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.
Last Person Killed by Indians in Medina County. . 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.
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.
Location. 29° 8.409′ N, 98° 54.361′ W. Marker is in Devine, Texas, in Medina County. Marker 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 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.
3. The Last Person killed by Indians Marker is the left marker of the two markers
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 436 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 5, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
