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 |