In case any of you are interested in seeing this again, I retyped it (excuse the typos). Rhoda Posted Nov. 25, 1979 on the Riggs list by Mary Bonsal: "Interested in seeing a picture of W. C. Riggs?" http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/4192/Rar1850.html "Message from JDRiggs: Hi Guys, (or should I say Y'all!!) My family of Riggs hails from Texas and I have quite a bit of info on at least this smart part of the Riggs bunch. I'm sending a small picture as an attachment that shows one of the survivors of the Riggs family massacre of March 16, 1859. The man on the left is Ambrose Lee, in the middle is W.C.Riggs, and on the right is Henry Riggs. W.C. was a grandfather aways back. Haven't quite figured it all out yet. Anyway, the backside of the photograph says, 'Ambrose Lee: was born in Perry Co. Tenn. in 1824 and lived in Ripley Co. Missouri for five years, in Izard Co. Ark. for twelve years,and arrived at Sugarloaf Mountain in Coryell Co. Tex on June 11, 1857; and resided in that vicinity since. He is well preserved for one of his age,and has a vivid recollection of events that transpired in the early settling of that part of Texas, being now in his eighty-six year. On that memorable day of the Riggs Massacre, as the old-timers call it, March 16, 1859; he was the first to go t! o the rescue of his heighbors, but arrived too late; as the husband and wife were dead, the two little girls gone, an infant boy trying to nurse the dead mother; and then from the tall grass, a few steps away, a small boy between two and three years old, arose and told him the little sisters had gone with the Indians; and the sight that met his gaze, was shocking. W.C.Riggs was born in Izard Co.. Ark. in 1856. His parents, John and Jane Riggs, moved to Bell Co. Tex. in 1857; and first located on Little River, near the Three-Forks. In the fall of 1858 they moved to Post-Oak Branch, near the west line of Bell Co. Tex. and about one and half miles east, of the Surag-loaf mountqin. On the morning of March 16, 1859, they were murdered by Comanche Indians. W.C. his infant brother John, and two sisters, Rhoda and Margaret, were afterwards taken back to Ark. by their grand-parents, Thomas and Rhoda Riggs. During the Civil War, they all returned to Bell Co. Tex and in 1870, W.C with others, moved to Col. where he now resides. Henry Riggs: An Ex-slave, who was body-servant to his master Thomas Riggs Sr. and J.M. Riggs, who was Captain in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He has resided since that time near Belton, in Bell Co. Tex. Henry is about seventy years old, is a man of strong constitution; and is highly respected by all who know him', "I left the spelling and punctuation as it was written. My line goes thru the baby John Riggs. The two girls were later rescued from the indians by their grandparents and were taken back with them to Arkansas for awhile. Hope you find this interesting as I did. The post by Pat Flathou jogged my memory and I kept looking thru the family archives until I found this. Somewhere I also recall seeing a picture of the cemetery where the parents were buried. J.D.Riggs"