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Karankawas Kill Colonists
Coco Indians (Karankawas) kill two members of Austin’s colony, Loy (or Law) and John C. Alley, who had tried to stop them...
Colonists Kill Karankawas
In response to the deaths of Loy and Alley, the colony responded by raising a company of 25 men. Finding the Karankawa...
Cummins Creek Raid
A Dutchman named Fotran and two children are killed near Cummins Creek, north of present-day Columbus, probably by...
Cummins Creek Raid
John G. Robinson and brother, Walter Robinson, are killed by Comanches near Cummins Creek, two miles north of present-day...
Two Colonists Murdered
Two colonists, Rogers and Hines, murdered near Atascocito crossing of Colorado River, en route to San Antonio. Two...
Colonists Attack Waco Encampment
John J.Tumlinson, Jr., organizes a group of eleven colonists, including his brother Joseph Tumlinson, in response to the...
Three Enslaved Men Hanged in Columbus
Three enslaved men are hanged for involvement in a plot to kill all the white men in Columbus, seize those men’s wives, and...
Enslaved Man Shot in Colorado County
An enslaved man is shot near the Bernard (present-day Little San Bernard River) after trying to run away. He would later die...
Overseer Stabbed by Enslaved Man in Colorado County
An overseer is stabbed by an enslaved man, who then escapes with another enslaved person.