Mason County, Texas James Little lived in Kimble County on Jim Little Creek and numbered among the first settlers of that section. James Little had started alone to Mason County and after he had gone about fifteen miles, the Indians killed him on...
Parker County, Texas While gathering data for the present work, the author found several familiar with this fight, and acquainted with all of its details, excepting the identity of the citizens engaged. The Palo Pinto Citizens reported the rangers...
San Saba County, Texas In 1862, Benjamin F. Linn, Thomas Sloan, Ash Feazle and two or three others were out cow hunting about seven or eight miles north of San Saba when they came upon approximately ten Comanches. A running fight followed with the...
Brown County, Texas March 9, 1862, Owen F. Lindsey was at his home, near Regency and about one hundred and fifty yards east of where James F. Lindsey now lives. He was writing a letter when James Williams came up to his home with the news the...
Parker County, Texas Porter Cemetery Historical Marker Marker Title: Porter Cemetery Address: US 180, 10 mi. W of Weatherford City: Weatherford Year Marker Erected: 1978 Marker Location: From Weatherford, take US 180 about 10 miles west. Marker...
Brown County, Texas About the time, or shortly after the killing of Creath and Francis Renfro, the Indians also massacred William Lewis in Brown County. John H. Christman and William Lewis, who were warm friends, moved from Arkansas to Coryell...
Jack County, Texas Two brothers named Lewis, one whose whiskers were red and the other black, together with the latter's family, stopped at Ham's stage stand, fourteen miles from Jacksboro. The wife of the black whiskered brother was a Mexican, and...
Comanche County, Texas During 1874, Robert Leslie told his wife to prepare an early breakfast, for he had to attend court in Comanche. Shortly afterwards, he left his residence, which was about nine miles northeast of Comanche, and went out about...
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