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Indian Raids and Frontier Ranger Valor on Texas Frontier
Long Ago events from Frontier Times recount 1857 1860 era along Parker Palo Pinto and surrounding counties. Comanche raids killed and scalped settlers including William Holden and Lambshead, while Captain Baylor led white ranger forays from Lampasas Bosque Erath into Indian country. The piece notes frontier fear, acts of retaliation, and local exchanges with Comanches including Pine O Chamma and Parson Tackitt, concluding with ongoing tales until fort Cobb and future installments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parker
Palo Pinto Jack
Palo Pinto
William Holden
Clear Fork
Youne Holden
Holden
Lambshead
Thurston
Fort Griffin
Pine-O-Chamma
Pine- O-Chamma
Wm. Preston
John Dawson
Tom Stockton
Hubbard’s Creek
Comanche Reservation
Belknap
Captain Baylor
Lampasas County
J. R. Baylor
Lampasas
Mullens
Bosgle
Erath
Barry
Cureton