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A victim of the last Indian raid in Frio Canyon, April 19, 1881. Mother of three small children, "Kate" McLauren was home with them and a neighbor boy, Allen Lease, when a Lipan Apache band started to plunder their house. Although shot with a bullet, she sent her six-year-old child, Maud, for help, but died shortly after her husband John's return that night. When the cemetery in Leakey was established, she and Lease were the first burials. Recorded 1971
Catherine McLauren is a historical marker in Leakey, Real County, dedicated in 1971. 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 29.7240, -99.7611 near Leakey. The nearest cataloged historic site is Floral Leakey Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include DeWitt, Real County Courthouse, and Real County.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5385000760. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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