Details for Captain William Walter Taylor
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5267005209
Data
| Marker Number | 5209 |
| Atlas Number | 5267005209 |
| Marker Title | Captain William Walter Taylor |
| Index Entry | Taylor, William Walter |
| Address | |
| City | Junction |
| County | Kimble |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 425036 |
| UTM Northing | 3372506 |
| Subject Codes | sheriffs; rangers; local law enforcement officer |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | 1.5 miles SW of Junction Courthouse via SU 3775, in city cemetery; marker is 1/2 way down main road though cemetery. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | Grandson of Josiah Taylor and grandnephew of Creed Taylor, Indian fighters who took part in Battle of Bandera Pass, 1841. Born at Clinton, Texas; in 1889 he moved to Kimble County, to begin ranching with an uncle. In 1898 became county sheriff. His six terms included critical period of 1902 land rush. He was appointed Texas Ranger Captain in 1917 by Governor W. P. Hobby; he served ten years, chiefly at Ranger, Brownsville, and Borger. Recorded 1967 |