Details for To Josephus Hornsby

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5507014315

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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