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 |