https://www.tsl.texas.gov/arc/convict.html submitted by: Linda Harwell State Prison Records for Kaufman County, TX *********************** S - Y Sanderford, Henry, 27 yrs, white, born 1910 Texas. Father born Texas. Mother born Tennessee. Convicted Dec 9, 1937 for Forgery. Given 9 yrs. Received Dec 21, 1939. Lived Kemp. Discharged June 24, 1945. Cond Pardoned Dec 20, 1939
Scott, M. B., 48 yrs, born Aug 28, 1858 Georgia. Father born Virginia. Mother born N. C. Convicted Jan 9, 1907 for Manslaughter. Given 3 3/4 yrs. Received Jan 16, 1907. Discharged May 6, 1910
Scott, William McKinley, 30 yrs, born 1919 Arkansas. Parents born Arkansas. Convicted Oct 1, 1949 for Driving while intoxicated. Given 1 yr. Received Dec 9, 1949. Discharged Apr 20, 1950. Served in the Army
Shaw, Alex, 16 yrs, black, born Texas. Convicted Dec 4, 1883 for Assault to Rape. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 24, 1883. Discharged Oct. 6, 1885
Shaw, Mark, 37 yrs, 37 yrs, born 1874 Texas. Parents born Mississippi. Convicted Jan 26, 1911 for Murder in the 1st degree. Given ‘Life' Received Jul 26, 1911. Died Feb 27, 1925
Sheats, Harrison, 27 yrs, white, born 1907 Texas. Parents born Alabama. Convicted Dec 22, 1934 for V. D. L. Given 1 yr. Received Jan 1, 1935. Discharged Sep 13, 1935
Shewmaker, D. W., 32 yrs, white, born 1920 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 1, 1952 for Burglary & Theft. Given 2 yrs. Received from Dallas County & Kaufman County Dec 19, 1952. Mar 8, 1954. C. Paroled /Pardoned? Dec 8, 1953. Served in the Army
Sigler, Herman, 27 yrs, ex-convict #98241. White, born 1915 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jun 24, 1941 for Theft & Habitual Criminal. Received from Bexar County & Gregg County Feb 3, 1942. Died Feb. 12, 1962
Silverburg, Frank, 21 yrs, born 1879 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Oct 21, 1900 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Oct 7, 1900. Discharged Aug 2, 1902
Simpson, Roosevelt, 18 yrs, black, born 1907 Louisiana. Parents born Louisiana. Convicted Dec 16, 1925 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 22, 1925. Lived Terrell. Discharged Jul 18, 1927
Skinner, Andrew, 32 yrs, born 1898 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jul 8, 1930 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Sep 24, 1930. Lived Terrell. Discharged
Jan 1, 1932
Sledge, Ben L., 39 yrs, black, born 1914 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 1, 1952 for Murder without Malice. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 3, 1952. Discharged June 4, 1954. C. P. Jun 18, 1953
Smith, Alf, 28 yrs, black, born Texas. Convicted Jun 21, 1879 for Burglary. Given 3 yrs. Received May 14, 1879 {sic}. Died from pneumonia at Rusk House in 1882
Smith, Joe, 25 yrs, black, born 1892 Texas. Parents born Convicted April 30, 1917 for Robbery. Given 12 yrs. Received Apr 16, 1917. Discharged June 20, 1924
Smith, Wiley, 25 yrs, black, born 1892 Louisiana. Parents born Louisiana. Convicted Apr. 30, 1917 for Manslaughter. Given 2 yrs. Received May 16, 1917. Lived Terrell. Discharged Dec 4, 1918. Returned as #44554
Smith, William H., 47 yrs, white, born 1905 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Feb 17, 1952 for Swindle. Given 2 yrs. Received Mar 27, 1952. Discharged Aug 28, 1953.
Spencer, Will, 19 yrs, born 1876 Virginia. Parents born Virginia. Convicted Feb 18, 1895 for Burglary & Theft. Given 6 & 2 yrs cum. Received March 19,1895.Discharged Oct 15, 1901
Spencer, Wood, 26 yrs, white, born 1897 Texas. Father born Mississippi. Mother born Texas. Convicted July 10, 1923 for Selling liquor & in possession of liquor. Given 1 yr. Received July 14, 1923. Discharged April 23, 1914
Spradle, W. R., 54 yrs, white, born 1867 Indiana. Parents born Virginia. Convicted July 22, 1921 for Forgery. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 24, 1921. Discharged Mar 22, 1923
Stad, Johnnie, 23 yrs, born 1908 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jul 31, 1931 for Murder. Given 5 yrs. Received Aug 18, 1931. Lived Forney. Discharged April 4, 1935
Staple, Lige, 22 yrs, born 1888 Louisiana. Parents born Louisiana. Convicted Dec 31, 1909 for Burglary & Theft. Given 3 & 2 yrs. Received Feb 26, 1910. Lived Terrell. Discharged Aug 13, 1914
Sullens, Dave, 32 yrs, born May 7, 1875 Kentucky. Parents born Tennessee. Convicted Apr 24, 1907 for Burglary with intent to Murder. Given 3 yrs. Received from
McLennon County May 19, 1907. Lived Kaufman County. Pardoned Dec. 24, 1909
Temple, Robert, 26 yrs, black, born 1907 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 28, 1932 for Burglary. Given 5 yrs. Received Jan 6, 1933. Lived Terrell. Discharged Apr 25, 1936
Thomas, Alfred, aka Alfred Love, 34 yrs, black, born 1894 Colorado. Father born Colorado. Mother born Louisiana. Convicted Dec 21, 1927 for Burglary & Theft. Given 11 yrs. Received Jan 3, 1928. See New #76520
Thomas, Dave, 25 yrs, black, born 1905, Louisiana. Parents born Louisiana. Convicted Apr 3, 1929 for murder. Given 5 yrs. Received Apr 5, 1929; Discharged Dec. 24, 1932
Thomas, Joe, 26 yrs, black, born 1905 Texas. Parents born Louisiana. Convicted Mar 30, 1931 for Stolen Property. Given 1 yrs. Received Apr 11, 1931. Lived Terrell. Discharged Sept. 28, 1931.
Thompson, Clayton, 36 yrs, black, born 1884 Arkansas. Convicted Dec 24, 1921 for Rape. Given 17 yrs. Received Dec 24, 1921. Discharged Mar 6, 1931
Thompson, J. B., 25 yrs, born Missouri. Convicted Fall Term for Theft. Given 3 yrs. Received Dec 2, 1866. Escaped Oct 12, 1867
Thomas, W. H., 39 yrs, white, born 1904 Texas. Mother born Texas. Convicted Aug 5, 1943 for Murder with malice, after thought. Given 40 yrs. Received Mar 1, 1944. No discharged date listed.
Tittle, Gerry, 26 yrs, white, born 1911 Texas. Parents born Tennessee. Convicted Mar 7, 1937 for Forgery. Given 2 yrs. Received Sep 3, 1937. Discharged Nov 22, 1938
Toby, Florence, 21 yrs, black, born 1902 Texas. Father born Alabama. Mother born Texas. Convicted Dec 11, 1923 for Murder. Given 5 yrs. Received Dec 18, 1923.
Discharged Jun 11, 1927
Townsend, Freddie, 18 yrs, black, born 1926 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Sep 16, 1944 for Murder. Given 50 yrs. Received Sep 12, 1944. No discharged dates given
Trusdale, Elmer, 23 yrs, black, born 1903 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 23, 1926 for Jail Breaking & Burglary. Given 4 yrs. Received Dec 31, 1926. Lived Terrell. Discharged Jan 8, 1930
Turner, Frankie Lee, 20 yrs, white, born 1933, Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted April 20, 1933 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Jun 16, 1953. Discharged Jul 24, 1954
Turner, Rex, 49 yrs, white, born 1885 Texas. Father born Virginia. Mother born Alabama. Convicted Mar 2, 1924 for Assault with intent to Rape. Given 3 yrs. Received Mar 12, 1934. Died Apr 6, 1935
Tuttle, Joe, 31 yrs, white, born 1868, Texas. Father born Mississippi. Mother born Alabama. Convicted Jun 21, 1899 for swindling & theft. Given 2 yrs. Received Jul 19, 1899. Lived Terrell. Discharged Apr 21, 1901
Tyns, Jim, 18 yrs, born 1886, Texas. Father born Alabama. Mother born Texas. Convicted Jan 5, 1904 for Sodomy. Given 5 yrs. Lived Scurry. Received Jan 28, 1904. Discharged May 5, 1908
Vickers, Albert, 23 yrs, black, born 1920 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Feb 28, 1944 for Theft over $50.00. Given 2 yrs. Received Mar 1, 1944. Discharged
Mar 16, 1945
Walker, Edward, 19 yrs, black, born 1906 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jan 30, 1926 for murder. Given 15 yrs. Received from Limestone County Feb 14, 1926. Lived Terrell. Died Sept 30, 1927
Walker, Porter, 60 yrs, white, born 1875, born Tennessee. Parents born Tennessee. Convicted Jul 15, 1935 for Assault to Murder. Given 3 yrs. Received Sep 1, 1935.
Paroled Dec 2, 1936. Discharged Oct 30, 1937
Walker, Ted, 17 yrs, white, born 1918 Texas. Parents born Tennessee. Convicted Jul 15, 1935 for Assault to Murder. Given 1 yr. Received Sep 1, 1935. Discharged Apr 1, 1936
Walker, Woodson, 18 yrs, white, born 1917 Texas. Parents born Tennessee. Convicted July 15, 1935 for Assault to Murder. Given 1 yr. Received Sep 1, 1935. Discharged Apr 6, 1936
Walters, C. W., 23 yrs, born 1872 Georgia. Parents born Georgia. Convicted Oct 19, 1895 for Bigamy. Given 2 yrs. Received from Oct 23, 1895 Dallas County. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged Aug 19, 1897
Ward, Neil, 30 yrs, black, born 1888 Texas. Mother born Texas. Convicted Dec 19, 1918 for Murder. Given 15 yrs. Received Jan 1, 1919. Lived Scurry. Discharged Jun 7, 1927
Ward, Randall, 22 yrs, black, born Virginia. Convicted Dec 3, 1883 for Horse Theft. Given 5 yrs. Received Dec 24, 1883. Discharged Apr 12, 1884
Washington, George, 27 yrs, black, born 1896 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 4, 1923 for Manufacturing Liquor. Given 1 yr. Received Dec 18, 1923. Discharged Sep 19, 1924
Washington, Neute, 24 yrs, born 1889 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Oct 27, 1913 for Assault to Murder. Given 2 yrs. Received Nov 12, 1913. Lived Terrell. Discharged August 30, 1915
Watson, Obie, 16 yrs, black, born 1901 Texas. Father born Texas. Mother born Tennessee. Convicted Mar 26, 1917 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Apr 11, 1917. Lived Terrell. Died May 22, 1917
Wells, Ernest, 30 yrs, born 1900 Texas. Convicted Aug 25, 1930 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Sep 24, 1900. Discharged Mar 1, 1932
Wells, Ocie, 25 yrs, born 1890 Texas. Father born Georgia. Mother born Texas. Convicted Oct 29, 1915 for forgery. Given 2 yrs. Received Nov 15, 1917. Pardoned May 24, 1917
Wells, Oscar, 36 black. Born 1884 Georgia. Parents born Georgia. Convicted July 5, 1921 for selling liquor. Given 1 year. Received July 12, 1921. Lived Terrell. Discharged May 10, 1922
Westbrook, W. M., 27 yrs, white, born 1901 Mississippi. Parents born Mississippi. Convicted Mar 29, 1928 for Robbery with Firearms. Given 5 yrs. Received Apr 12, 1928. Discharged Jun 11, 1931
Wheeler, George, 18 yrs, white, born 1912 Missouri. Parents born Texas. Convicted Mar 20, 1930 for Robbery. Given 5 yrs. Received Mar 31, 1930. Pardoned
Feb 8, 1933Wheeler, George, 25 yrs, white, born 1912 Missouri. Parents born Texas. Convicted Nov 27, 1937 for Theft over $50.00. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 10, 1937. Discharged Apr 27, 1939
White, Carl, 16 yrs, born 1899, Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Oct 27, 1915 for theft of house & burglary. Given 5 years. Received Nov.15, 1915. Died April 27, 1917
White, Claude, 17 yrs, born 1898 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Oct 25, 1915 for theft of house burglary. Given 9 years. Received Nov 15, 1915. Discharged Nov 21, 1922
White, Jep, 24 yrs, black, born 1891, Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Oct 4, 1915 for forgery. Given 2 yrs. Received Nov 15, 1915. Discharged Aug 9, 1917
Whitfield, Fred, 20 yrs, black, born 1911 Texas. Father born N. C. Mother born Texas. Convicted Dec 23, 1930 for Burglary & Theft. Given 2 yrs. Received Jan 29, 1931. Lived Rosser. Gen Parole Apr 16, 1932
Whitis, Willie, 24 yrs, black, born 1893 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Mar 28, 1917 for Following the business of selling intoxicating liquor in local options Territory. Given 2 yrs. Received Apr 11, 1917. Lived Terrell. Discharged Jan 19, 1918.
Whitfield, James, 26 yrs, black, born 1909 Texas. Father born N. C. Mother born Texas. Convicted Dec 22, 1934 for assault to murder. Given 3 yrs. Received Dec 31, 1934. Lived Scurry. Discharged Feb 26, 1937. Paroled Apr 11, 1936
Whitmore, Sam, 23 yrs, born 1877 Indian Territory. Convicted Sep 18, 1900 for Burglary. Given 3 yrs. Received Oct 7, 1900. Lived Terrell. Discharged May 30, 1903
Williams, Carl, 20 yrs, white, born 1913 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Mar 9, 1933 for robbery. Given 5 yrs. Received Mar 11, 1933. Discharged Aug 10, 1937. Gen. Parole Sept 24, 1937
Williams, Charley, 20 yrs black, born 1889 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Oct 25, 1915 for assault to murder. Given 2 years. Received Nov 15, 1915. Discharged Sep 4, 1917
Williams, Curtis, 2 yrs. Born 1871 Texas. Convicted Oct 7, 1897 for burglary. Given 2 years. From Terrell. Received Oct. 20, 1897. Discharged Aug 7, 1899.
Williams, Henry. Exconvict #3688. Aka William Thornton aka Jim Hebert. 25 yrs. Born 1872 Texas. Convicted Oct 7, 1897 for manslaughter. Given 5 yrs Lived Terrell. Received October 20, 1897. Discharged Feb 7, 1902
Williams, Jessie, 24 yrs, born 1883 S. C. Father born Arkansas. Mother born S. C. Convicted Jan 10, 1907 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Feb 20, 1907. Discharged Nov.10, 1908
Williams, Ned, 30 yrs, black, born 1932 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Dec 1, 1952 for Forgery. Given 4 yrs. Received Dec 3, 1952. Discharged July 5, 1955. Served in the Army
Williams, Ned G., 28 yrs, black, born 1922 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jul 10, 1950 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Jul 12, 1950. Discharged Nov 15, 1951. Served in Army
Williams, Tommie, 22 yrs, white, born 1903 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted July 6, 1926 for burglary & theft. Given 6 yrs. Received from Gregg County Jul 13, 1926. Lived Terrell. Discharged Sept 13, 1933
Williams, Lindsey, 19 yrs, black, born 1896, Texas. Parents born Alabama. Convicted Oct 28, 1915 for burglary on RR car. Given 2 yrs. Received Nov 15, 1915. Discharged Aug 28, 1917
Williams, W. A., 17 yrs, black, born 1927 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Sep 16, 1944 for Forgery. Given 2 yrs. Received Sep 17, 1944. Lived Terrell.
No discharge date listed.
Williams, Walter, 50 yrs, black, born 1884 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Feb 23, 1934 for Incest. Given 2 yrs. Received Mar 14, 1934. Lived Forney. Discharged April 16, 1935
Williams, Will, 21 yrs, born 1886 Texas. Convicted June 6, 1907 for Burglary. Given 2 yrs. Received Jul 12, 1907. Lived Elmo. Discharged April 11, 1909
Williams, Andy, 29 yrs, white, born May 10, 1862 Texas. Father born N. C. Mother born Tennessee. Convicted Nov 11, 1891 for Manslaughter. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 8, 1891. Lived Crandall. Discharged Sept 11, 1893
Williamson, Charles C., 29 yrs, white, born Ohio. Convicted Oct 22, 1878 for Theft of Mare. Given 5 yrs. Received Oct 30, 1878. Living Penitentiary. Ex convict #5457. Escaped T. P. R. R. #3 Sept 29, 1887
Willis, Iva Bell, 16 yrs, black, born 1896 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Apr 5, 1917 for Murder. Given 5 yrs. Received Apr 11, 1917. Lived Forney. Jun 9, 1921
Wilson, James, 21 yrs, white, born 1903 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Mar 25, 1924 for Burglary & Theft over $50.00. Given 2 yrs. Received Mar 28, 1924.
Discharged July 7, 1925
Wilson, W. E., 23 yrs, born N. C. Convicted Jan 26, 1891 for Theft of Horse & Swindling. Given 7 yrs. Received from Montague County Feb 18, 1891. Lived Kaufman County. Died Oct 12, 1895
Wilson, Will, 35 yrs, white, born 1888 Mississippi. Father born Georgia. Mother born Mississippi. Convicted Dec 19, 1923 for Rape & Selling liquor. Given 15 yrs. Received Dec 23, 1923. Discharged Dec 11, 1930
Wilson, Willie Mae, 24 yrs, black female, born 1923 Texas. Convicted Nov 14, 1951 for Arson. Given 2 yrs. Received Nov 21, 1951. Lived Rosser. Discharged
Jan 29, 1953. Died May 12, 1960
Wimberley, George, 31, black. Born 1886, Louisiana. Parents born Louisiana. Convicted December 13, 1917 for forgery. Given 7 years. Lived Terrell, Tx. Received January 7, 1918. Paroled February 4, 1900. Esc. June 26, 1900
Withers, Frony, 25 yrs, born Tennessee. Mother born Alabama. Convicted Nov 25, 1891 for Theft. Given 2 yrs. Received Dec 20, 189. Discharged Sept 25, 1890
Woodard, Chester, 28 yrs, black. Born 1889 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Nov. 28, 1917 for Burglary. Lived Terrell. Convicted Jan. 7, 1918. Given 2 years. Received January 7, 1918. Discharged July 9, 1919
Woods, R. W., 31 yrs, white, born Jan 12, 1876 Texas. Mother born Scotland. Convicted Jan 21, 1907 for Theft. Given 2 yrs. Received Feb 18, 1907. Discharged Nov 21, 1908
Workman, Jim, 30 yrs, born 1921 Texas. Convicted Mar 26, 1951 for Driving while intoxicated. Given 3 yrs. Received Nov 21, 1951. Lived Kemp. Discharged Nov 15, 1953. Served in Army
Wren, Henry, 25 yrs, black, born 1909 Texas. Father born Texas. Mother born Louisiana. Convicted Jan 29, 1934 for Robbery. Given 6 yrs. Received from Crosby County Feb 22, 1934. Lived Kaufman County. Discharged Jan 15, 1939. Cond Pardoned May 13, 1937
Wright, Sallie Ann 38 yrs, black. Born 1880, Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted December 26, 1917 for manslaughter. Lived Kemp, Tx. Received January 7, 1918. Pardoned June 23, 1920
Young, Archie, 16 yrs, born 1893 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jun 25, 1909 for Theft of Horse. Given 2 yrs. Received Jul 12, 1909. Discharged Apr 25, 1911
Young, Charley, 28 yrs, born Texas. Parents born Louisiana. Convicted Dec 28, 1903 for Manning. Lived Gaston Switch, Kaufman Co. Received Mar 7, 1904. Discharged Sep 14, 1906
Young, Harrison, 26 yrs, aka Henry Harrison Young. Born 1926 Texas. Parents born Texas. Convicted Jan 22, 1953 for Burglary. Given 3 yrs. Received Jan 23, 1953. Discharged Nov 11, 1954. Served in Army
Young, S., 38 yrs, born N. C. Convicted Nov 28, 1879 for Theft of Mule. Given 5 yrs. Received from Lampasas County Nov 29, 1879. Lived Kaufman County.
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