Historical Marker
Common Grave
Historical marker location:
US 380 West of Newcastle, Newcastle, Texas
( US 380, 8 mi. W. of Newcastle; In Proffitt Cemetery)
Marker installed: 1966
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.