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The Dowdy Tragedy of 1878 |
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Ingram,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
30° 9' 16.37742999996",
-99° 20' 28.17283999992"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
The pioneer family of Susan (1830-1913) and James Dowdy (1818-1900) moved from Goliad to Kerr County in 1878 and settled on Johnson Creek. Shortly after the family arrived, four of the Dowdy children, Alice, Martha, Susan, and James, were killed by Indians while tending sheep near their home. The attack occurred on Oct. 5, 1878, at a site about 3.5 miles northwest of present Ingram. The victims were buried the following day at Sunset Cemetery, northwest of Ingram. This incident was one of the last Indian raids in Kerr County. (1979)
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
The Dowdy Tragedy of 1878 Historical Marker Location Map, Ingram, Texas
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