THE MURDER OF MRS LEE AND CHILDREN

THE MURDER OF MRS LEE AND CHILDREN

J. Marvin Hunter, Sr. 




The Lee family, father, mother, and four children had homesteaded land about 9 miles from Fort Griffin, Texas, on the banks of the Clear Fork of the Brazos in the early 1870s. T

hey had cleared land, built a log cabin, and had cultivated a patch of ground. It was early fall and they were preparing to gather a bountiful harvest. These simple folks were a typical pioneer family, who thanked God daily for their blessings, thanked Him for their peace and happiness, and for the ceasing of raids of the Indians. 

Early one Monday morning Mr. Lee arose and made preparations to go to Fort Griffin for supplies, intending to make the trip to the little frontier town and return before nightfall. After breakfast he hitched up his team to the wagon, kissed his wife and started out. 

After clearing away the breakfast dishes, Mrs. Lee and her fourteen year-old son, went to the corn field, where they commenced gathering the corn, leaving her two little girls and baby at the house.

 They worked rapidly and talked but little. Nearing the end of the field that butted on the river bank, they paused to rest, wondering why a small herd of cattle that seemed frightened were running alongside the field fence.

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