THE HORRIFIC TRAGEDY OF THE DOWDY CHILDREN. Risks of Early Pioneers. (Part 8 of Trip)
A brutal merciless act perpetrated by unknown horsemen in the wild frontier of Eura Texas, now called Mountain Home.
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THIS STORY:
Thomas A. Dowdy wanted a better life for his wife Susan and their eight children when he decided to move from Goliad to a small town that was then named Eura in Kerr County,
On October 5, 1878, still in the midst of unpacking their belongings, the Dowdy family was going about their normal day. Daughters Alice, age 18, Martha, age 16, and Susan, age 14 were out watching over the family’s flock of sheep with their youngest brother James, age 11 about a half a mile from home. The oldest brother, Richard, was at home with a friend, who was engaged to one of the girls, to eat an early lunch. They finished their lunch around 11 a.m. and headed to the spot where the Dowdy girls and their brother were tending the sheep.
They were nowhere to be found.
A horrific scene would soon be discovered.
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The Angel face you see is the Haserot, named “The Angel of Death Victorious”. The stoic angel is seated on the marble gravestone of canning entrepreneur Francis Haserot and his family. Holding an extinguished torch upside-down, it represents a symbol of life extinguished. Wings are outstretched and the gaze is straight ahead.
IN THE END, DEATH ALWAYS WINS. LEST THE FACES NOT BE FORGOTTEN…
This channel is focused on casually walking and viewing a handful of the thousands of forgotten names and faces at various cemeteries near and afar. Seeing their faces up close. And when able, telling the stories behind their names.
Most graves are unknown and lost to history.
Some are famous.
And some infamous….
….and some with tragic endings.
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