Ind. Sur. No. 14288
Calvary Company D Texas
Capt. C.R. Perry's Company D Of The Frontier Battalion from May 25, 1874 to Sept 15, 1874. Application approved
His first wife was Virginia Ann Stanford they married on November 25, 1874, she died December 25, 1877
His second wife was Zadie Alice Loving they married on August 26, 1880 in Payne Springs Texas, She was born May 16, 1861 in Arkansas. She died April 17, 1926 in Omaha, Texas
Find A Grave contributor Harvey Bell has made a suggestion
Hello, reading: The Kiowa Verdict and became interested in Indian depravations
in Jack County. This article seems to include information about the John O Allen
in your entry and I wounder if you would consider adding it to your bio of him
if you agree he is the same mentioned. There appears to be a connection to the
Loving family, all may be circumstantial but if it is him, it is certainly
interesting. Thank you.
"Charlie E. Rivers married a daughter of Oliver Loving, who was mortally wounded
on the Pecos. Mr. Rivers numbered among the early ranchmen of Palo Pinto, Jack,
Young, and adjoining counties. Charlie Rivers had sold his cattle to his
brother-in-law, James C. Loving, who was also an early rancher on the northern
frontier. W.B. Slaughter, a son of G.W. Slaughter, had been instructed to return
from Kansas to Dillingham Prairie, in Jack County, to receive cattle as payment
for other cattle, G.W. Slaughter, had sold to Rivers and Loving. So June
16,1871, while Satanta and Big Tree were jailed at Ft. Richardson for the attack
made on the Warren train, the Rivers and Loving and Slaughter outfits, under the
supervision of W.B. Slaughter, were rounding up cattle on Rock Creek, near
Dillingham Prairie, in Little Lost Valley, and elsewhere, for the purpose of
making proper transfers.
W.B. Slaughter and his assistants, and associated, were camped, when night came,
at the corrals on Dillingham Prairie. The Rivers outfit was camped about
one-half mile away. The J.C. Loving outfit was camped about three or four
hundred yards from Charlie E. Rivers camp. About two o'clock in the morning of
June 17, 1871, the Indians charged the Rivers outfit, which was near the creek.
Perhaps the savages thought that by charging this camp, they could better
accomplish their purpose. They divided into two divisions. One band of Indians
stampeded and took charge of the horses. The other charged the camp. This
strategic movement proved to be effective, for while the Indians were holding
those at bay at camp, it gave the remaining savages an opportunity to drive the
horses away. In doing so, they knocked down and painfully wounded Charlie
Kinchen, who was guarding the horses at the time. Charlie Kinchen was a cousin
of John O. Allen, who was also in the fight.
When the Indians charged the camp, a bitter fight was fought shortly after the
midnight hours. Charlie E. Rivers stood up near the front of his tent, emptied
his six-shooter, and then walked over near the end of his wagon tongue to get
his gun. About this time, he was shot through the left lung with a bullet fired
from a pistol or rifle. Before the fight John. O. Allen was asleep with his
saddle used as a pillow. When the Indians appeared, he grabbed his gun and
fired. When he did, a savage shot at the blaze of his weapon, and the bullet
knocked off the saddle horn, barely missing John O. Allen, who only a short time
before was with Henry Eberson when he was killed. After recovering the horses,
the Indians withdrew.
The firing alarmed the cowmen in the other camps, so all were in readiness for
an attack there. But no further charge was made.
W.B. Slaughter and the others who were looking after the Slaughter cattle at the
cow-pens, had several fires around to quiet down the wild cattle. But when the
shots were heard, they hurriedly extinguished the fires.
After the fight was over, a runner was sent to the J.C. Loving camp to inform
him his brother-in-law, Charlie Rivers, had been seriously wounded. W.B.
Slaughter also visited the wounded man. At the time, Charlie E. Rivers told
Slaughter that he did not know whether he had been wounded by the Indians or
accidently shot by one of his own men.
A runner was hastily dispatched to Weatherford for surgeons, and to notify
Charlie E. Rivers' family of his serious condition. The next day Fr. W.C.
Milliken and Dr. McDermett, and others, carried Rivers to his home in
Weatherford, where he lived about six weeks before he died.
Note: Author personally interviewed: John O. Allen, whose saddle-horn was shot
from the tree of his saddle; W.B. Slaughter, mentioned above; Oliver Loving Jr.,
son of J.C. Loving; and many other early settlers of Jack, Young, Palo Pinto and
Parker Counties.
Further Ref.: A manuscript detailing this fight, and furnished the author by
W.K. Baylor; and J.C. Loving's own account of the conflict, in the Cattle
Industry of Texas, (1895)."
Calvary Company D Texas
Capt. C.R. Perry's Company D Of The Frontier Battalion from May 25, 1874 to Sept 15, 1874. Application approved
His first wife was Virginia Ann Stanford they married on November 25, 1874, she died December 25, 1877
His second wife was Zadie Alice Loving they married on August 26, 1880 in Payne Springs Texas, She was born May 16, 1861 in Arkansas. She died April 17, 1926 in Omaha, Texas
Find A Grave contributor Harvey Bell has made a suggestion
Hello, reading: The Kiowa Verdict and became interested in Indian depravations
in Jack County. This article seems to include information about the John O Allen
in your entry and I wounder if you would consider adding it to your bio of him
if you agree he is the same mentioned. There appears to be a connection to the
Loving family, all may be circumstantial but if it is him, it is certainly
interesting. Thank you.
"Charlie E. Rivers married a daughter of Oliver Loving, who was mortally wounded
on the Pecos. Mr. Rivers numbered among the early ranchmen of Palo Pinto, Jack,
Young, and adjoining counties. Charlie Rivers had sold his cattle to his
brother-in-law, James C. Loving, who was also an early rancher on the northern
frontier. W.B. Slaughter, a son of G.W. Slaughter, had been instructed to return
from Kansas to Dillingham Prairie, in Jack County, to receive cattle as payment
for other cattle, G.W. Slaughter, had sold to Rivers and Loving. So June
16,1871, while Satanta and Big Tree were jailed at Ft. Richardson for the attack
made on the Warren train, the Rivers and Loving and Slaughter outfits, under the
supervision of W.B. Slaughter, were rounding up cattle on Rock Creek, near
Dillingham Prairie, in Little Lost Valley, and elsewhere, for the purpose of
making proper transfers.
W.B. Slaughter and his assistants, and associated, were camped, when night came,
at the corrals on Dillingham Prairie. The Rivers outfit was camped about
one-half mile away. The J.C. Loving outfit was camped about three or four
hundred yards from Charlie E. Rivers camp. About two o'clock in the morning of
June 17, 1871, the Indians charged the Rivers outfit, which was near the creek.
Perhaps the savages thought that by charging this camp, they could better
accomplish their purpose. They divided into two divisions. One band of Indians
stampeded and took charge of the horses. The other charged the camp. This
strategic movement proved to be effective, for while the Indians were holding
those at bay at camp, it gave the remaining savages an opportunity to drive the
horses away. In doing so, they knocked down and painfully wounded Charlie
Kinchen, who was guarding the horses at the time. Charlie Kinchen was a cousin
of John O. Allen, who was also in the fight.
When the Indians charged the camp, a bitter fight was fought shortly after the
midnight hours. Charlie E. Rivers stood up near the front of his tent, emptied
his six-shooter, and then walked over near the end of his wagon tongue to get
his gun. About this time, he was shot through the left lung with a bullet fired
from a pistol or rifle. Before the fight John. O. Allen was asleep with his
saddle used as a pillow. When the Indians appeared, he grabbed his gun and
fired. When he did, a savage shot at the blaze of his weapon, and the bullet
knocked off the saddle horn, barely missing John O. Allen, who only a short time
before was with Henry Eberson when he was killed. After recovering the horses,
the Indians withdrew.
The firing alarmed the cowmen in the other camps, so all were in readiness for
an attack there. But no further charge was made.
W.B. Slaughter and the others who were looking after the Slaughter cattle at the
cow-pens, had several fires around to quiet down the wild cattle. But when the
shots were heard, they hurriedly extinguished the fires.
After the fight was over, a runner was sent to the J.C. Loving camp to inform
him his brother-in-law, Charlie Rivers, had been seriously wounded. W.B.
Slaughter also visited the wounded man. At the time, Charlie E. Rivers told
Slaughter that he did not know whether he had been wounded by the Indians or
accidently shot by one of his own men.
A runner was hastily dispatched to Weatherford for surgeons, and to notify
Charlie E. Rivers' family of his serious condition. The next day Fr. W.C.
Milliken and Dr. McDermett, and others, carried Rivers to his home in
Weatherford, where he lived about six weeks before he died.
Note: Author personally interviewed: John O. Allen, whose saddle-horn was shot
from the tree of his saddle; W.B. Slaughter, mentioned above; Oliver Loving Jr.,
son of J.C. Loving; and many other early settlers of Jack, Young, Palo Pinto and
Parker Counties.
Further Ref.: A manuscript detailing this fight, and furnished the author by
W.K. Baylor; and J.C. Loving's own account of the conflict, in the Cattle
Industry of Texas, (1895)."
Ind. Sur. No. 14288
Calvary Company D Texas
Capt. C.R. Perry's Company D Of The Frontier Battalion from May 25, 1874 to Sept 15, 1874. Application approved
His first wife was Virginia Ann Stanford they married on November 25, 1874, she died December 25, 1877
His second wife was Zadie Alice Loving they married on August 26, 1880 in Payne Springs Texas, She was born May 16, 1861 in Arkansas. She died April 17, 1926 in Omaha, Texas
Find A Grave contributor Harvey Bell has made a suggestion
Hello, reading: The Kiowa Verdict and became interested in Indian depravations
in Jack County. This article seems to include information about the John O Allen
in your entry and I wounder if you would consider adding it to your bio of him
if you agree he is the same mentioned. There appears to be a connection to the
Loving family, all may be circumstantial but if it is him, it is certainly
interesting. Thank you.
"Charlie E. Rivers married a daughter of Oliver Loving, who was mortally wounded
on the Pecos. Mr. Rivers numbered among the early ranchmen of Palo Pinto, Jack,
Young, and adjoining counties. Charlie Rivers had sold his cattle to his
brother-in-law, James C. Loving, who was also an early rancher on the northern
frontier. W.B. Slaughter, a son of G.W. Slaughter, had been instructed to return
from Kansas to Dillingham Prairie, in Jack County, to receive cattle as payment
for other cattle, G.W. Slaughter, had sold to Rivers and Loving. So June
16,1871, while Satanta and Big Tree were jailed at Ft. Richardson for the attack
made on the Warren train, the Rivers and Loving and Slaughter outfits, under the
supervision of W.B. Slaughter, were rounding up cattle on Rock Creek, near
Dillingham Prairie, in Little Lost Valley, and elsewhere, for the purpose of
making proper transfers.
W.B. Slaughter and his assistants, and associated, were camped, when night came,
at the corrals on Dillingham Prairie. The Rivers outfit was camped about
one-half mile away. The J.C. Loving outfit was camped about three or four
hundred yards from Charlie E. Rivers camp. About two o'clock in the morning of
June 17, 1871, the Indians charged the Rivers outfit, which was near the creek.
Perhaps the savages thought that by charging this camp, they could better
accomplish their purpose. They divided into two divisions. One band of Indians
stampeded and took charge of the horses. The other charged the camp. This
strategic movement proved to be effective, for while the Indians were holding
those at bay at camp, it gave the remaining savages an opportunity to drive the
horses away. In doing so, they knocked down and painfully wounded Charlie
Kinchen, who was guarding the horses at the time. Charlie Kinchen was a cousin
of John O. Allen, who was also in the fight.
When the Indians charged the camp, a bitter fight was fought shortly after the
midnight hours. Charlie E. Rivers stood up near the front of his tent, emptied
his six-shooter, and then walked over near the end of his wagon tongue to get
his gun. About this time, he was shot through the left lung with a bullet fired
from a pistol or rifle. Before the fight John. O. Allen was asleep with his
saddle used as a pillow. When the Indians appeared, he grabbed his gun and
fired. When he did, a savage shot at the blaze of his weapon, and the bullet
knocked off the saddle horn, barely missing John O. Allen, who only a short time
before was with Henry Eberson when he was killed. After recovering the horses,
the Indians withdrew.
The firing alarmed the cowmen in the other camps, so all were in readiness for
an attack there. But no further charge was made.
W.B. Slaughter and the others who were looking after the Slaughter cattle at the
cow-pens, had several fires around to quiet down the wild cattle. But when the
shots were heard, they hurriedly extinguished the fires.
After the fight was over, a runner was sent to the J.C. Loving camp to inform
him his brother-in-law, Charlie Rivers, had been seriously wounded. W.B.
Slaughter also visited the wounded man. At the time, Charlie E. Rivers told
Slaughter that he did not know whether he had been wounded by the Indians or
accidently shot by one of his own men.
A runner was hastily dispatched to Weatherford for surgeons, and to notify
Charlie E. Rivers' family of his serious condition. The next day Fr. W.C.
Milliken and Dr. McDermett, and others, carried Rivers to his home in
Weatherford, where he lived about six weeks before he died.
Note: Author personally interviewed: John O. Allen, whose saddle-horn was shot
from the tree of his saddle; W.B. Slaughter, mentioned above; Oliver Loving Jr.,
son of J.C. Loving; and many other early settlers of Jack, Young, Palo Pinto and
Parker Counties.
Further Ref.: A manuscript detailing this fight, and furnished the author by
W.K. Baylor; and J.C. Loving's own account of the conflict, in the Cattle
Industry of Texas, (1895)."
Calvary Company D Texas
Capt. C.R. Perry's Company D Of The Frontier Battalion from May 25, 1874 to Sept 15, 1874. Application approved
His first wife was Virginia Ann Stanford they married on November 25, 1874, she died December 25, 1877
His second wife was Zadie Alice Loving they married on August 26, 1880 in Payne Springs Texas, She was born May 16, 1861 in Arkansas. She died April 17, 1926 in Omaha, Texas
Find A Grave contributor Harvey Bell has made a suggestion
Hello, reading: The Kiowa Verdict and became interested in Indian depravations
in Jack County. This article seems to include information about the John O Allen
in your entry and I wounder if you would consider adding it to your bio of him
if you agree he is the same mentioned. There appears to be a connection to the
Loving family, all may be circumstantial but if it is him, it is certainly
interesting. Thank you.
"Charlie E. Rivers married a daughter of Oliver Loving, who was mortally wounded
on the Pecos. Mr. Rivers numbered among the early ranchmen of Palo Pinto, Jack,
Young, and adjoining counties. Charlie Rivers had sold his cattle to his
brother-in-law, James C. Loving, who was also an early rancher on the northern
frontier. W.B. Slaughter, a son of G.W. Slaughter, had been instructed to return
from Kansas to Dillingham Prairie, in Jack County, to receive cattle as payment
for other cattle, G.W. Slaughter, had sold to Rivers and Loving. So June
16,1871, while Satanta and Big Tree were jailed at Ft. Richardson for the attack
made on the Warren train, the Rivers and Loving and Slaughter outfits, under the
supervision of W.B. Slaughter, were rounding up cattle on Rock Creek, near
Dillingham Prairie, in Little Lost Valley, and elsewhere, for the purpose of
making proper transfers.
W.B. Slaughter and his assistants, and associated, were camped, when night came,
at the corrals on Dillingham Prairie. The Rivers outfit was camped about
one-half mile away. The J.C. Loving outfit was camped about three or four
hundred yards from Charlie E. Rivers camp. About two o'clock in the morning of
June 17, 1871, the Indians charged the Rivers outfit, which was near the creek.
Perhaps the savages thought that by charging this camp, they could better
accomplish their purpose. They divided into two divisions. One band of Indians
stampeded and took charge of the horses. The other charged the camp. This
strategic movement proved to be effective, for while the Indians were holding
those at bay at camp, it gave the remaining savages an opportunity to drive the
horses away. In doing so, they knocked down and painfully wounded Charlie
Kinchen, who was guarding the horses at the time. Charlie Kinchen was a cousin
of John O. Allen, who was also in the fight.
When the Indians charged the camp, a bitter fight was fought shortly after the
midnight hours. Charlie E. Rivers stood up near the front of his tent, emptied
his six-shooter, and then walked over near the end of his wagon tongue to get
his gun. About this time, he was shot through the left lung with a bullet fired
from a pistol or rifle. Before the fight John. O. Allen was asleep with his
saddle used as a pillow. When the Indians appeared, he grabbed his gun and
fired. When he did, a savage shot at the blaze of his weapon, and the bullet
knocked off the saddle horn, barely missing John O. Allen, who only a short time
before was with Henry Eberson when he was killed. After recovering the horses,
the Indians withdrew.
The firing alarmed the cowmen in the other camps, so all were in readiness for
an attack there. But no further charge was made.
W.B. Slaughter and the others who were looking after the Slaughter cattle at the
cow-pens, had several fires around to quiet down the wild cattle. But when the
shots were heard, they hurriedly extinguished the fires.
After the fight was over, a runner was sent to the J.C. Loving camp to inform
him his brother-in-law, Charlie Rivers, had been seriously wounded. W.B.
Slaughter also visited the wounded man. At the time, Charlie E. Rivers told
Slaughter that he did not know whether he had been wounded by the Indians or
accidently shot by one of his own men.
A runner was hastily dispatched to Weatherford for surgeons, and to notify
Charlie E. Rivers' family of his serious condition. The next day Fr. W.C.
Milliken and Dr. McDermett, and others, carried Rivers to his home in
Weatherford, where he lived about six weeks before he died.
Note: Author personally interviewed: John O. Allen, whose saddle-horn was shot
from the tree of his saddle; W.B. Slaughter, mentioned above; Oliver Loving Jr.,
son of J.C. Loving; and many other early settlers of Jack, Young, Palo Pinto and
Parker Counties.
Further Ref.: A manuscript detailing this fight, and furnished the author by
W.K. Baylor; and J.C. Loving's own account of the conflict, in the Cattle
Industry of Texas, (1895)."
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