GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.900508000000
Longitude: -98.487724000000
Longitude: -98.487724000000
County:
- Kendall
Date:
May 26, 1855
Time Period:
Description:
Jesse Lawhon, an overseer for Judge William Early Jones (pictured), and an enslaved youth are attacked by Indians at Curry Creek, three miles west of present-day Kendalia. Lawhon is shot and killed.
Event Type:
Race or Ethnicity:
Tribe:
Age:
youth (13-18)
adult (18+)
Citation:
The Texas State Times, Vol. 2, No. 28, June 16, 1855.
Galveston Weekly News, Vol. 12, No. 13, June 5, 1855.
J. W. Wilbarger, Indian Depredations in Texas (Austin: Steck Co., 1935), 660-661.
Judge William Early Jones Image Viewed: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137734521/william-early-jones
GeoCoords:
Latitude: 29.900508000000
Longitude: -98.487724000000
Longitude: -98.487724000000
County:
- Kendall
Date:
May 26, 1855
Event Description:
Jesse Lawhon, an overseer for Judge William Early Jones (pictured), and an enslaved youth are attacked by Indians at Curry Creek, three miles west of present-day Kendalia. Lawhon is shot and killed.
Event Type:
Tribe:
- Unknown Tribe
Gender:
male
Age:
youth (13-18)
adult (18+)
Citation:
The Texas State Times, Vol. 2, No. 28, June 16, 1855.
Galveston Weekly News, Vol. 12, No. 13, June 5, 1855.
J. W. Wilbarger, Indian Depredations in Texas (Austin: Steck Co., 1935), 660-661.
Judge William Early Jones Image Viewed: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137734521/william-early-jones