Ellen, KY, 1842

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Negress Ellen ILfevay 2

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Shelbyville KY
Murder

Slave of Mrs. Alexander. She killed her
owner.

THE LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, 2-26-1881
(2:2), in ‘retrospect. [he news’ account) of van
execution in Shelbyville on the above date
refers to the last execution in that county
39 years previously and says that witnesses
to it were also at the 1881 execution.

Negress Ellen 1842

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Shelbyville KY
Murder

Slave of Mrs. Alexander. She killed her
owner.

THE LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, 2-26-1881
(2:2) in retrospect. The news account of an
execution in Shelbyville on the above date
refers to the last execution in that county
39 years previously and says that witnesses
to it were also at the 1881 execution.

Negress Ellen

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Shelbyville KY
Murder

Slave of Mrs. Alexander. She killed her
owner.

THE LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL, 2-26-1881
(2:2) in retrospect. The news account of an
execution in Shelbyville on the above date
refers to the last execution in that county
39 years previously and says that witnesses
to it were also at the 1881 execution.

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