Indian Captives Dot and Bianca Babb
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member txoilgas
N 33° 17.466 W 097° 45.556
14S E 615525 N 3684245
A roadside marker describing a famous event.
Waymark Code: WMADMJ
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member QuesterMark
Views: 22

Marker Number: 2632

Marker Text:
(Captured 2 miles South; This town on getaway route) Two of Texas history's best-known Indian captives, 13-year-old T. A. "Dot" Babb (1852-1936) and his 9-year-old sister Bianca (1855?-1950) were stolen by Comanches from their home near here in September of 1865. While at play one day, the children were surprised by a raiding party of 35 to 40 Indians. Mrs. Babb was killed and Dot, Bianca, and Mrs. Luster (a visitor) were taken to Indian Territory (present Oklahoma). After helping Mrs. Luster escape on the way, Dot was very nearly executed, but so stoic was he in facing death that the Indians admiringly spared his life. For the next two years Dot and Bianca lived, in different tribes, as adopted Comanches. Bianca later recalled that the Indians held a feast - with coffee, a luxury - upon her arrival and that they colored her blonde hair with charcoal and buffalo tallow. Dot, after a winter as the squaws' flunky, asserted his male rights and thereafter spent his time taming horses. He was taken on raids against other tribes and showed signs of becoming a fine warrior. After two years, the children's father ransomed them and a joyful reunion occurred. Both Dot and Bianca spoke with sympathy, however, of many Indian customs and of kind treatment during captivity. (1971)


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