Pioneer Stagecoach Stand Operators Mr. and Mrs. Isaac J. Rude
IH 10, W of Ft. Stockton, Fort Stockton, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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1829
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Pioneer Stagecoach Stand Operators Mr. and Mrs. Isaac J. Rude.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Pioneer Stagecoach Stand Operators Mr. and Mrs. Isaac J. Rude
Isaac J. and Sarah Isabella Rude settled in West Texas in the 1850s and built stage stands for the Butterfield Overland Mail, which ran from St. Louis to California. Isaac ran stations in the Davis Mountains and near Fort Stockton, while Sarah defended the family during an Indian attack. Isaac later joined the Confederate army and became a McKinney businessman.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Pioneer Stagecoach Stand Operators Mr. and Mrs. Isaac J. Rude
On way to California from Tennessee in the 1850's Isaac J. and Sarah Isabella Rude settled in West Texas. In Davis Mountains, Rude built and operated a station for the Butterfield Overland Stage; here passengers had meals while mules were unharnessed and exchanged for a fresh team. Soon Butterfield--the pioneer passenger and mail service (1858-1861) from St. Louis to California--had Rude move here to Ft. Stockton and build another stand. In 1859, when a stop was added at Leon water hole, 5 miles west of Ft. Stockton, Rude built and ran the stand there. Food there was best on the route, said a journalist. Sarah Rude (1834-1916) carried a pistol under her apron, to protect her children. When Indians attacked the Davis Mountains stand, the men loaded guns and handed them to Mrs. Rude--a calm, sure marksman. Just over 5 ft. tall, she butchered and skinned beeves to feed her family, when her husband was away. After stages stopped operating in 1861, Isaac Rude, like others associated with the Overland Mail, joined the Confederate army. Later he became a prosperous businessman in McKinney. Born in 1829, he died in 1902. Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5371004033
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