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​Edens-Madden Massacre

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Marker Text: ​A famous tragedy of the 1830s. While able-bodied men where away fighting Indians, six or seven women, some young children, and four elderly men -- most of them relatives -- were at the home of John Edens (2.4 mi. SW of here). Indians attacked, killing several women and setting fire to the house. The men, 4-year-old Balis Madden, and a little girl escaped. Two wounded women, Mrs. James Madden and Mrs. Robert Madden, managed to survive. The Indians may have carried off some of the missing; the fire burned several bodies. Patsy, or Betsy, a Negro woman, rescued some of the survivors. (1971) 

Marker No: 9462

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 31.531403,-95.331436

Location: ​on FM 227 10 miles east of Grapeland; Augusta