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Killough Massacre
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The '''Killough massacre''' is believed to have been both the largest and last Native American depredation of white immigrants in
East Texas. The event took place on
October 5,
1838, near Larissa (north of
Jacksonville, Texas Jacksonville) in the northwestern part of
Cherokee County, Texas Cherokee County. There were eighteen victims, which included Isaac Killough, Sr., and his extended family (families of four sons & two daughters). They immigrated to Texas from
Talladega County, Alabama in
1837, settling on
December 24th.
According to Dallas newspaperman Charles Kilpatrick, several of the men walked into an ambush, and the Native Americans "...shot down Isaac, Jr., Allen, Samuel and George Wood, then swept uphill into the little settlement. Isaac, Sr., fell in his front yard and Barakias Williams was killed in front of the screaming women. Eight settlers, including seven women and children, were seized by warriors and carried into the forest. They were never seen or heard of again...Nathaniel Killough and his wife (and 11 mo. old baby girl, Eliza Jane) escaped into a canebrake and Mrs. Samuel Killough, Mrs. Isaac Killough, Sr., Mrs. Isaac Killough, Jr., and the baby William also managed to elude the redskins. Three weary days later the little party staggered into Fort Lacy at Alto, 40 miles south, where they found safety." A stone obelisk was erected by the
Work Projects Administration in the
1930s. An historical marker was dedicated in
1965.
External links
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Killough Massacre Burial Site Cemetery
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Killough Reunion Association Home Page
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Category:History of Texas
Category:Indian massacres in the United States
Category:1838
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