| Marker Number |
15027 |
| Atlas Number |
5507015027 |
| Marker Title |
To John Williams and Howell Haggett |
| Index Entry |
Williams, John, and Haggett, Howell |
| Address |
FM 969 |
| City |
Austin |
| County |
Travis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
632537 |
| UTM Northing |
3347934 |
| Subject Codes |
rangers; 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 John Williams and Howell Haggett. Killed by Indians in May, 1836 while detailed from Captain John J. Tumlinson's company of rangers to help protect the families of the Hornsby's settlement on returning from the "Run Away Scrape". To William Atkinson pioneer ranger buried near Daniel Hornsby when both were killed by Indians June 7, 1845. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
