Details for Roden Taylor Crain
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5035004332
Data
| Marker Number | 4332 |
| Atlas Number | 5035004332 |
| Marker Title | Roden Taylor Crain |
| Index Entry | Crain, Roden Taylor |
| Address | |
| City | Valley Mills |
| County | Bosque |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 644274 |
| UTM Northing | 3504185 |
| Subject Codes | Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1987 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Valley Mills Cemetery, NW of Valley Mills off SH 6 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (April 29, 1819-July 20, 1891) Tennessee native Roden Taylor Crain, a member of Capt. William Kimbro's Company of San Augustine County volunteers, was a soldier in the struggle for Texas Independence from Mexico. He fought at the Battle of San Jacinto on April 21, 1836, and later received a land grant and pension for his service. He settled on his land in present Bosque County, where he lived the rest of his life. He drowned in the Bosque River and was buried here in 1891. Recorded - 1987 |