Common Grave
Three youths slain by Indians in an Elm Creek raid, July 17, 1867: Rice Carlton, Age 19; Reuben Johnson, born 1847, son of J. Allen Johnson; Patrick Euell Proffitt, born March 7, 1848, son of Robert S. Proffitt. John Proffitt, a brother, was donor of cemetery tract.
33.1835° N, 98.8662° W
Where to Find It
US 380, 8 mi. W. of Newcastle; In Proffitt Cemetery
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi S Proffitt Cemetery Newcastle
- 0.5 mi E Indian Raid on Elm Creek, CSA Newcastle
- 5.7 mi E Joseph Alfred Woolfolk Newcastle
- 7.3 mi E Two Miles Southwest to Fort Belknap Newcastle
- 7.3 mi E Site of Camp Van Camp Newcastle
- 7.5 mi E Military Road (Ft. Belknap-Ft. Phantom Hill) Newcastle