Josephus Hornsby

Josephus Hornsby (HMH10)

Location: Austin, TX 78725 Travis County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 15.391', W 97° 37.32'

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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 Brushy 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.
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HM NumberHMH10
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Marker Number14315
Year Placed1936
Placed ByThe State of Texas
Marker Condition
9 out of 10 (1 reports)
Date Added Sunday, September 21st, 2014 at 6:15pm PDT -07:00
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Photo Credits: [1] MARTYC  
Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14R E 632568 N 3348013
Decimal Degrees30.25651667, -97.62200000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 15.391', W 97° 37.32'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 15' 23.46" N, 97° 37' 19.20" W
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Area Code(s)512
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3901-4699 Blue Bluff Rd, Austin TX 78725, US
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This is one of four Texas Centennial Markers at the beautiful Hornsby Cemetery outside of Austin, Texas.

Aug 30, 2015 at 10:45am PDT by martyc

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