Details for Jackson Massacre
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5333012157
Data
| Marker Number | 12157 |
| Atlas Number | 5333012157 |
| Marker Title | Jackson Massacre |
| Index Entry | Jackson Massacre |
| Address | |
| City | Goldthwaite |
| County | Mills |
| UTM Zone | |
| UTM Easting | |
| UTM Northing | |
| Subject Codes | rangers; pioneers; Native Americans |
| Marker Year | 1998 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 14.2 mi. W of Goldthwaite on FM 574; 3.3 mi. NW of FM 573 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | Settlers Moses and Lydia Jackson set out one morning in October of 1858 with four of their seven children to spend the day with friends. As they neared their destination they encountered a small party of Indians, possibly Comanches. Louis and I. J. Jackson and their parents were killed immediately. The two middle children, Joshua and Rebecca, were abducted, only to be abandoned after almost two weeks. They walked for two days before being recovered by a search party of settlers and Texas Rangers near Sweetwater. The Jackson family was buried where they fell, a short distance from this site. (1998) |