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Edens-Madden Massacre |
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TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
31° 31' 54.39489999996",
-95° 19' 50.28089999988"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
A famous tragedy of the 1830s. While able-bodied men where away fighting Indians, six or seven women, some young children, and four elderly men -- most of them relatives -- were at the home of John Edens (2.4 mi. SW of here). Indians attacked, killing several women and setting fire to the house. The men, 4-year-old Balis Madden, and a little girl escaped. Two wounded women, Mrs. James Madden and Mrs. Robert Madden, managed to survive. The Indians may have carried off some of the missing; the fire burned several bodies. Patsy, or Betsy, a Negro woman, rescued some of the survivors.
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Edens-Madden Massacre Historical Marker Location Map, Texas
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