Erath County, Texas While the Indians were on a horse-stealing raid, about three miles east of Stephenville, they chased and almost succeeded in capturing a son of Geo. Wilkins. The savages fired at him several times, but he safely reached the house...
Erath County, Texas William Willis, who lived about twenty miles south and a little west of Hamilton, started to the latter place to attend a frontier celebration, and New Year's party. B.F. Gholson offered to lend Wm. Willis a pony, and advised him...
Erath County, Texas Henry Mills, a married man, and John Wood who lived on the Paluxi, about sixteen or eighteen miles east of Stephenville, were out hunting hogs on the Sycamore, about eight miles west of their residence, and were carrying a sack...
Erath County, Texas We are not certain just when this occurred, but it happened some time during the 60s and will be reported at this time. D.R. Thornton and Ben Wylie were hunting stock about eight miles south and a little east of the present city...
Erath County, Texas Newt Price, who lived in Hunt County, and staying with Henry Clark, at the latter's home, about six miles southeast of Stephenville, had been out to hunt a horse, and was about one-half mile from home, when the Indians surrounded...
Erath County, Texas During 1867, J.H. Parr and Charlie J. Keith had started for a load of wood. Keith was driving an ox-wagon, and Parr was horseback, and riding in the lead. After riding upon a divide, he saw some Indians, and motioned with his...
Erath County, Texas About 1872, while John O'Neill was herding cattle, some distance from the camp, he saw several Indians dashing toward him. O'Neill started his horse toward a distant black jack thicket, but was wounded before he reached this...
Erath County, Texas During 1861 or 1862, the Indians stole horses belonging to James Ferguson and others then living in the vicinity of Stephenville. The citizens took a course south and east, supposing the warriors would go to Motheral Gap. S...
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