Details for Common Grave

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5503001004

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Marker Number 1004
Atlas Number 5503001004
Marker Title Common Grave
Index Entry Common Grave
Address US 380 West of Newcastle
City Newcastle
County Young
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 512681
UTM Northing 3671281
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 1966
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location US 380, 8 mi. W. of Newcastle; In Proffitt Cemetery
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 14" x 24"
Marker Text Three youths slain by Indians in an Elm Creek raid, July 17, 1867: Rice Carlton, Age 19; Reuben Johnson, born 1847, son of J. Allen Johnson; Patrick Euell Proffitt, born March 7, 1848, son of Robert S. Proffitt. John Proffitt, a brother, was donor of cemetery tract.

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