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Alice Todd Story Recounted From Texas Frontier
Side Glances on Texas History recalls the capture of 14 year old Alice Todd by Indians in 1868 near Mason and her disappearance after a brutal attack. Mollie Winn, former classmate, shares details of Alice's life in Brown Menard counties and attempts to find her, while the piece also notes early Texas travel writer Gilbert Hathaway and frontier life observations.
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Alice Todd
Magon
Alice
Rock Springs
Texas
Mollie Vaughn Winn
William J. Vaughn
Menard County
Winn
Whittig Vaughn Noguess
Menard
Rock ‘Springs
Mia
Mason
Brown County
Clear Creek
Father
W. C. Dunn
San Saba
Jack Brown
Richland Creek
Richland Springs
Beardy” Hall
Beardy
Gray John
Captain Woods
Alice Tood
Martha
Nannie Greenwood
Maria Crosby
Mason County
Doyle
Alica Todd
Mr. Todd
Mrs. Todd
Gilbert Hathaway
la Porte
Indiana
South- West
Detroit
Two Hemispheres
Univeristy of Texas
Mr. Hataway
San Angelo
Eail
Jim Smith
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Waxahachie
Mr. Hathaway
Mr.b
Wonderland