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Indian Murder and Escape Near Johnson Gap in Bosque County
The article recounts the 1850s murder of Peter Cartwright Johnson near present day Iredell and his son Peters escape aided by a whip and survival in Bosque County. It details subsequent searches, burial at Hanna Cemetery, a Johnson family reunion in 1962, and notes another 1857 58 raid on Creath Renfro and Francis Renfro with estate records across Bosque Hamilton and Coryell counties seeking further local history.
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Peter Cartwright Johnson
Iredell
Johnsons
Brown County
Townsh Mill
Peter Jr
Johnson Gap
Johnson Peak
Johnson
Peter
Charlie Dennis
Clifton
Stephenville
Meridian North
Hanna Cemetery
Comanche County
Gustine
Bosque
Hill Counties
Meridian
Hanna
Bosque County
Peter Johnson
Hamilton
Comanche
Pool
Bosque Territory
Creath
Francis M. Renfro
Creath Renfro
Bosque, Hamilton
Coryell Counties
Meridian Creek
Neils Creek
Francis
Cranfills Gap
Hamilton County
Susan H. Renfro
Sylvester N. Renfro
Hannah A. Renfro
G. W. Renfro
E. H. A. Renfro
Emily Jane Renfro
Robert C. Renfro
Susan Gore
Leona Holloway
Edward R. Wallace
Emily J. Wallace
Renfros
Dallas County
Wallaces
T. C. Alexander
Henry Fossett