McLauren Massacre

Site Of McLaurin Massacre (Last Indian Raid in Frio Canyon) On April 19, 1881, Catherine "Kate" Ringer McLaurin (sometimes McLauren) was with her three small children and 14-year-old Allen Lease in the garden when a band of Lipan Apaches started to plunder her home. Lease, thinking there were pigs in the house, went to investigate the noise and was shot and killed. Catherine was also shot, dying hours later, but her children were unharmed. Maud, age 6, went for help because her father, John McLaurin, was away. Neighbors gave chase for 70 miles before soldiers from Fort Clark took command. Soldiers trailed the party into Mexico, reportedly killing all but two. (1968, 2004)

McLauren Massacre is a historical marker in Leakey, Real County, dedicated in 1968. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Real County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 32 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.8100, -99.7757 near Leakey. The nearest cataloged historic site is Janes Cemetery (cemetery), about 2.5 miles away. Others within a short drive include Wingate, Wall Cemetery, and Stidham Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5385004831. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.