Jack County, Texas When the Indians made their appearance at the home of James Landman on the 26th day of November, 1860, it was the beginning of one of the most far reaching raids ever made on the West Texas frontier. Furthermore, no foray ever...
Jack County, Texas December the 24, 1868, Green, Marion, A.M. George, and Luke Lasater, had a narrow escape in the Keechi Valley, about three or four miles south of the present town of Perrin. About seven hogs had been running loose for some time...
Jack County, Texas We are not certain when this massacre occurred. But since it happened sometime during the sixties, it will be reported at this time. Isaac F. Knight, according to reports, was guarding horses on the J.B. Earhart ranch, near the...
Jack County, Texas
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Jack County, Texas During 1863, Wm. Hodges, John McGee, Pete Hill, John Keyser and his father, all of whom lived at Red River Station, were out cow-hunting on the Ten Mile Prairie in Jack County, very near the present town of Post Oak. The five had...
Markers (click on a topic to jump to that section.) Town of Antelope | Bryson | Butterfield Stage Line | Cross, G.D. | Dosher, James B. | Fort Richardson | Fort Richardson Cavalry Post Hospital, 1867 | Fort Richardson | Jack County | Community of...
Jack County, Texas John Heath, who formerly lived in Montague County, was, also, an employee of J.C. Loving, who had a ranch in Lost Valley, in the western portion of Jack County. Needless to say, there were very few citizens on the frontier so well...
Jack County, Texas During the fall of 1869, Albert Harrell and Pete Lynn, who lived about fourteen miles south of Jacksboro, on east Keechi, started horseback to the above place, and Pete Lynn was riding a mule. Harrell, however, rode a good gray...
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