Details for Y.D. McMurry
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5335005919
Data
| Marker Number | 5919 |
| Atlas Number | 5335005919 |
| Marker Title | Y.D. McMurry |
| Index Entry | McMurry, Y. D. (Fed. 9, 1858-April 12, 1923) |
| Address | Colorado City Cemetery |
| City | Colorado City |
| County | Mitchell |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 326979 |
| UTM Northing | 3585577 |
| Subject Codes | rangers; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | East section of city cemetery, Colorado City cemetery. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | Born in Tennessee. Brought up in Fort Worth. In 1882 joined Co. B, Frontier Battalion, Texas Rangers, under a Brother, Capt. Sam McMurry--then enforcing law in Colorado City area. Y.D. McMurry, Mitchell County Sheriff 1892-1898, was one of captors of notorious murderer and train robber Bill Cooke. McMurry was a merchant and cotton broker, and for many years he was a deacon in the Presbyterian Church. Recorded, 1970. |