Devine in Medina County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Last Person Killed by Indians in Medina County

Photographed by James Hulse, March 1, 2022

1. Last person killed by Indians in Medina County Marker

Inscription. From 1844 until 1877, warfare raged between settler and Indian in what we now know as Medina County in that 33 year span, many settlers and Indians lost their lives. At the foot of this marker is the original headstone of the last settler killed by Indians in Medina County on April 22, 1877, 19 year old Joe Wilton was ambushed and killed by Indians some four miles west of here. He was the last settler killed by Indians in Medina County.

Joe Wilton was buried in Devine's Evergreen Cemetery. Others who lost their lives in this long conflict are also buried there. A marker identifies the site of Wilton's grave.

Erected 1994 by Medina County Historical Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical date for this entry is April 22, 1877.

Location. 29° 8.409′ N, 98° 54.361′ W. Marker is in Devine, Texas, in Medina County. It is at the intersection of South Teel Drive (State Highway 132) and West Hondo Avenue (State Highway 173), on the left when traveling north on South Teel Drive. The marker

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is located at the western corner of the intersection at a convenience store parking lot. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 South Teel Drive, Devine TX 78016, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country

and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: American Legion Memorial (here, next to this marker); Judge Thomas J. Devine (within shouting distance of this marker); Stroud's Blacksmith Shop (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Baptist Church of Devine (approx. 0.2 miles away); Devine Lodge, No. 590 (approx. half a mile away); Devine Evergreen Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Spanish Exploration in Medina County (approx. 2.7 miles away); Charco de la Pita (approx. 2.7 miles away).

Marker and Joe Wilton gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 1, 2022

2. Marker and Joe Wilton gravestone

Touch for a list and map of all markers in Devine.

The Last Person killed by Indians Marker is the left marker of the two markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 1, 2022

3. The Last Person killed by Indians Marker is the left marker of the two markers

Joe Wilton gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, March 1, 2022

4. Joe Wilton gravestone

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,388 times since then and 126 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.