Details for The Dowdy Tragedy of 1878
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5265005324
Data
| Marker Number | 5324 |
| Atlas Number | 5265005324 |
| Marker Title | The Dowdy Tragedy of 1878 |
| Index Entry | Dowdy Tragedy of 1878 |
| Address | SH 27 |
| City | Mountain Home |
| County | Kerr |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 467164 |
| UTM Northing | 3335962 |
| Subject Codes | pioneers; Native Americans |
| Marker Year | 1979 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | SH 27, roadside pulloff on the S side, 2.2 mi. SE of Mountain Home, 300 feet SE of Tecaboca Rd. W |
| Private Property | |
| Marker Condition | |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | The pioneer family of Susan (1830-1913) and James Dowdy (1818-1900) moved from Goliad to Kerr County in 1878 and settled on Johnson Creek. Shortly after the family arrived, four of the Dowdy children, Alice, Martha, Susan, and James, were killed by Indians while tending sheep near their home. The attack occurred on Oct. 5, 1878, at a site about 3.5 miles northwest of present Ingram. The victims were buried the following day at Sunset Cemetery, northwest of Ingram. This incident was one of the last Indian raids in Kerr County. (1979) |