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...
Part of our in-depth series exploring the forts of Apacheria P.O. Box 2520 Window Rock, AZ (928)871-6647 Guided Tours Available - call in advance (928)871-6417 Window Rock is the administrative capitol of the Navajo Nation, getting its name from the...
Parker County, Texas Hiram Wilson was one of the early settlers of Parker County, and during the war, lived about 12 miles south of Weatherford, between Muddy Branch and Spring Creek. Oliver Fulton, his brother-in-law, lived on the latter stream...
Medina County, Texas Mills County, Texas Wolf was an employee of Hoffman, who ranched at the mouth of the Little Seco in Medina County. One morning during March of 1860 while cow-hunting on the Sabinal River, about eight miles north of the present...
Part of our in-depth series exploring Sioux Nation Forts The following is from the book, Encyclopedia of American Indian Wars, by Jerry Keenan. 8 January, 1877: This was one of the last military actions of the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877. By late...
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