| Marker Number |
2344 |
| Atlas Number |
5027002344 |
| Marker Title |
Robert Bonner Halley |
| Index Entry |
Halley, Robert Bonner |
| Address |
|
| City |
Salado |
| County |
Bell |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
640246 |
| UTM Northing |
3423492 |
| Subject Codes |
county official; mills - textile, fiber, gristmills, cotton gins; sheriffs |
| Marker Year |
1991 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Salado Cemetery, Baines Road, Salado. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
18" x 28" |
| Marker Text |
A native of Georgia, Robert B. Halley brought his family to this area about 1853. With partner T.J. Eubanks, he operated a liquor distillery and a flour and grist mill on the Lampasas River. Halley served as Bell County Commissioner in 1859 and as a delegate to the State Democratic Party Convention the following year. He recruited and served as captain of a volunteer cavalry unit during the Civil War. Elected Bell County Sheriff in 1874, he died while in office in 1875. Halley and his wife Lydia (1831-1928) were the parents of eight children. (1991) |
