Parker County, Texas As related in the preceding section, Jim McKinney married a daughter of Isaac Briscoe and a sister of Mrs. Joe Fowler. They lived in the southeastern part of Jack County, and were returning home from Springtown, in Parker county...
Palo Pinto County, Texas Running Fight of Captain McAdam's Men During January of 1874, Capt. W.C. McAdams was in command of a company of Texas Rangers, camped near the Flat Rock Crossing, of Dark Valley, about nine miles north of Palo Pinto. Capt...
The following is from the book, Taming Texas, by Stephen L. Moore: Sadler was married in March 1837 in Nacogdoches County to Mary Murchison, a daughter of Martin Murchison who had been born in South Carolina and later spent some years in Alabama...
Throckmorton County, Texas About 1874, M.L. McCabe, who lived at the "Old Stone Ranch," about five miles north of the J.B. Matthews ranch-house, was out alone, near the southwestern corner of Throckmorton County, when charged by six...
Bandera County, Texas During 1861, J.P. McMurray who was serving his first term as tax assessor of Bandera County, was traveling alone while discharging his official duties. George Hay and perhaps others warned him of the danger of Indians. But Mr...
Fannin County, Texas
Men went in search of their hogs in December, 1838:
Savage Frontier II
Jack County, Texas About 1863, Geo. McQuerry, who lived with Jno. Wood in the Salt Hill Community, about ten miles north of the present town of Graford, started to Jacksboro. He was informed that if he would wait until the next day somebody would...
Real County, Texas During the early '80's Mr. and Mrs. Lease were living about seven miles north of Leakey. About April 18, 1881, John McClaren had gone over on Cherry Creek, approximately fifteen miles away, after a cow. About ten o'clock in the...
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