Details for Josiah Taylor

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5123002869

Data

Marker Number 2869
Atlas Number 5123002869
Marker Title Josiah Taylor
Index Entry Taylor, Josiah
Address
City Cuero
County DeWitt
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 670409
UTM Northing 3215537
Subject Codes pioneers
Marker Year 1973
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location from Cuero, take US 87 east about 2.5 miles, then go 1.5 miles south on CR
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size grave marker
Marker Text Born in Virginia. First came to Texas in 1812, as captain in the Gutierrez - Magee Expedition, an attempt to free Mexico from Spain; fought at La Bahia, Alazan, Rosales; wounded 7 times in the Battle of Medina. Returned to Texas with family, 1824; listed in Atascosita Census, 1826; settled here in Green De Witt Colony, 1829. Five sons fought in Battle of Salado Creek with Capt. Jack Hays' company of Texas Rangers, during Mexican invasion of 1842. Recorded - 1973

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