Llano County, Texas During 1871, while Harve Putman and Wm. S. Kidd were hunting horses near Mr. Kidd's home and near the House Mountain in Llano County about four miles east of Loyal Valley, the savages charged Mr. Kidd, who fled for a cluster of...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria The following story is from the book, Encyclopedia of Indian Wars, by Gregory F. Michno. 19-20 May 1870: Sgt. Emanuel Stance took ten men from Capt. Henry Carroll's Company F, 9th...
Mason County, Texas Those interviewed do not exactly agree concerning the year this killing occurred. Nevertheless, it was during or immediately following the close of the Civil War, and will be reported at this time. Mr. and Mrs. Kensing lived...
Montague County, Texas During 1871, the Kenon and Paschal families lived on the Forestburg-Decatur road, about three miles south of Forestburg, in the southeastern part of Montague County. Mrs. Paschal was a widow, and had five children, namely;...
Kendall County, Texas Kendall County Citizens Encounter Indians on Curry Creek About 1868 Lewis Deats, Capt. John Lowhon, W.D. Edge, Frank Epps, Iron Davis, W.T. Gourley, T.M. Gourley, August Knibbe, and Charlie Patten, followed an Indian trail for...
Comanche County, Texas About 1869, Peters, Kelley and an African were driving three wagons drawn by oxen and mules. Peters and Kelley were each driving two yoke of steers and the African driving mules. The three lived somewhere in the eastern...
Menard County, Texas Wilson S. Keith, who formerly lived in Erath County, moved to Menard County, and, perhaps, bought an interest in, or bought the entire ownership of the old Wilkerson Ranch. During the summer of 1873, he, in company with others...
Eastland County, Texas We are not certain when this episode occurred. But since it happened near the close of the Civil War, it will be reported at this time. Mrs. Sarah Jane Keith, wife of Berry (Coon) Keith, and her two children, Halbert, and Lou...
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