George Kibbetts
Last of the known Seminole Indian Scouts
Came From Florida
Little has been written about the
defiant band of redskins who came from the Florida Everglades early in the
nineteenth century,
then dug roots so deep into Texas that neither time nor the white man's wars
removed them.
Dwindling survivors of the tribe still living in the area are passing on a
wealth of tales about the old scouts,
but their memories are hand-me-downs and the facts colored by blood of other
races.
It's possible Kibbets came closer to
the truth than anybody, that he took the real story with him.
But word of mouth and what written record there is has it that the Seminoles
migrated first to east Texas,
then to Mexico and the Eagle Pass area.
They allegedly mingled their blood with that of negroes they bought as
slaves in
the push from the Everglades.
©2001 - Present
Linda
Simpson
08/02/2015