and carried into the forest. They were never seen or heard of again...Nathaniel Killough and his wife (and 11-month-old baby girl, Eliza Jane) escaped into a canebrake and Mrs. Samuel Killough, Mrs. Isaac Killough, Sr., Mrs. Isaac Killough, Jr., and the baby William also managed to elude the redskins. Three weary days later the little party staggered into Fort Lacy at Alto, 40 miles south, where they found safety." A stone obelisk commemorating the event was erected by the Work Progress Administration in the 1930s, and a historical marker was dedicated in 1965. See also List of massacres in the United States Cherokee War of 1839 References External links Killough Massacre Burial Site Cemetery Killough Reunion Association Remembering the Killough Massacre, Tyler Morning Telegraph, Kenneth Dean – writer, June 21, 2010. 1838 in the Republic of Texas Massacres in 1838 Massacres by Native Americans Texas–Indian Wars October 1838 events