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Sarah Ann Horn and other settlers captured by Indians
On this day in 1836, Sarah Ann Horn was captured by Comanche Indians near the Nueces River. Her family was traveling from the failed Dolores settlement, in Beales's Rio Grande colony, hoping to reach the port of Matamoros. The Comanches killed several men, including John Horn, Sarah's husband. After capture, Sarah was separated from her children. In 1837 American traders ransomed her at a trading rendezvous in New Mexico. She moved in 1838 to Missouri, where writer E. House recorded her account of her captivity, published the following year as A Narrative of the Captivity of Mrs. Horn, and Her Two Children. Sarah Horn died in 1839 from injuries sustained during her captivity.
- Links to Related Handbook of Texas Online Articles
- HORN, SARAH ANN NEWTON
- COMANCHE INDIANS
- BEALES'S RIO GRANDE COLONY
- INDIAN CAPTIVES
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