Details for Isaac Kountz

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5267002613

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Marker Number 2613
Atlas Number 5267002613
Marker Title Isaac Kountz
Index Entry Kountz, Isaac
Address Rocksprings Rd.
City Junction
County Kimble
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 424576
UTM Northing 3372304
Subject Codes rangers; Native Americans
Marker Year 1967
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location NW corner Rocksprings Rd. and US 377, at base of stone stairs
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text Killed on this spot by Indians on Christmas Eve, 1876. He was 16 years old, and herding sheep for his father, Dr. E. K. Kountz. A brother, Sebastian, age 11, escaped. a posse and Texas Rangers chased the Indians to the Guadalupe River. Young Kountz was buried in Junction Cemetery. (1967)

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