Tawakonis (Wichita) attack Lipan Apaches on Colorado River. All 85 Lipans killed. Mexican prisoners, mostly youths, released.
Date: 1820
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis, Lipans
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American Tribe: Tawakonis, Lipans
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 30.247303000000
Longitude: -97.625370000000
Longitude: -97.625370000000
Citation:
Charles A. Gulick, ed. The Papers of Mirabeau Buonaparte Lamar (Austin: A.C. Baldwin, 1921) 4/1:191-92.
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Date: March 1820
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Lipans, Tawakonis, Comanches
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White (includes Anglo-American, European) A party of Lipan Apaches, Tawakonis (Wichitas), and Comanches raid San Antonio, killing four Bexareños.
Tribe: Lipans, Tawakonis, Comanches
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 29.424122000000
Longitude: -98.493628000000
Longitude: -98.493628000000
Citation:
F. Todd Smith, From Dominance to Disappearance: The Indians of Texas and the Near Southwest, 1786-1859 (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2006), 110.
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Date: Early April 1820
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White (includes Anglo-American, European) A group of Tawakonis (Wichitas) launch a night time raid on San Antonio. Two Tawakonis are killed by a sentinel.
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 29.424122000000
Longitude: -98.493628000000
Longitude: -98.493628000000
Citation:
F. Todd Smith, From Dominance to Disappearance: The Indians of Texas and the Near Southwest, 1786-1859 (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2006), 110.
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Date: Summer 1825
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Wacos, Tawakonis, Taovayas
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American Wichitas (Taovaya, Tawakoni, and Waco) combined with Penateka Comanches to raid San Antonio and Goliad. An American, Dickenson, is killed.
Tribe: Wacos, Tawakonis, Taovayas
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 29.301150000000
Longitude: -98.372612000000
Longitude: -98.372612000000
Citation:
F. Todd Smith, From Dominance to Disappearance: The Indians of Texas and the Near Southwest, 1786-1859 (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2006), 133. Eugene C. Barker, ed. The Austin Papers (Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924–27), vol. 1, part 1: 1196–97.
Date: Early 1826
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis, Tonkawas, Lipans
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American Tawakonis (Wichitas) fight Tonkawas and Lipan Apaches at the La Bahía crossing of the Colorado River. Four Tonkawas are killed.
Tribe: Tawakonis, Tonkawas, Lipans
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 28.668325000000
Longitude: -97.388327000000
Longitude: -97.388327000000
Citation:
Malcolm D. McLean, ed. Papers Concerning Robertson’s Colony in Texas (Arlington, Texas: University of Texas at Arlington Press, 1975), 2:525.
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Date: April 4, 1826
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis, Kichais, Tonkawas, Lipans
Gender: male
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White (includes Anglo-American, European) Tawakoni (Wichita) and Kichai (Wichita) camp attacked on Colorado River, five leagues below the road to La Bahia, by combined force of 30 militiamen and Tonkawa and Lipan Indians, led by James J. Ross. Eight Tawakonis killed, including three chiefs: Cordero, Lisaque, and Guichupa.
Tribe: Tawakonis, Kichais, Tonkawas, Lipans
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 29.836852000000
Longitude: -96.543388000000
Longitude: -96.543388000000
Citation:
Eugene C. Barker, ed. The Austin Papers (Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924–27), vol. 2, part 2:1304-05. Also in Malcolm D. McLean, ed. Papers Concerning Robertson’s Colony in Texas (Arlington, Texas: University of Texas at Arlington Press, 1975), 2:535.
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Date: July 2, 1826
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Wacos, Comanches, Tawakonis
Gender: male
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White (includes Anglo-American, European) DeWitt colonist John Wightman is killed near Gonzales by party of Comanches and Tawakonis and Wacos (Wichitas).
Tribe: Wacos, Comanches, Tawakonis
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 29.501626000000
Longitude: -97.452493000000
Longitude: -97.452493000000
Citation:
John Henry Brown, Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas (Austin: State House Press, 1988), 15
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Date: February 1828
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis, Wacos, Comanches
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White (includes Anglo-American, European) Thirty-seven Tawakonis and Wacos (Wichitas), and Comanches raiding for horses attack San Felipe de Austin.
Tribe: Tawakonis, Wacos, Comanches
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 29.793009000000
Longitude: -96.100793000000
Longitude: -96.100793000000
Citation:
F. Todd Smith, From Dominance to Disappearance: The Indians of Texas and the Near Southwest, 1786-1859 (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2006), 140; Eugene C. Barker, ed. The Austin Papers (Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924–27), vol. 2, 15-16
Event Type:
Date: February 1828
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Comanches, Tawakonis, Wacos
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White (includes Anglo-American, European) Thirty-seven Tawakonis, and Wacos (Wichitas), and Comanches raiding for horses attack Gonzales.
Tribe: Comanches, Tawakonis, Wacos
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 29.501626000000
Longitude: -97.452493000000
Longitude: -97.452493000000
Citation:
F. Todd Smith, From Dominance to Disappearance: The Indians of Texas and the Near Southwest, 1786-1859 (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2006), 140; Eugene C. Barker, ed. The Austin Papers (Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924–27), vol. 2, 15-16.
Event Type:
Date: May 15, 1828
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis, Wacos
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American Mexican troops kill two Tawakoni and Wacos (Wichitas) on the Pedernales River following an Indian attack in San Antonio.
Tribe: Tawakonis, Wacos
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 30.314010000000
Longitude: -98.283647000000
Longitude: -98.283647000000
Citation:
F. Todd Smith, From Dominance to Disappearance: The Indians of Texas and the Near Southwest, 1786-1859 (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2006), 140.
Event Type:
Date: Winter 1828
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis, Wacos
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American Sixteen Tawakonis and Wacos (Wichitas) kill a Mexican resident of Austin’s colony on the Colorado River. Militia responds and kills eight Indians.
Tribe: Tawakonis, Wacos
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 29.693421000000
Longitude: -96.479530000000
Longitude: -96.479530000000
Citation:
F. Todd Smith, From Dominance to Disappearance: The Indians of Texas and the Near Southwest, 1786-1859 (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2006), 141.
Event Type:
Date: February 28, 1829
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American Camp robbed by Tawakonis (Wichitas) three miles above Green DeWitt farm on the Guadalupe River.
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 29.502303000000
Longitude: -97.464448000000
Longitude: -97.464448000000
Citation:
Eugene C. Barker, ed. The Austin Papers (Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924–27), vol. 2, 175-76.
Event Type:
Date: Early March 1829
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American Four Tawakonis (Wichitas) killed in response to late February camp robbery within 15 miles of La Bahía.
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 28.668325000000
Longitude: -97.388327000000
Longitude: -97.388327000000
Citation:
Eugene C. Barker, ed. The Austin Papers (Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924–27), vol. 2, 175-76.
Event Type:
Date: April 1829
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Wacos, Tawakonis, Cherokees
Gender: male
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American Cherokees attack Waco village on the Brazos, near present-day Waco. Fifty-five Wacos (Wichitas) killed in reprisal for theft of horses the previous winter. During the course of the battle, which lasted several hours, 200 mounted Tawakonis (Wichitas) came to the aid of the Wacos.
Tribe: Wacos, Tawakonis, Cherokees
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 31.526459000000
Longitude: -97.069359000000
Longitude: -97.069359000000
Citation:
John Henry Brown, Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas (Austin: State House Press, 1988), 11-13. See also Malcolm D. McLean, ed. Papers Concerning Robertson’s Colony in Texas (Arlington, Texas: University of Texas at Arlington Press), 3:412-14; J. W. Wilbarger, Indian Depredations in Texas (Austin: Steck Co., 1935), 174-77; F. Todd Smith, From Dominance to Disappearance: The Indians of Texas and the Near Southwest, 1786-1859 (Lincoln: University of Nebraska, 2006), 141.
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Date: May 1829
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: male
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Hispanic (Mexican/Tejano), Native American A party of Tawakonis (Wichitas) kill José Salinas and Miguel Castro near San Marcos.
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 29.886197000000
Longitude: -97.904449000000
Longitude: -97.904449000000
Citation:
Eugene C. Barker, ed., The Austin Papers (Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1924–27), vol. 2, 219-20.
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Date: July 1829
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American Four Indians, probably Tawakonis (Wichitas), killed during raid of settlers at Thomas Thompson farm house near Bastrop.
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 30.110533000000
Longitude: -97.323096000000
Longitude: -97.323096000000
Citation:
Henderson K. Yoakum, History of Texas: From its First Settlement in 1685 to its Annexation to the United States in 1846 (Austin: Steck, 1953), 260
Event Type:
Date: August 1829
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Lipans, Tawakonis
Gender: male
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American Stephen Austin and Lipan Apaches lead an expedition against Tawakonis (Wichitas). Six Tawakonis killed by a militia company led by Abner Kuykendall near the mouth of the San Saba River.
Tribe: Lipans, Tawakonis
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 31.252707000000
Longitude: -98.595677000000
Longitude: -98.595677000000
Citation:
John Henry Brown, Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas (Austin: State House Press, 1988), 69; Henderson K. Yoakum, History of Texas: From its First Settlement in 1685 to its Annexation to the United States in 1846 (Austin: Steck, 1953), 261.
Event Type:
Date: Winter 1829
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: male
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White (includes Anglo-American, European) John McSherry killed by Indians, possibly Tawakonis (Wichita) on the west side of Guadalupe River, at the lower edge of the DeWitt Colony.
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 28.841255000000
Longitude: -97.064552000000
Longitude: -97.064552000000
Citation:
John Henry Brown, Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas (Austin: State House Press, 1988), 88.
Event Type:
Date: March 1830
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: male
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American, White (includes Anglo-American, European) Tawakonis (Wichita) raid John Walker’s home on Little River. One family member killed. Reports of other Anglos killed in surrounding area and livestock stolen.
Tribe: Tawakonis
Gender: male
Location:
Latitude: 30.970849000000
Longitude: -97.353457000000
Longitude: -97.353457000000
Citation:
Eugene C. Barker, ed., The Austin Papers (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1924), 2:351. John Wesley Wilbarger, Indian Depredations in Texas (Austin: Steck Co., 1935), 211.
Event Type:
Date: 1830
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Tribe: Cherokees, Tawakonis
Gender: unspecified
Time Period: Mexican Era 1821-1835
Description:
Race or Ethnicity: Native American One hundred Cherokees attack a Tawakoni (Wichita) village at headwaters of the Navasota River (present day Mont Calm). Setting fire to grass houses, they shot Tawakonis as they were trying to escape, reportedly killing 26.
Tribe: Cherokees, Tawakonis
Gender: unspecified
Location:
Latitude: 31.753793000000
Longitude: -96.881919000000
Longitude: -96.881919000000
Citation:
1. F. Todd Smith, From Dominance to Disappearance: The Indians of Texas and the Near Southwest, 1786-1859 (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2005), 141.
2. Malcolm D. McLean, comp. Papers Concerning Robertson’s Colony in Texas (Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press, 1974), 4:162-67, 192, 210.
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