Jack County, TX - Obituary - Mortimer Stevens ********************************************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dorman Holub Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************************************************** Jacksboro Gazette Jacksboro, Texas Thursday, January 21, 1909 Mortimer Stevens, an old discharged soldier who came in 1865 with the United States army located at old Fort Richardson, and remained in Jacksboro, died at his home Tuesday of pneumonia. He was one of the old landmarks of the frontier days. One incident in his life of which he spoke was when Howell Walker and his son were killed by the Indians on Salt Creek, one of the last raids they made in Jack county. Stevens only made his escape by running two or three miles to a house and when he arrived there he was bare-headed. Walker and his little son were killed and badly mutilated. In 1907, "Steve" as he was usually called, was converted and joined the Methodist church at Jacksboro and had since lived a consistent Christian.