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Comanche County Pioneer Story Of Early Settlement and Indian Conflicts
The narrator recalls the founding of Comanche County, routes to the seat at Cora, early mills, and families who moved from Bell County. He describes 1860s Indian threats, a fatal fight near the public square killing Mr. McKinzie, and a near miss for the speaker when Indians watched from creek banks. The account notes religious figures, settlement spread, and wartime upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell County
Comanche County
Matthews
Cora
Mance Coker
Brother Childress
Kidd
Lewis W. Naples
Kingsberry
Comanche
Frank Collier
Dick Carnes
Sam Steele
James Jeffrey
Tom Matthews
Huckerby
Brownwood
Jesse Mercer
Mr. Cooper
John McGuire
Hoge Northcutt
Ed Whitney
McKinzie
Darby Creek
Watson Place
Mr. Watson
Pinkard
Mr. McKinzie
Charlie Campbell
Mountain Creek
Mr. Campbell