s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorJames BuchananWhiteMJanuary 3, 1840St. LouisMurderJames Buchanan, MO, 1840 January 3Lilburn BoggsCharles BrownBlack27MJuly 9, 1841St. LouisMurderJesse Barker and Jacob Weaver, whiteIndex Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedThomas ReynoldsJames SewardBlackMAlfred Amos WarrickBlack26MMadison HendersonBlack35MLewisBlackMAugust 7, 1841PikeMurderResin Mackey, whiteLewis, MO, 1841 August 7HowardWhiteMAugust 13, 1841CooperMurderBen WhiteWhiteMAugust 13, 1841RayMurderMartin Adams, whiteBen White, MO, 1841Joseph SaviliaWhiteMJanuary 28, 1842LafayetteMurder-RobberyUnidentified male, whiteJoseph Savilia, MO, 1842 January 28William BerryWhiteMFebruary 10, 1842ColeMurderIndex Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedDedimus BurrWhiteMJuly 8, 1842ColeMurderFemale, white (wife)Dedimus Burr, MO, 1842 July 8Henry JohnsonWhiteMMarch 3, 1843St. LouisMurder-RobberyMajor Floyd, whiteHenry Johnson, MO, 1843 March 3AmericaBlackFJune 10, 1843BooneMurderHiram Beasley, white (owner)America, MO, 1843 June 10HenryBlackMConrad MyersWhiteMMay 24, 1844CrawfordMurderSam B. Wingo, white (sheriff)Index Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedMeredith Miles MarmadukeJoseph BrownWhiteMAugust 16, 1844St. Louis (Federal)MurderJoseph Brown, MO, 1844 April 15John McDanielWhiteMJohn LesterWhiteMJuly 31, 1846HenryMurderScott D. King, white (father-in-law)John Lester, 1846 July 31John Cummins EdwardsNathanBlackMFebruary 20, 1847Cape GirardeauMurder

1850s +NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorBenBlackMJanuary 11, 1850MarionMurder-RapeBright siblings (sister and brother), 14 and 10, whiteBen, MO, 1850 January 8Austin Augustus KingHugh GallagherWhiteMDecember 13, 1850St. LouisMurderMary Ann Crosby, whiteHugh Gallagher, MO, 1850 December 13John ThomasWhiteMFebruary 14, 1851St. LouisMurderMichael Stevens, whiteJohn Thomas, MO, 1851 February 14IsaacBlackMNovember 14, 1851WarrenMurder-RapeMrs. Squire Callihan, elderly, whiteIsaac, MO, 1851 November 14Joel ElliottWhiteMSeptember 10, 1852LafayetteMurderWilliam Smith, whiteJoel Elliott, MO, 1852 September 10AbeBlackMJune 24, 1853PlatteMurderDan, black (slave/overseer)(Newby) Abe, 1853 June 24Sterling PriceJohn SchoenWhiteMJuly 22, 1853St. LouisMurderDodge, MO, 1853 July 22Joseph V. DodgeWhiteMAugustus Otis JenningsWhiteMSeptember 2, 1853BuchananMurderEdward H. Willard, whiteAugustus Jennings, MO, 1853 September 2Willis WashamWhiteMAugust 25, 1854GreeneMurderMale, 14, white (stepson)Willis Washam, 1854 August 25John HutingWhiteMAugust 31, 1855MontgomeryMurderCaroline Scholton, white (love interest)John Huting, MO, 1855Samuel NottinghamWhiteMNovember 23, 1855BatesMurderSarah Nottingham, white (wife)Samuel Nottingham, 1905 January 25William Nottingham, MO, 1855 November 23CeliaBlack20FDecember 21, 1855CallawayMurderRobert Newsome, white (owner)Celia, MO, 1855 December 21HenryBlackMJuly 11, 1856LafayetteMurderJohn Winslow, whiteHenry, MO, 1856 July 11James NicholsWhiteMJune 5, 1857JohnsonMurderHancock Lee JacksonJacob NeusleinWhiteMJune 19, 1857St. LouisMurderFemale, white (wife)Jacob Neuslein, MO, 1857 June 19John La PointeWhiteMMurderRobert Wheaton, whitePointe John La, MO, 1857 June 19Israel ShoultzWhiteMMurderHenry Inkamp, whiteIsrael Shultz, MO, 1857 June 19Edward WorrellWhite28MJune 27, 1857FranklinMurder-RobberyBasil H. Gordon, whiteEdward Worrell, 1857 June 27JoeBlackMNovember 13, 1857BooneMurderRobert Marcellus StewartJohn ChapmanWhiteMJuly 16, 1858HowardMurderRobert ShehaneWhiteMAugust 7, 1858OregonMurder-RobberyJohn Merrill, whiteRobert Shehane, 1905 January 31FarrellBlackMDecember 31, 1858LafayetteMurderHenry Nance, white (overseer)John, MO, 1858 December 31JohnBlackMGeorgeBlackMJanuary 7, 1859RandolphMurderGeorge LambWhiteMJune 17, 1859St. LouisMurderFemale, white (wife)George Lamb, MO, 1859 June 17Joseph ThorntonWhite38MNovember 12, 1859St. LouisMurderJoseph Charles, whiteJoseph Thornton, MO, 1859 November 12GreenBlackMDecember 2, 1859BuchananMurderFrancis Marion Wright, whiteGreen, MO, 1859 December 2

1860s

+NameRaceAgeSexDate of executionCountyCrimeVictim(s)GovernorSamuel BrustWhiteMAugust 31, 1860St. LouisMurderMr. Schmidt, whiteSamuel Brust, MO, 1860 August 31Robert Marcellus StewartJohn BairdWhiteMMay 10, 1861LewisMurderJames Whiteford, 52, whiteJohn Baird, 1861 May 10Claiborne Fox JacksonJohn ColeWhiteMJuly 14, 1861Greene (Military)MurderJohn W. Cole, MO, 1861 July 14William WilsonWhite24MJune 27, 1862St. LouisMurder-BurglaryJohn C. Gilmore, white (police officer)William Wilson, MO, 1862 June 27Hamilton Rowan GambleCalvin SartainWhiteMAugust 15, 1862LinnMurderUnknownBlackMSeptember 6, 1862RayAttempted rapeMichael KearnsWhiteMJanuary 23, 1863St. LouisMurderRobert Baker, whiteMichael Kearns, MO, 1863 January 23James EdmondsWhiteMMarch 6, 1863JeffersonMurderJohn Bridgeman, whiteJames Edmonds, MO, 1863 March 3Joseph BurnsWhite26MMay 8, 1863St. LouisMurder-BurglaryJohn C. Gilmore, white (police officer)Joseph Burns, MO, 1863 May 8HenryBlack20MAugust 28, 1863MoniteauMurderAlfred N. Norman, white (owner)(Norman) Henry, 1863 August 28William LinvilleWhite19MNovember 6, 1863BuchananMurderMr. Burns, whiteWilliam Linville, MO, 1863 November 6Valentine HansenWhite35MApril 16, 1864St. LouisMurderMr. Ellig, whiteValentine Hansen, MO, 1862 April 15Willard Preble HallJohn ReillyWhiteMApril 29, 1864JohnsonMurderJoseph LanierWhiteMJune 10, 1864Andrew (Military)SeditionJoseph Lanier, MO, 1864 June 10Peter KeiffeWhite27MOctober 7, 1864Greene (Military)MurderA civilianIndex Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedJohn AbshireWhite21MOctober 17, 1864St. Louis (Military)MurderWilliam Hayes, whiteJohn F. Abshire, MO, 1864 October 17Jefferson JacksonWhiteMOctober 29, 1864Buchanan (Military)MurderMale, whiteJackson Jefferson, MO, 1864 October 29Abraham PurvisWhite18MJanuary 13, 1865St. Louis (Military)MurderA civilianIndex Card Summary of Execution(s), UndatedThomas Clement FletcherEphraim RichardsonWhite16MGreen WillisBlack35MMarch 1, 1866BuchananMurder-RobberyJacob Kuhn, whiteGreen Willis, MO, 1866 March 1Zeke HartWhite20MOctober 19, 1866MorganMurder-BurglaryRoss Saltimer, whiteZeke Hart, MO, 1866 October 19Thomas BlueBlack20MJune 21, 1867MonroeMurderWilliam Madison and Sarah Cowherd Vandeventer, 59 and 46, whitePeter ChristmanWhite18MDecember 6, 1867St. LouisMurder-RobberyEdward and Moses Ross, 30 and 4, whitePeter Christman, 1867 December 6Alfred HughesBlackMJuly 24, 1868ClintonMurderDaniel W. Jenkins, 25, whiteAlferd Hughes, MO, 1868 July 24William EdwardsBlack23MJuly 23, 1869St. LouisMurderLouis Wilson, 26, blackWilliam Edwards, MO, 1869 July 23Joseph W. McClurg

1870s