Details for John Paney Bertrand
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5099000381
Data
| Marker Number | 381 |
| Atlas Number | 5099000381 |
| Marker Title | John Paney Bertrand |
| Index Entry | Bertrand, John Paney |
| Address | |
| City | Purmela |
| County | Coryell |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 597323 |
| UTM Northing | 3481029 |
| Subject Codes | Civil War; pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1996 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Purmela Take FM 183 S. abut 1 mi to Smith Cemetery |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | John Raney Bertrand was born in Brazoria County, the son of French immigrants who came to Texas before the Texas Revolution. He was a partner in a mercantile business in Washington County for several years before leaving to join the Confederate Army in the Civil War. In 1869 he married Mary Frances Cayce, and moved to Coryell County in 1875, settling on 312 acres. He built a log cabin for his family of eight children, raised livestock and farmed the land. |