Sarah Creath McSherry Hibbens Stinnett Howard

SARAH HOWARD SUFFERED MUCH AT THE SAVAGERY OF THE TEXAS WILDERNESS. BORN IN ILLINOIS, SARAH CAME TO TEXAS WITH HER HUSBAND, JOHN McSHERRY, IN 1828. THE NEXT YEAR, JOHN WAS KILLED NEAR THEIR HOME BY INDIANS. SARAH LATER MARRIED JOHN HIBBENS, BUT INDIANS TOOK THE LIVES OF JOHN AND SARAH’S BROTHER NEAR THIS SITE. SARAH AND HER TWO SONS WERE TAKEN CAPTIVE, AND SHE ALONE ESCAPED. EVENTUALLY, SARAH’S OLDEST SON WAS RETURNED UNHARMED. IN 1836, SARAH MARRIED CLAIBORNE STINNETT. TWO YEARS LATER, HE WAS KILLED BY RUNAWAY SLAVES. IN 1839, SARAH MARRIED COL. PHILLIP HOWARD IN GONZALES. SARAH EPITOMIZES THE TEXAS PIONEER WOMAN BY HER DETERMINATION AND WILL TO SURVIVE.

Sarah Creath McSherry Hibbens Stinnett Howard is a historical marker in Shiner, Lavaca County, dedicated in 2011. It is one of 96 historical markers documented in Lavaca County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 174 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.4229, -97.1575 near Shiner. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Methodist Church of Shiner (historical marker), about 0.3 miles away. Others within a short drive include Saint Ludmila's Academy, Saints Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, and Sts. Cyril and Methodius Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507016809. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.