| Marker Number |
14616 |
| Atlas Number |
5507014616 |
| Marker Title |
Site of the Home of Reuben Hornsby |
| Index Entry |
Hornsby, Reuben, Site of the Home of |
| Address |
FM 969 |
| City |
Austin |
| County |
Travis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
632594 |
| UTM Northing |
3348112 |
| Subject Codes |
rangers; pioneers; Native Americans |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Off FM 969 on private property |
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
Access Restricted |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Site of the Home Built in 1832 by Reuben Hornsby (1793-1879) and his wife Sarah Morrison Hornsby (1796-1862). Second built in "Austin's Little Colony". First in the present county of Travis. Famed for Christian hospitality. Here Josiah Wilbarger recovered after being scalped in 1833. Mr. Hornsby and his sons fought in many Indian battles and served as scouts in Capt. John J. Tumlinson's company of Rangers which was orgianized here in 1836. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
