Austin Residents Killed by Comanches
Two Austin residents, a butcher and an English laborer, are killed in the recently-establish city by Comanches.
Austin Settler Killed
Joseph Rogers is killed by Comanches between Coleman Fort and Hornsby’s Station, in present-day northeast Austin.
Slave Girl Killed
A young female slave owned by William Clopton is killed by Comanches while bringing cattle in from pasture on Gilleland...
Comanches Kill Travis County Chief Justice
James Smith, chief justice of Travis County, is killed by Comanches while searching for hogs in the woods outside of Austin...
Austin Resident killed
Austin resident James Boyce is killed near Austin by unknown Indians near Walnut Creek. Although some residents suspected...
Austin Resident Killed
A man named Fox is killed within 200 yards of the city limits of Austin by three Indians (tribe unknown).
Austin Resident Killed
A party of three Indians kill an Austin resident, Thomas Shuff, on Barton’s Creek, two miles above town.
Two Austin Residents Killed
Addison Gillespie and another man are killed by Indians, presumably Comanches, on Peach Creek, a few miles west of Austin
Austin Judge Killed
Comanches posing as Tonkawas kill Judge Brewster H. Jayne and an Irish laborer at Jayne’s home two miles north of Austin....
Two Settlers Killed near Austin
A bear hunting party of ten men is attacked on Barton Springs, near Austin. Captain George M. Dolson and John R. Black are...
Austin Resident Killed by Indians
An Austin resident is killed by Indians, presumably Comanches, two miles north of Austin.
Austin Resident Killed
A party of 25-30 Comanches attack a carriage occupied by two men, William Bell and Alexander Coleman in Austin. Bell is...
Two Austin Youths Killed
A party of Comanches attacks the Austin farm of Nolan Luckett, killing Luckett’s son and a slave boy. Another slave is...
Apaches Attack Austin Residents
Five men are attacked by a party of Lipan Apaches along Shoal Creek, north of Austin. Two settlers are killed.
Two Austin Youths Captured
Two Austin youths, fourteen-year-old Emma Simpson and her twelve-year-old brother Thomas, are captured by Wichitas (Wacos...
Indian Killed Stealing Mules
Three Indians attempt to steal mules in Webberville, fifteen miles east of Austin. One Indian is killed.
Austin Settlers Killed by Comanches
Daniel Hornsby and William Adkinson are killed by Comanches while fishing on the Colorado River below Austin. The two men...
Austin Resident Killed
The father-in-law of Judge James Smith is killed by Indians (probably Comanches) while cutting down a bee tree four miles...
Enslaved Woman Whipped to Death in Austin
An enslaved woman owned by M. Duval is whipped by overseer A. M. Davidson and dies shortly afterwards.