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Three youths slain by Indians in an Elm Creek raid, July 17, 1867: Rice Carlton, Age 19; Reuben Johnson, born 1847, son of J. Allen Johnson; Patrick Euell Proffitt, born March 7, 1848, son of Robert S. Proffitt. John Proffitt, a brother, was donor of cemetery tract.
Common Grave is a historical marker in Newcastle, Young County, dedicated in 1966. It is one of 43 historical markers documented in Young County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.1820, -98.8640 near Newcastle. The nearest cataloged historic site is Proffitt Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Indian Raid on Elm Creek, CSA, Two Miles Southwest to Fort Belknap, and Military Road (Ft. Belknap-Ft Phantom Hill).
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5503001004. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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