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Horse Trader Killed by Cherokees
“Cherokee” John Williams, a noted horse thief, is killed in a Cherokee village. Exact location unknown, but approximately...
Cherokees Killed by Surveyors
Three Cherokees are killed in Cherokee territory, roughly thirty miles north of Nacogdoches, possibly by Anglo-American...
Karankawas attack Texas Volunteers
A party of Texas soldiers under Major George Sutherland is attacked by Karankawas twelve miles from the Goliad presidio...
San Antonio Youth Murdered
J.H. Nash stabs a Mexican teenager in San Antonio and escapes from authorities.
Eugenio Navarro Murder
Eugenio Navarro, a prosperous merchant and the youngest brother of José Antonio Navarro, is shot and killed by a man...
German Youth Kills Indian
A sixteen-year-old German boy named Pieper encounters six Indians about fourteen miles northwest of Hillsboro. He shoots one...
Settlers Fight Indians in Blanco County
Alexander Roberts, son, William and neighbor, Cicero R. Perry, fight unidentified Indians three miles south of Round...
Two African Americans Killed in Bosque County
Sol Nicholson and James Gathings kill two African American men near Clifton. They are not prosecuted.
State Policemen Kill Two in Groesbeck
Four African American state policemen kill two white men in an altercation in a Groesbeck saloon. A white mob of locals...
Enslaved Man Kills and Burns Master in Smithfield.
An enslaved man kills and burns his master in Tarrant County.
An Enslaved Man Kills Master in Leon County
A enslaved man kills his master, a Mr. Anderson, in present-day Centerville. He is placed in jail.
Three Enslaved Persons Kill Orangeville Family
Three enslaved persons named Jess, Ruben (Rube?), and Emma kill a Mr. Kinkaid (Kineade, Kinkade?), his wife, and his son in...
Enslaved Woman Kills Child
An enslaved woman kills a child named Pike Pace (either on June 8 or June 9) in Bonham and is hanged after being found...
An Enslaved Woman Poisons Master
An enslaved woman poisons her female owner with arsenic approximately twelve miles north of Centerville. The woman survives...
Master Killed by Enslaved Men Near Brenham
A master named Thomas Erwin is tied down and shot by two of his enslaved men.
Overseer Stabbed by Enslaved Man in Colorado County
An overseer is stabbed by an enslaved man, who then escapes with another enslaved person.
Enslaved Man Hanged at Science Hill
An enslaved man is hanged southwest of present-day Athens after being accused of attempting to poison the water in the town.