Young County, Texas During June 1874, James P. Wright and a Mexican, employed by J.C. Loving, were sent out to ride the range. Wright and the Mexican agreed to separate and work in different directions, in order to expedite the handling of cattle...
Jack County, Texas It was about 1864 that Milton (Dock) Wynn, Buck Sanders, B.L. Henry, Thompson, Frank Lane, Luke Choate, and one or two others who were out cow-hunting near Wynn-Hill, west of Jacksboro, had a bitter engagement with the Indians...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Northern Early America The Wyoming Valley "massacre" was a military battle in the American Revolutionary War that took place in Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley on July 3, 1778, in which more...
Parker County, Texas During 1864, Buddy Williams, who lived on the Wm. Auterburn place, went over to the home of Frank Hill to visit his chum, and close friend, Geo. W. Hill, who happened to be away. It was Sunday morning. Young Williams failed to...
Montague County, Texas The Wounding of Mrs. W.T. Williams Mrs. W.T. Williams, who sat up during the preceding night with Mrs. Austin Morris, sick with pneumonia, about daylight, started to her own residence about one half mile away. Mrs. Williams...
Brown County, Texas During 1873, William Williams and his family were living on Sand Creek about twelve miles west of Brownwood in Brown County. They had been living there only a short time and were improving a new place. One morning Mr. Williams...
Erath County, Texas William Willis, who lived about twenty miles south and a little west of Hamilton, started to the latter place to attend a frontier celebration, and New Year's party. B.F. Gholson offered to lend Wm. Willis a pony, and advised him...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Comancheria Will Rogers Museum Will Rogers Memorial Museum 1720 West Will Rogers Boulevard Claremore, Oklahoma 74017 Mailing Address: Post Office Box 157 Claremore, Oklahoma 74018-0157 918.341.0719...
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