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Stringfield Massacre |
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TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
28° 8' 19.00484000016",
-98° 36' 11.17224"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
On Sept. 28, 1870, the Thomas W. Stringfield family was ambushed by Indians and bandits raiding from Mexico. Overtaken in their horse-drawn wagon, the victims ran for a nearby house, but did not reach it. Thomas and wife Sarah Jane were stabbed and shot to death. Six-year-old son Adolphus was also murdered, but the fate of Thomas, 4 years, was never known. The survivor, 8-year-old Ida Alice, fought to avoid capture. She was then speared 7 times, trampled by the raiders' horses, and left for dead. She was later rescued and lived until 1937. 1968
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Stringfield Massacre Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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