TXFANNIN-L Archives

From: Susan Hawkins <>
Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Outlaws? Sam and Eli Dyer
Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 12:05:26 -0500

That is the only place I have seen the story in Local information,
Though you certainly could do newspaper searches which would give more
info.
I have seen it I think in those old Frontier Times magazines written by
a Mr. Hunter in the 30's and 40's . Much of his work has been collected
in Books called Indian Depredations in Texas, Texas Trail drivers and
other such books. check with the main Texas sites and see if you have a
library near you with the set. If you live in the Fannin Co. area the
Sam Rayburn library has a set.
Mr. Hunter lived in the Texas Hill country and started a museum in
Bandera (where my folks were from). He collected stories back when many
people were still alive to tell them first hand.
Many many incidents in this area are recounted and I understand the
books are being compiled from the collections of stories and being
reprinted. Probably by the university press in Austin. Worth the
checking if you have a sensational story in your family tree in Texas.
Susan

wrote:
>
> Hello List,
> According to Floy Hodges book about Fannin County my gg grandmothers
> brother Joseph "Joe" Rice Buchanan and Sheriff T.A. Ragsdale were
> murdered
> by Sam and Eli Dyer on May 11, 1885. They were apparently part of a
> posse
> trying to capture the Dyer brothers. After the deaths of Buchanan and
> Ragsdale,
> Smith Lipscomb sent out postcards offering a $1000 reward for their
> capture.
> Sam and Eli Dyer were later hanged. Does anyone have any more
> information
> about this incident?? Who were the Dyer brothers??
> Thanks,
> Jan
>
> ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ====
> Snoopers welcome! Feel free to provide comments and relatives!

This thread:

• [TXFANNIN-L] Outlaws? Sam and Eli Dyer by <>

  • Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Outlaws? Sam and Eli Dyer by Susan Hawkins <>