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Last Indian Raid in Frio County Told In 1882
An 1882 Frio County raid ended with the deaths of Mrs. Kate McLauren and her son Alonzo while defending their home near Leakey. The story follows the attack, the child Maud’s daring escape for help, the pursuit by local settlers, and the punitive response by Lt. Bullis’s Seminole scouts, with details of the survivors and the aftermath including burial and relics.
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Frie County
Main Frie Canyon
Kate McLauren
Alien Lease
McLauren
John M. McLauren
North Carolina
Texas
Kate Ringer
Lockhart
Caldwell County
Frio Canyon
Leakey
Mr. McLauren
Cherry Creek
Allen
Maud
Alonzo
Frank
Mary
Richie
Humphreys
Winchester
Uttle Hill
Alien
George Fisher
Mr. Fisher
Indiana
Mrs. Goodman
David Thompson
James Hicks
John Leakey
J. B. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Allen Lease
W. J. McLauren
Tobe Edwards
Mr. Coryell
H. T. Coston
Henry Wall
Boy” Wallo
Frank Pollard
George Leakey
M. W. Pruitt
John Thompson
Frank Sanders
John McLauren
Kickapoo Springs
el. T. Coston
Coryell
Rio Grande Valley
Brackett
Fort Clark
Howard's Well
Bullis
Mexico
Old Mexico
Horsehead Bend