From the site, Yesteryear Once More, "George Brown, Sr., and his sons, George Jr., Andrew and Jesse, along with others, evidently started out as vigilantes in the wild west of Texas, but soon began to abuse the power of justice and went on a murdering rampage over several years before being convicted. George, Jr. and Andrew were eventually hung for their crimes, but not before 14 people were murdered."
You can all the newspaper accounts of their bloody crimes
here. The family killing spree included an innocent widow. They even crudely beheaded one of their victims and threw his head in a nearby river. The father and oldest brother were charged, but found only guilty of being accomplices, as they were "not present" at the time of the gruesome murders. They were not executed.
Their father was the only member of their family to attend their hangings and he left before the execution began. 7,000 people attended the hangings. It took George only nine minutes to die from his neck being broken. Andrew died after eleven minutes from strangulation. Andrew left behind a wife and two sons. George left behind a wife and one son.
You can read more about the vigilante gang and their crimes and the trial here:
List of Executions by Name In Texas
This is the second part of the photo essay for Oakwood Cemetery in Denton, Texas. Click here to view Part 1. Perhaps, these graves will speak to you and inspire you to write story or at least take your mind off your writer's block. Either way, I've done my job!
This cemetery was established in 1857. It's not as big and glamorous as some of the others I've photographed, but interesting. 
