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Indians kill Brownwood Resident
Shortly after the attack on Brooks Lee near Brownwood, Indians kill one Mr. Lewis at Stepp’s Creek, just a couple of miles...
Three Killed on Pecan Bayou
Either Indians or white men disguised as Indians raid a home on the Pecan Bayou. They kill two men during the raid, however...
Mexican Teamsters Killed
Anglos rob a freight wagon near Helena, killing two Mexican teamsters.
Owl Creek Settlers Killed
Indians attack two men and a white youth in the vicinity of Owl Creek, near Gatesville. Both men are killed; the youth...
White Volunteers from Comanche County fight Indians at Salt Mountain
A dozen Comanche County residents set out to track down a group of Indians committing depredations in the area, finding five...
Slave Survives Comanche Attack
A slave herding horses is attacked by Comanches near Resley Creek, roughly twenty miles southwest of Stephenville. Though...
Comanche Attack Wagon at Johnson’s Peak
Comanches kill Peter Cartright Johnson and his son at the base of what would later be known as Johnson’s Peak.
Indians Kill Colony Creek Resident
Indians kill one male member of the Flanagan family as he set out from the family home on Colony Creek, seven miles east of...
Two Settlers Killed Near Twin Mountains
Indians kill John Buhne and his black companion near the Twin Mountains, in present-day Erath County.
Mescalero Apaches Attack Stagecoach Station
Mescalero Apaches attack a stagecoach station ten miles south of Van Horn. Light S. Townsend and three Mexican employees...
Two families Attacked in Jack County
A party of Indians and several whites raid the Gertrude settlement, just north of present-day Jermyn. They kill seven...
Family Attacked on Pecan Bayou
Mose Jackson, his wife, and four of their seven children are attacked by more than two dozen Indians on the west side of...
Anglo Settlers Attack Caddo Camp
Renegade rangers led by Capt. Peter Garland attack a Caddo camp at the confluence of Keechi Creek and the Brazos River,...
Burnet Residents Kill Two Indians
Burnet county stockman, Robert Adams, is killed by Indians. Burnet residents, including General Adam R. Johnson, pursue a...
Tackett Family Attacked by Indians
Pleasant Tackett, a Methodist preacher and his three sons, fight twelve Indians at the foot of what would become known as...
Comanches Attacked Near Balcones Escarpment
Five soldiers and fifteen settlers track down a slightly lesser number of Comanches who had stolen horses near the Balcones...
Indians Attack Settlements on Nolan Creek
Between two and three dozen Indians attack homesteads along Nolan Creek, eight miles west of preset-day Temple. The Indians...
Soldiers and settlers kill Kickapoos near Rocksprings
Lt. William B. Hazen, ten soldiers, and four settlers encounter twelve Kickapoos near present-day Rocksprings. They attack...
Indians Kill Llano Resident
Llano resident and Methodist preacher Jonas Dancer is killed by a small party of Indians, probably Comanches, fourteen miles...
Rioting on the Brazos Indian Reserve
A white mob led by John R. Baylor kills an elderly Indian man and woman on the Brazos Indian Reserve, three miles east of...