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Hangings in Collin County

  Collin County had only three legal hangings before the state took over that responsibility in 1922.

  • Stephen Ballew - for killing James Golden in 1870. The trial was held in the Christian church because the courtroom was too small. (This would have been during the time of the two-story wood-frame courthouse.) He was hanged at the south edge of McKinney.


  • Shack Culwell - an 18-year-old black man who killed his boss, W. R. Norvell, in a dispute over $5. He was hanged from a tree north of McKinney. He was taken to the site in a wagon, sitting on top of his coffin and was buried at the foot of the tree.


  • Ezell Stepp - for killing Hardy Mills, 1921. He was hanged on a scaffold at the county jail. This was one of the last legal hangings in Texas.

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Recommended citation:
"HANGINGS IN COLLIN COUNTY." Collin County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc.,  <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl> [Accessed Fri February 13, 2004 ].
Last modified: June 30, 2009