Hallettsville in Lavaca County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Pioneer Settlers Killed by the Indians Comanches and Tonkahues

Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 5, 2019

1. Pioneer Settlers Killed by the Indians Comanches and Tonkahues Marker

Inscription.
William Ponton, Ponton's Creek, May 1834
O'Dougherty Family: Father and three
children, and John Douglas Family
Father, Mother and two children, Clark's
Creek, March 4, 1836. John Hibbens and
George Creath, Rocky Creek, March 1836
Jacob T. Stiffler, Big Brushy, Oct. 1837
Archibald Smothers and companion
named Nunnelley, Hallet Settlement, 1838
Tucker Foley, Aug. 5, 1840
Callahan, Half Moon League, June 1841

Erected 1967 by Lavaca County Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 4040.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian.

Location. 29° 26.531′ N, 96° 56.257′ W. Marker is in Hallettsville, Texas, in Lavaca County. It is on South Dowling Street north of Edna Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in Hallettsville Memorial Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 316 South Dowling Street, Hallettsville TX 77964, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American

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South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: General John W. Whitfield (here, next to this marker); Arthur Pendleton Bagby (here, next to this marker); Stephen Tucker Foley (here, next to this marker); Paul Scarborough (here, next to this marker); Captain Leiper Willoughby (here, next to this marker); Joseph Kent (here, next to this marker); In Memory of Lavaca County Heroes of the Texas Revolution (a few steps from this marker); Hallettsville (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hallettsville.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 5, 2019

2. Pioneer Settlers Killed by the Indians Comanches and Tonkahues Marker

Marker is furthest to the right of the seven markers visible in this photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2019. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,285 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 22, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.