| Marker Number |
9369 |
| Atlas Number |
5491009369 |
| Marker Title |
Here Sleep the Victims of the "Webster Massacre" |
| Index Entry |
"Webster Massacre," Here Sleep the Victims of the |
| Address |
Davis Cemetery |
| City |
Leander |
| County |
Williamson |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
612587 |
| UTM Northing |
3383635 |
| Subject Codes |
pioneers; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
2 miles E of Leander on FM 2243 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Centennial - Grave Marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Here sleep the victims of the "Webster Massacre" of August 27, 1839. About thirty homeseekers headed by John Webster en route to what is now Burnet County, were attacked by a band of Comanche Indians. After attempting to flee under cover of darkness, they were trapped in this vicinity. Mrs. Webster and her two children were captured and later released. All the others were killed. Martha Webster then but three years old was later married to Marmaduke Strickland. (1936) |
