Stephens County, Texas About 1869, Wm. Hencelwood, Jack Hittson, Frank McLara, a Mexican boy, and one or two others, were driving about 200 head of cattle to old Picketville (Stealeasy). When within a few miles of their destination, and perhaps...
Mason County, Texas Conrad Maechel, a merchant of Fredericksburg and Yoakum Hench, who lived about two miles north of the above city, were returning from Bever Creek in Mason County, with some milk cows. When they reached a point about two miles...
Palo Pinto County, Texas During 1862, while John Henderson was riding alone on Barton's Creek, south of Gordon, near the Palo Pinto-Erath County line, he was charged by a large band of Indians. After running for one or two miles his horse began to...
Coryell County, Texas Killing of Williamson and Escape of Hendrickson These two gentlemen, who lived on the Cowhouse, near the present village of King, had been to the Williams ranch, perhaps in Mills County, to get three of their horses which the...
Clay County 1890 Jail Museum-Heritage Center The following story is from the book, Ninety-Four Years in Jack County 1854-1948, by Ida Lasater Huckabay. Among the most noted Texas cowtowns in the frontier days was Henrietta, Clay County. Clay County...
Comanche County, Texas One morning during 1864, Jno. Henson and Mr. Lewis, who lived on Savannah Creek, about twelve miles north of Comanche, in Comanche County, started out afoot and unarmed to the Rush Creek Settlement, about three miles south...
Montague County, Texas During 1870, Red River Station, in Montague County, was a town of about 100 houses, and perhaps, a half-dozen stores. Like other villages on the frontier, it was a log-cabin-town. Mrs. Susan Herring was living in the edge of...
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