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Victims of the Webster Massacre

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2 miles East on FM 2243, in Davis Cemetery, Leander, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 34' 56.7876", -97° 49' 33.8304"
 
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     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)

This page last updated: 7/24/2010 01:13:52

Victims of the Webster Massacre Historical Marker Location Map, Leander, Texas