This is the documented grave of a convicted criminal. Information below comes from public records.
Ellis Craft
1854 โ 1883-10-12Convicted 1883
Buried at:
Burns Cemetery , Boyd County, KY ยท Burns Cemetery (public)
Criminal History (Public Record)
Convicted of murder.
Background
Ellis Craft (1854โ1883) was executed by hanging on October 12, 1883, in Boyd County, Kentucky, for murder.
Sources & Verification
Executed in Kentucky by hanging October 12, 1883. Buried Burns Cemetery, Boyd County (public). Find a Grave memorial 196047372: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196047372/ellis-craft . Kentucky historical execution records.
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