JAMES M. TACKITT was the fifth son of Martin D. and Cynthia Tackitt, born abt. 1843 in Pope County, Arkansas. He, his widowed mother Cynthia Tackitt, and 6 of his 7 siblings died in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He was 14 years old when he died.
JAMES M. TACKITT was the fifth son of Martin D. and Cynthia Tackitt, born abt. 1843 in Pope County, Arkansas. He, his widowed mother Cynthia Tackitt, and 6 of his 7 siblings died in the Mountain Meadows Massacre. He was 14 years old when he died.
Bio by: Mountain Meadows Association
Inscription
IN MEMORIAM
IN THE VALLEY BELOW BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 7 AND 11, 1857, A COMPANY OF MORE THAN 120 ARKANSAS EMIGRANTS LED BY CAPT. JOHN T. BAKER AND CAPT. ALEXANDER FANCHER WAS ATTACKED WHILE EN ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA. THIS EVENT IS KNOWN IN HISTORY AS THE MOUNTAIN MEADOWS MASSACRE
JAMES M. TACKITT, 14
* Please note that the names of the victims of the 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre that appear in the MOUNTAIN MEADOWS GRAVE SITE listing are only of those who we have personally researched and verified as actual victims. In some cases this list will differ from the names that were inscribed on the 1990 Monument on Dan Sill Hill.
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