William Preston (Bill) Longley
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linkys
N 30° 10.988 W 096° 56.866
14R E 697589 N 3340857
He claimed to have killed 32 men, and in the end he was hung by the neck until dead.
Waymark Code: WMF1A4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/05/2012
Views: 6
Texas Historical Survey Commission marker. Located at the head of Longley's grave. The Atlas reads:
Marker Title: William Preston (Bill) Longley
Index Entry: Longley, William Preston
Address:
City: Giddings
County: Lee
UTM Zone: 14
UTM Easting: 697611
UTM Northing: 3340853
Subject Codes: outlaws
Year Marker Erected: 1976
Designations: na
Marker Location: Giddings Cemetery
Marker Size: Grave Marker, upright
Marker Number: 8169
Marker Text:
(October 6, 1851 - October 11, 1878)
Texas outlaw Bill Longley was from a respectable family, but his hot temper, his fondness for liquor, and unsettled conditions during Reconstruction led him to become one of the most daring gunslingers of his day. He was said to have killed 32 persons before his capture in 1877. Tried for a Lee County murder, he was hanged in Giddings in 1878. Before Longley died, he repented and urged others to avoid his example. His grave was once outside the cemetery bounds.
Recorded - 1976
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