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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...
U.S. Troops Fight Comanches near Fort Belknap
U.S. troops fight Comanches in the vicinity of Fort Belknap. The Indians kill two soldiers in the fighting.
U.S. Troops and Lipan Apaches Fight on Live Oak Creek in Kinney County
U.S. soldiers led by Lt. Neil J. McCafferty fight Lipan Apaches on Live Oak Creek in Kinney County. One Indian is killed.
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.
Enlaved Men Kill Owner in Brenham
Two enslaved men kill their owner and are jailed to be hanged on the 14th of August.
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.