Recollections of Early Texas (42 page)

Carter (in Plum Creek battle): finds Indian baby,
66

Casey (of Matagorda County): killed by Comanches,
83n.

Castlebury (at Kenney's Fort): killed by Indians,
69

Castner, Cynthia: in Hornsby fight,
45n.

Castro (Lipan chief): in Moore's second raid against Comanches:
171
–
177

Cavina, Charles: killed by Karankawas,
160
–
161

Cedar Creek: Indians encountered near,
78
; Manlove's horse stolen near,
258

Chance, J. B.: Vaughn serves under,
268

Chandler, Eli: archives recaptured from,
245

Chapman, George W.: leads ranger force,
182n.

Cheek, Richard: on surveying expedition,
227
–
229

Cherokee Creek: Indian fight on,
17

Cherokee Indians: feud with Burleson,
13ff.

Chevallie, Mike: captured by Vasquez,
196n.

Chihuahua, Mexico: Santa Fe prisoners marched through,
127

Chihuahua–El Paso Expedition: Connor acts as guide on,
151n.

Childress, Gouldsby: Taylors seek refuge with,
182n.

Childress, Hugh: in Runaway Scrape,
41
; “smells” Mexicans,
42
; horse stolen in Indian fight,
54
; biographical sketch,
241
–
242
; plays fiddle,
246
–
247

Childress, Polly: marries Rousseau,
265

Christian (in ranger squad): attacked by Indians,
181

Christian, Thomas: in Wilbarger fight,
26
–
29

Clark (surveyor): killed by Wacoes,
152

Clark (with supply boat): wounded by Karankawas,
160

Clopton, William A.: sees signs of Indians,
54
–
55
; in Mier Expedition,
106
–
118
; biographical sketch,
242

Coffee, Holland: operates trading house,
249

Coheen, Captain: joins Coleman at Parker's Fort,
23n.

Coke, Richard: serves as governor,
168

Coleman, Albert: murdered by Indians,
56
–
57

Coleman, Alexander: in Indian encounter,
166
–
167

Coleman, Elizabeth: killed by Indians,
56
–
57

Coleman, James: escapes Indians,
57n.

Coleman, Robert M.: serves as alcalde,
5n.
; emigrates to Texas,
19
; leads raid near Navasota River,
23
; commands Mina Volunteers,
36n.
; company protects settlers,
49
; commands Fort Colorado,
50
; wife killed by Indians,
56
–
57

Coleman, Thomas: captured by Indians,
57n.
; bought by white men,
60
; returns to Indian life,
231

Collingsworth (wagonmaker): makes wagon for Jenkinses,
75
–
76

Collins, Tom C.: on pecan hunt,
202
–
203

Colorado City, Texas: Moore's fight near,
173n.

Colorado County, Texas: Moore receives land in,
260

Colorado River: Colemans killed near,
56
–
57
; Hornsbys killed on,
143
–
144
; Karankawas attack pioneers on,
160
; Moore's fight on,
171
–
174
; pecan hunt on,
202

Colt revolver: used by Hays's Rangers,
145
–
146

Columbia, Texas: Mrs. Hibbans meets husband in,
253
; Manlove goes to,
258

Columbus, Texas: Cunningham lives in,
244

Comanche, Texas: horses stolen at,
75
–
76

Comanche Indians: kill Tumlinson,
6
; visit Jenkins settlement,
8
–
10
; murder John Edwards,
33
; attack Hornsby family,
45
–
46
; steal horses,
54
; raid Victoria and Linnville,
60
–
62
; defeated at Plum Creek,
63
–
68
; defeated at Council House Fight,
82
–
84
; murder Hornsby,
143
–
144
; Neill and Curtis surprised by,
157
; kidnap Simpson children,
164
–
165
; Moore defeats,
171
–
174
; murder Bird's group,
178
–
181
; raided by Howard,
188
–
191
; wound Perry and Achlin,
195
–
197
; defeated by Burleson,
225
–
226

Comanche Peak: Santa Fe men pass,
121

Conceptión, Battle of (1835): Andrews killed in,
258

Connell, Sampson: serves in Texas Revolution,
38
–
39
; biographical sketch,
242

Connor, John: acts as interpreter and guide,
151
; finds Thomas Coleman,
231

Constitution of 1824 (Mexico): violated by Mexico,
35

Cook, William G.: on Santa Fe Expedition,
123

Cooke, John: warns settlers about Caddoes,
10
–
11
; biographical sketch,
242

Cordova Rebellion (1838):
84
–
85

Corretto, Mexico: Santa Fe prisoners march through,
128
–
129

Cós, Martín Perfecto de: in Texas Revolution,
43

Cottingham, Charles: marries Clopton girl,
242

Cottle, Wash: Curtis avenges death of,
244

Council House Fight (1840):
82
–
84

Coushatta Indians: take horses by mistake,
10

Crabapple Creek: rangers camp on,
150

Craft, James A.: serves in Mina Volunteers,
36n.
; chased by
Comanches,
46
; shoots Indian,
48
–
49
; biographical sketch,
243

Craft, Russell B.: in Battle of San Jacinto,
243

Crawford, Jane: captured by Indians,
52
–
54
,
249

Creath, George: killed by Indians,
253

Crosby (in Linnville raid): killed by Indians,
61n.

Crosby, Mrs.: captured by Indians,
61
–
68

Cummins, Eliza: marries John H. Moore,
260

Cunningham, Jonathan C.: refugees camp at home of,
47

Cunningham, Leander C.: chased by Indians,
88
; prepares paper for Connell,
242
; biographical sketch,
243
–
244
; pays money to Lynch,
256

Curtis, James: in Texas Revolution,
43
; on mustang hunt,
157
; biographical sketch,
244

Curtis, Sally: marries Bartlett Sims,
266

Daniels (in Victoria, Linnville raid): killed by Comanches,
61n.

Darst Creek: Smith lives near,
267

Davis, George W.: families gather at home of,
57n.

Davis, Thomas: on Mier Expedition,
118

Davis, William: on Mier Expedition,
115

Dawson, Nicholas: in Battle of Salado,
97
–
98
; after Moore's victory,
175
–
176

Dawson Massacre (1842):
97
–
98

Declaration of Independence:
see
Texas Declaration of Independence

Delaware Indians: brave mistaken for spy,
42
; chase Caddo Indians,
87
–
88
; Connor acts as guide,
151

DeWitt's Tavern (Gonzales, Texas): Houston speaks at,
37

Dickinson, Mrs. Almaron: escapes death in Alamo,
38

Dollar (from Tennessee): chased by Indians,
55

Dolson, George M.: killed by Indians,
165
–
166

Donnelly, Pat: captures Indian woman,
188

Dunn, James: in Indian fight,
195
–
198

Dunnington, William: killed by Indians,
83

Duty, Joseph: men killed near home of,
46
; rides brother's horse,
245

Duty, Matthew: killed by Indians,
47
; horse recaptured,
66
; biographical sketch,
244
–
245
; builds coffin for Rousseau,
265

Duty, Solomon: emigrates to Texas,
19
; after Runaway Scrape,
45

Duty, William: buries Wells child,
219

Duval, John C.: leads pecan hunt,
202
–
203

Early, Scott: in ranger service,
169

Eastland, Nicholas W.: paid tribute by Jenkins,
152ff.
; describes Karankawas,
162
; in Moore's fight,
172
–
173
; captures Indian boy,
175
–
176
; on panther hunt,
225
; biographical sketch,
245

Eastland, Robert M.: killed in Dawson Massacre,
153

Eastland, William N.: in Woll's invasion,
100
; Morgan joins company of,
131
; entreats Morgan to stay with men,
132
; tribute paid to,
152
–
155
; wounded in Moore's Defeat,
187n.

Ebbins neighborhood (Bastrop County): raided by Indians,
53

Eblin Bottom (Bastrop County): bear hunt near,
234
–
235

Edmondson, James: in Indian encounter,
167
; biographical sketch,
245

Edwards, John: killed by Comanches,
33
; biographical sketch,
246

Eggleston, James: mistaken for Stephen Eggleston,
240

Eggleston, John: mistaken for Stephen Eggleston,
246

Eggleston, Stephen V. R.: killed by Indians,
60
; biographical sketch,
246

Elm Creek: rangers camp near,
169

El Paso, Texas: Santa Fe prisoners march through,
127

Enchanted Rock: ranger company stationed near,
150

Erskine, Andrew: wounded by Indians,
146

Estacas, Texas: Castro lives in,
171n.

Fairview Cemetery (Bastrop, Texas): first grave in,
219
; Wilbarger buried in,
270

Faison, Nathaniel W.: sees Eastland fall,
153
; biographical sketch,
246

Faith, Evaline: marries William Jenkins,
255

Falls County, Texas: Sessom receives land in,
266

Fannin, James W.: Eastland attends West Point with,
153

Fannin Massacre (1836): Eastland's description of,
153
–
156

Faris, Susan: marries Gillespie,
249

Fayette County, Texas: Texas army retreats through,
39
; men from, in Dawson Massacre,
97
–
98
; Calhoun settles in,
241
; Cooke settles in,
242
; Tumlinsons live in,
268

Fentress, Dr. James: in Cordova Rebellion,
84
–
85
; biographical sketch,
246
–
247

Fentress, Texas: named after James Fentress,
247

Filisola, Vicente: throws cannons into river,
71
; succeeded by Canales,
170

Fisher, O. A.: records death of Wilson,
271

Fisher, William S.: in Mier Expedition,
108
–
110

Fisk, Greenleaf: serves in Texas Revolution,
41
; biographical sketch,
247

Flacco (Lipan Indian chief):
173n.

Flesher, Wilson: killed by Indians,
80
–
82

Flores, Manuel: killed by Wallace,
268

Flowers, Mrs.: killed by Indians,
161n.

Fohr, Peter: killed by Indians,
146

Foley, Arthur: killed in Goliad Massacre,
247
–
248

Foley, James: killed by Mexicans,
247
–
248

Foley, Tucker: killed by Comanches,
60
–
62
; biographical sketch,
247
–
248

Foley, W. G. L.: gives up three sons for Texas,
247
–
248

Ford, John S.: in Mexican War,
148
; heads Texas Ranger force,
225
; leads Confederate troops,
233
; member of Know-Nothing Party,
257

Fort Bend County, Texas: Thompson lives in,
194

Fort Clark: Indian signs found near site of,
187

Fort Colorado (Fort Coleman): held by R. M. Coleman,
50
; Anderson and McClusky stationed at,
184n.

Fort Kenney: Indians raid,
69
; archives recaptured at,
107
; Santa Fe men start from,
120n.

Fort Moore: Alexanders ride to,
239
–
240
; built by Moore,
260

Fort Parker: Waco Indians near,
23

Fort Ridgeway: Indians chased near,
68

Fort Wells: Jacob Burleson leads men from,
58n.

Fort Wilbarger: settlers escape to,
57n.
; James Rogers leads men from,
58n.

Fravick, William: in ranger service,
169

Fredericksburg, Texas: Indians raid,
105
; rangers chase Indians near,
150

French Embassy (Austin, Texas): Indian runs away from,
174
–
175

Frio River: Achlin in fight on,
239

Frontier Battalion: Jenkins heads company in,
168
–
170

Furnash, Charles: son killed by Indians,
30
–
31
; biographical sketch,
248