Details for Stringfield Massacre

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5311005139

Data

Marker Number 5139
Atlas Number 5311005139
Marker Title Stringfield Massacre
Index Entry Stringfield Massacre
Address
City
County McMullen
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 538974
UTM Northing 3112621
Subject Codes women, women's history topics; Native Americans
Marker Year 1968
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location From Tilden, take Highway 16 about 23 miles to Route 624, go west about 2.5 miles to rest stop.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
Marker Text 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