Details for To Josephus Hornsby
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507014315
Data
| Marker Number | 14315 |
| Atlas Number | 5507014315 |
| Marker Title | To Josephus Hornsby |
| Index Entry | Hornsby, Josephus |
| Address | FM 969 |
| City | Austin |
| County | Travis |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 632539 |
| UTM Northing | 3347937 |
| Subject Codes | pioneers; Native Americans |
| Marker Year | 1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Hornsby Cemetery, off FM 969 on private property. Map dot approximate. |
| Private Property | Yes |
| Marker Condition | Access Restricted |
| Marker Size | 1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text | To Josephus Hornsby Mar. 15, 1822 Oct. 21, 1862 Son of Reuben Hornsby; settled here, 1832; Bastrop Ranger, 1837 In Flores Fight, 1839 Battle of Plum Creek, 1840 Brush Fight, 1840; Vasquez and Woll Campaigns, 1842; led fight against Indians from whom he rescued William Bell and Alexander Coleman in Austin, 1842 His wife Eliza Ann Lane Feb. 14, 1830 Sept. 6, 1892 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |