Near Mountain View in Kiowa County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Millie Durgan

White Captive

— Kiowa Name: Sain-to-hoodle —

Millie Durgan Marker image. Click for full size.

1. Millie Durgan Marker

Inscription. Captured at age eighteen months in the Elm Creek Raid, No. Texas, Fall, 1864. Adopted by the Kiowa tribe and married a Kiowa named Goombi. True identity not known until three years before her death in 1934. Buried in the Old Rainy Mt. Cemetery southwest of Mountain View, Oklahoma.

Erected by Oklahoma Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native Americans • Wars, US Indian • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1864.

Location. 35° 5.661′ N, 98° 43.766′ W. Marker is near Mountain View, Oklahoma, in Kiowa County. Marker is on State Highway 9/115, 0.2 miles west of State Highway 115, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mountain View OK 73062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 7, 2022, by Wesley Sloan of Mountain View, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on November 16, 2022, by Wesley Sloan of Mountain View, Oklahoma. Photo 1. submitted on November 7, 2022, by Wesley Sloan of Mountain View, Oklahoma. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.