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State Prison Records for Kaufman County, TX

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Lacy, Smith, 42 yrs, born 1869 Texas. Father born Virginia. Convicted Oct 11, 1911 for Murder in 2nd degree. Given 6 yrs. Received Dec 14, 1911. Pardoned August 4, 1918
Landrum, H. T., 23 yrs, white, born Georgia. Convicted June 10, 1890 for Passing forged documents. Given 2 yrs. Received July 2, 1890. Discharged April 10, 1892
Lane, Porter, 30 yrs, born 1900 Texs. Convicted July 8, 1930 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Sep 24, 1930. Lived Terrell. Discharged Mar 6, 1932
Laney, Mack, 24 yrs, born Oct 6, 1884 Texas. Father born Tenn. Mother born Texas. Convicted Jan 22, 1908 for Robbery & firearms. Given 5 yrs. Received Feb 4, 1908. Lived Elmo. Discharged May 22, 1912
Laud, Roy Washington, 17 yrs, black, born 1926 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted May 24, 1943 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received July 5, 1943. Discharged Jan 10, 1945
Laud, Roy Washington, 22 yrs, black, born 1926 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Feb 24, 1948 for Burglary, 2nd offense. Given 5 yrs. Received from Dallas county May 7, 1948. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged April 12, 1951
Letcher?, Lee, black, born 1896, Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Oct 25, 1915 for burglary. Given 3 years. Received Nov 15, 1915. Discharged June 1, 1918.
Lewis, Cecil, 24 yrs, black, born 1897 Texas. Parents born Tennessee. Convicted Dec 14, 1921 for Manufacturing Whiskey. Given 1 yr. Received Dec. 24, 1921.
Lived Elmo. Discharged Sep 22, 1922
Lewis, Dillard, 26 yrs, black, born 1898 Louisiana. Parents born Louisiana. Convicted Dec 16, 1924 for Theft over $50.00. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 22, 1924. Lived Scurry. Discharged Mar 23, 1926
Lewis, Oscar, 28 yrs, black, born 1893 Texas. Parents born Tennessee. Convicted Dec 14, 1921 for Manufacturing Whiskey. Given 1 yr. Received Dec 24, 1921.
Lived Elmo. Discharged Oct. 26, 1922
Lewis, Will, 46 yrs, black, born 1877 Louisiana. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 19, 1923 for Manufacturing Liquor. Given 3 yrs. Received Dec 23, 1923. Lived Terrell. Discharged July 10, 1925
Lindsey, Lewis, 21 yrs, born Texas. Convicted July 2, 1887 for burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Aug 7, 1997. Discharged May 2, 1889
Lipuma, Batestta, 24 yrs, born 1928 Michigan. Parents born Italy. Convicted Jan 14, 1952 for Theft over $50.00. Given 4 yrs. Received from Val Verde County Apr 22, 1952. Lived Kaufman county. Discharged June 30, 1954. Served in the Army
Lister, Madera, 22 yrs, black, born 1913 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted May 18, 1935 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Jul 17, 1935. Discharged Oct 5, 1936
Lister, Madera, 21 yrs, born 1913 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted June 18, 1934 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Jun 22, 1934. See new number 79959
Livingston, Eugene, 18 yrs, black, born 1919 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Sept 13, 1937 for Theft over $50.00. Given 4 yrs. Received from Dallas County Oct 8, 1937. Discharged Oct. 8, 1940
Lopez, Tiny, 41 yrs, Mexican, born 1885 Mexico. Parents born Mexico. Convicted Dec 19, 1935 for Assault to Murder. Given 1 yr. Received Feb 14, 1936. Lived Kemp. Discharged Nov 1, 1936
Lovell, Joe, 40 yrs, white, born 1865 Arkansas. Parents born Arkansas. Convicted Mar 22, 1905 for Theft over $50.00. Given 2 yrs. Received from Ellis County May 18, 1905. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged Jan 25, 1907
Mackey, Johnny, 26 yrs, black, born 1904 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 9, 1929 for Possession of still & manufacturing liquor. Given 1 yr. Received Dec 31, 1929. Discharged Dec. 11, 1930
Mapes, Eugene, 20 yrs, white, born 1876 Texas. Convicted Oct 8, 1898 for Passing counterfeit __. Given 2 yrs. Received Oct 16, 1898. Pardoned Mar 12, 1900
Marey, Annie, 18 yrs, black, born 1912 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 4, 1929 for Attempting to Pass Forged Instruments. Given 2 yrs. Received
Dec 31, 1929. Discharged Jul 4, 1931
Martin, Sylvester, 44 yrs, Black. Born 1891, Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted December 17, 1935 for Robbery. Given 5 years. Received December 18, 1935. Discharged November 29, 1937
Mathis, George, ex US Convict, Ft. Levenworth, Kansas, 31 yrs, born 1873, Tennessee. Father born Mississippi. Convicted Jan 12, 1904 for Theft. Given 4 yrs. Lived Terrell. Received January 28, 1904. Discharged July 27, 1907
Maxey, George, 27 yrs, black, born 1912 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Nov 27, 1939 for Burglary. Given 4 yrs. Received Dec 13, 1939. Paroled Nov 1, 1941
McAnally, Charley, 26 yrs, white. Born 1891 Texas. Father born Tenn. Mother born Miss. Convicted December 19, 1917 for Pandering. Given 7 years. Lived Crandall. Received January 7, 1918. Died November 18, 1918.
McCann, John, 24 yrs. Born Pennsylvania. Convicted Oct 17, 1874 for agg. assault. Given 4 years. Received Feb. 19, 1878. Discharged July 20, 1878.
McClelland, Ernest T., 24 yrs, black, born 1901 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 23, 1925 for manslaughter. Given 4 yrs. Lived Terrell. Received Jan. 4, 1926. Discharged Sep 16, 1908
McDade, Bun, 36 yrs, black, born 1888 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 16, 1924 for Theft over $50.00. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 22, 1924. Lived Rosser. Discharged Jun 2, 1926
Menefee, Dave, 20 yrs, black, born 1879 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Mar 6, 1899 for Burglary. Given 12 yrs. Received Mar 18, 1899. Lived Elmo. Discharged Jul 29, 1903
Mewborn, Thomas. 23 yrs [white] Born Georgia July 2. Convicted August 7th for Burglary. Served 2 years. Received July 2, 1889. Discharged May 19, 1889 [sic]
Miller, Charles W., 25 yrs, born Prussia. Convicted June Term for Theft. Given 8 yrs. Received June 25, 1872. Pardoned Feb. 12, 1873
Mills, Bud, Ex convict #19529, 24 yrs, born 1880 Texas. Convicted Dec 11, 1913 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 31, 1913 from Fayette County. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged Oct 14, 1914
Mitchell, Eddie, 22 yrs, black, born 1903 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 16, 1925 for Assault to Murder. Given 5 yrs. Received Dec 22, 1925. Discharged Jun 8, 1929
Mitchell, Willie, 21 yrs, born 1894, Mississippi. Parents born Mississippi. Convicted Oct 6, 1915 for assault to murder. Given 7 years. Received Nov 15, 1915. Discharged Dec. 18, 1920. Lived Terrell.
Mixon, John Ray, 24 yrs, white, born 1930 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jul 28, 1954 for D. W. I. [driving without insurance] Given 1 ½ yrs. Received Aug 3, 1954. Discharged April 18, 1955
Monday, Delbert, 22 yrs, born 1882 Texas. Father born Texas. Mother born Alabama. Convicted Dec 28, 1903 for Forgery. Given 6 yrs. Received Dec 28, 1909. Discharged Feb 4, 1909
Montgomery, Henry, 81 yrs, black, born 1842 Mississippi. Parents born Mississippi. Convicted Mar 26, 1923 for Manufacturing liquor. Given 1 yr. Received Apr 13, 1923. Discharged Jan 22, 1924
Moore, Chester, 28 yrs, born 1903 Texas. Father born Louisiana. Mother born Texas. Convicted Jul 31, 1931 for Murder. Given 10 yrs. Received Aug 18, 1931. Lived Forney. Gen. Parole Sep 3, 1934
Moore, Ed, 28 yrs, born 1873 Texas. Convicted Mar 7, 1901 for Burglary of private residence. Given 25 yrs. Received Apr 11, 1901.Pardoned July 1, 1914
Moore, Jess, 22 yrs, 22 yrs, black, born 1888 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Mar 28, 1917 for Pursuing the occupation of selling intoxicating liquor in the local options territory. Given 2 yrs. Received Apr 11, 1917. Lived Terrell. Discharged Nov 9, 1918
Moore, Otto, 20 yrs, born Oct 2, 1871 Missouri. Parents born Missouri. Convicted Feb 5, 1892 for Horse Theft. Given 5 yrs. Received from Hunt County Mar 1, 1892. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged June 5, 1896
Morris, George, 39 yrs, white, born 1886 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Mar 23, 1925 for Manufacturing liquor. Given 1 yrs. Received Jan 19, 1926. Pardoned Mar 29, 1926. Discharged Dec 21, 1926
Murphy, Andy, 35 yrs, 35 yrs, black, born 1858 Texas. Mother born Missouri. Convicted Feb 22, 1894 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Mar 26, 1894. Discharged Dec 22, 1897
Murphy, Frank, 19 yrs, white, born Mississippi. Convicted May 8, 1878 for Theft. Given 2 yrs. Received May 14, 1878. Discharged Mar 8, 1880.
Nash, A. P., 39 yrs, white, born 1891 Texas. Father born Texas. Mother born Arkansas. Convicted July 1, 1930 for Swindling. Given 2 yrs. Received July 10, 1930. Paroled Dec. 3, 1932. Pardoned Jan 13, 1933
Neely, Ellen, 53 yrs, black, born 1881 Texas. Father born Louisiana. Mother born Georgia. Convicted Dec 22, 1934 for Murder without malice. Given 2 yrs. Received Jan 1, 1935. Lived Crandall. Discharged Apr 28, 1936
Nevels, Paul, 27 yrs, white, born Texas . Convicted June Term for Horse Theft. Given 15 yrs. Received June 25, 1872. Pardoned Dec 12, 1877
Newsom, Jim, 32 yrs, black, born 1891 Texas. Convicted Dec 11, 1923 for Selling & Manufacturing Liquor. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 18, 1923. Escaped Oct 19, 1924
Nix, Willie, 19 yrs, black, born 1899 Louisiana. Father born Louisiana. Convicted Dec 19, 1918 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Jan 1, 1919. Discharged Jun 22, 1920
Noble, Jessie, 31 yrs, black, born 1907 Texas. Father born Texas. Mother born Georgia. Convicted Jan 26, 1939 for Burglary. Given 2-5 yrs. Received from Childress County Feb 1, 1939. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged May 29, 1940. Con. Pardoned Feb 17, 1911
Northcutt, Hebron, 21 yrs, black, born 1904 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 16, 1925 for Theft from person. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 22, 1925. Lived Terrell. Discharged May 8, 1927
Norwood, Emmet, 30 yrs., white, born Mississippi. Convicted April 25, 1888 for Theft of property over $20.00. Given 2 yrs. Received from Van Zandt County May 6, 1888. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged February 25, 1890
Norwood, Jess, 47 yrs, white, born 1884 Texas. Parents born Mississippi. Convicted Dec 3, 1929 for Sale of Liquor. Given 1 yr. Received Jan 1, 1930. Discharged July 4, 1930
Oliver, Charles, 25 yrs, black, born Virginia. Convicted Jun 21, 1879[sic] for Assault to Murder. Given 2 yrs. Received May 14, 1879.[sic] Escaped from prison {trusty] Jun 6, 1880
Oliver, Sterling, 58, white. Born Georgia. Convicted for theft of yearling June 24, 1875. Given 3 yrs. Escaped July 28, 1875
Owens, Eddie B., 30 yrs, black, born 1919 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Sep 19, 1949 for Forgery. Given 2 yrs. Received from Collin County Sep 20, 1949.Discharged Oct. 18, 1950
Owens, Walter, aka Walter Gene Hallahan, 32 yrs, white, born 1906 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted May 3, 1938 for Bigamy. Given 2 yrs. Received from Red River County May 23, 1938. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged June 20, 1939
Paramorr, Areda, 32 yrs, black, born 1894 Texas. Father born Georgia. Mother born Texas. Convicted Dec 21, 1926 for Sale of Liquor. Given 1 yr. Received Dec 31, 1926. Discharged Dec 18, 1927
Parch?, Tangie, 36 yrs, black, born 1890 Louisiana. Convicted Dec. 23, 1925 for burglary & theft. Given 18 yrs. Received Feb 14, 1926. Lived Elmo. Paroled Apr 27, 1933
Parker, Anthony, 22 yrs, black, born 1915 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 6, 1937 for Burglary. Given 3 yrs. Received Dec 31, 1937. Discharged July 25, 1939
Partin, G. P., 58 yrs, white. Born 1894, Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted July 5, 1921 for possession of liquor and assault to rape. Given 25 years. From Kaufman County, Transient. Received July 7, 1921. Escaped June 1, 1925. Died April 5, 1955
Patterson, Kid, 32 yrs, born 1881 Kentucky. Parents born Kentucky. Convicted Oct 30, 1913 for Selling liquor. Given 2 yrs. Received Nov 12, 1913. Lived Terrell. Pardoned Apr 29, 1914
Patton, James Billie, 30 yrs, white, born 1921 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Oct 11, 1950 for Robbery. Given 10 yrs. Received from Dallas County Jul 12, 1951. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged May 18, 1960
Perkins, J. W., 19 yrs, white, born Jan 30, 1888 Texas. Parents born Alabama. Convicted Jun 26, 1907 for Passing forged instruments. Given 2 yrs. Received Jul 11, 1907. Lived Scurry. Discharged May 1, 1909
Petty, Will, 27 yrs, born 1883 Texas. Convicted Dec. 31, 1909 for Burglary. Given 6 yrs. Received Feb 26, 1910. Died June 23, 1910
Phillips, Delbert, 24 yrs, white, born 1912 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jan 12, 1939 for Theft of Chickens. Given 2 yrs. Received Mar 19, 1939. Lived Kemp. Discharged Jun 29, 1940
Phillips, Frank, 26 yrs, born Texas. Convicted July 17, 1890 for Sodomy. Given 15 yrs. Received from Dallas County July 23, 1890. Lived Forney. Died Aug 12, 1891
Pierce, James M., 27 yrs, white, born 1912 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jan 16, 1939 for Hog Theft. Given 2 yrs. Received Mar 19, 1939. Discharged Feb 14, 1949
Pierce, John, 25 yrs, white, born Alabama. Convicted Summer Term, 1874 for Manslaughter. Given 2 yrs. Received Jun 16, 1874. ‘Supposed to be discharged'
Pirtle, Homer, 35 yrs, white, born 1897 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Mar 23, 1932 for Sale of liquor. Given 2 yrs. Received Apr 1, 1932. Lived Terrell. Paroled Jan 11, 1933
Pitts, Cecil, 21 yrs, born 1914 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Apr 8, 1935 for burglary. Given 2 yrs. Lived Terrell. Received Aug 3, 1935. Discharged Nov 11, 1936. Paroled Feb 20, 1936.
Platt, C. B., 39 yrs, white, born 1885 Texas. Father born Mississippi. Mother born Louisiana. Convicted July 28, 1924 for Murder. Given 99 yrs. Received Nov 11, 1924. Paroled Jan. 18, 1933
Pokluda, L. W., 40 yrs, white, born 1889 Austria. Parents born Austria. Convicted Jun 8, 1939 for Possessing. Given 1 yr. Received Jun 28, 1929. Discharged Jan 18, 1930
Poke, Cleveland, 14 yrs, black, born 1915 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Mar 30, 1932 for Theft over $50.00. Given 3 yrs. Received Apr 1, 1932. Lived Terrell. Discharged Feb 24, 1934
Polk, Cleveland, 25 yrs, black, born 1925 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 1, 1939 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received from Hale County Dec 7, 1939. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged May 15, 1941
Ponder, William Allen, 28 yrs, black, born 1916 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted May 9, 1944 for Passing Forged Instruments. Given 10 yrs. Received May 31, 1944. Changed to 2nd class June 15, 1944. No discharged date given.
Prestridge, J. J., 68 yrs, white, born 1860 Texas. Father born Ireland. Mother born Texas. Convicted Dec 19, 1927 for Theft over $50.00. Given 3 yrs. Received
Jan 3, 1928. Discharged Apr 4, 1930
Pugh, Thomas, 28 yrs, Born Kentucky. Parents born Kentucky. Convicted March 1, 1895. For Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Mar 19, 1895. Discharged July 28, 1897
Radford, Jettie, 32 yrs, black, born 1867, Indian Territory. Mother born Indian Territory. Convicted Sep 20, 1899 for Cattle Theft. Given 3-2 yrs. Received Oct 17, 1899. Discharged Jan 22, 1904
Radford, Nettie, 36 yrs, black, born 1893 Texas. Father born Mississippi. Mother born Texas. Convicted March 26, 1929 for Murder. Given 2 yrs. Received Apr 17, 1929. Discharged Sept 15, 1930
Ramsey, Elijo, 28 yrs, Mexican, born 1895 Mexico. Parents born Mexico. Convicted Mar 29, 1923 for Manufacturing liquor. Given 1 yrs. Received Apr 13, 1923. Discharged Jan 23, 1924
Redd, James, 22yrs, black, born 1906 Texas. Mother born Texas. Convicted Dec 26, 1927 for Burglary. Given 5 yrs. Received Aug 5, 1928. Discharged Apr 28, 1931
Reed, Frank, 19 yrs, black, born 1912 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 23, 1930 for Burglary. Given 3 yrs. Received Jan 24, 1931. Discharged June 8, 1935
Renfro, James, 22 yrs, white, born Iowa. Convicted October Term for Theft. Given 6 yrs. Received Oct. 29, 1871 from Dallas County. Lived Kaufman County.
Discharged June 16, 1877
Rhea, A. D., 35 yrs, white, born 1890 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Mar 21, 1924 for Seduction. Given 2 yrs. Received Oct 21, 1925. Discharged Aug 14, 1927. Pardoned Jan 23, 1926
Richards, S. C., 31 yrs. Born 1904 Indiana. Parents born Arkansas. Convicted May 4, 1934 for Assault to Murder with Malice. Given 7 yrs. Received from Hunt County Apr 8, 1935. Lived Kaufman County. Cond. Pardon Apr 20, 1935
Roach, Holier, 25 yrs, born 1867 N. Mexico. Father born in Louisiana. Mother born Indian Territory. Convicted Jun 10, 1892 for Assault with intent to Murder. Given 2yrs. Received June 24, 1892. Discharged Dec. 20, 1895
Roberts, T. J., 18 yrs, white, born 1921 Texas. Convicted Mar 13, 1939 for Theft over $50.00. Given 3 yrs. Received Mar 19, 1939. Lived Terrell. Cond. Paroled June 25, 1940. Discharged Nov 27, 1941
Robertson, Henry T., 24, white, born Ark. Convicted June 24, 1975 for theft. Given 2 years. Pardoned Dec. 28, 1875. Discharged Jan. 11, 1986
Robinson, Ed, 21 yrs, Mulatto, born 1882 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jun 5, 1903 for Burglary. Given 7 yrs. Received Jun 21, 1903. Discharged Apr 12, 1909
Robinson, John, 42 yrs, white, born 1853 Kentucky. Parents born Kentucky. Convicted Oct 4, 1895 for Horse Theft. Given 5 yrs. Received Jan 4, 1895. Pardoned
Jan 15, 1899
Rodriguez, Jose, 18 yrs, Mexican, born Mexico. Parents born Mexico. Convicted July 5, 1921 for Burglary & Theft. Given 2 yrs. Received July 11, 1921. Discharged November 17, 1922
Rogers, W. R., 34 yrs, white, born 1888 Arkansas. Father born Georgia. Mother born Tennessee. Convicted Jun 22, 1921 for Murder. Given 5 yr. Received from Hopkins County Feb 4, 1922. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged Jan 12, 1925
Rome, Manuel, 19 yrs, black, born 1904 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 11, 1923 for Selling Liquor. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 18, 1923. Lived Terrell.
Discharged Jan 8, 1925
Root, Adam, 38 yrs, black, born Alabama. Convicted Oct 24, 1878 for Theft. Received October 30, 1878. Died at D. S. Ferry's of general debility Dec 26, 1878
Ruffen, Willie, 33 yrs, black, born 1898 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jan 29, 1931 for Assault with intent to Murder. Given 10 yrs. Received from Tarrant County Jun 26, 1931. Lived Kaufman County. Gen. Parole Aug 13, 1934. Discharged Aug 22, 1938
Russaw, Clarence, 21 yrs, black, born 1902 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 11, 1923 for Selling Liquor. Given 1 yr. Received Dec 18, 1923.Lived Terrell. Discharge Jul 29, 1924
Ryan, Joseph, 53 yrs, white, born 1874 New York. Parents born Ireland. Convicted Nov 19, 1925 for Forgery. Given 2 yrs. Received from Harris County Nov 23, 1925. Lived Kaufman County. Escaped July 18, 1926

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