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 |