Details for Richard A. Pauley
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5083004258
Data
| Marker Number | 4258 |
| Atlas Number | 5083004258 |
| Marker Title | Richard A. Pauley |
| Index Entry | Pauley, Richard A. |
| Address | |
| City | Valera |
| County | Coleman |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 448219 |
| UTM Northing | 3511633 |
| Subject Codes | sheriffs |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Valera Cemetery, about 1 mile south of Valera on FM 503. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (March 20, 1882-May 16, 1925) A man who achieved boyhood wish to become a law officer, Pauley was a rancher before his election in 1923 to office of Coleman County sheriff. He was widely respected as a true gentleman. Often he did not carry a gun, preferring to convince fugitives that the law would protect, not hurt, them. He was shot by 2 stowaways while investigating a train car. His wife Kate Dancer Pauley and son Russell survived him. Recorded - 1968 |