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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 son's fought in many Indian battles and served as scouts in Capt. John J. Tumlinson's company of Rangers, which was organized here in 1836.
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 son's fought in many Indian battles and served as scouts in Capt. John J. Tumlinson's company of Rangers, which was organized here in 1836.
Details
| HM Number | HMH91 |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 14616 |
| Year Placed | 1936 |
| Placed By | The State of Texas |
| Marker Condition |   9 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 2:28am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14R E 632786 N 3348522 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 30.26108333, -97.61966667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 30° 15.665', W 97° 37.18' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 30° 15' 39.90" N, 97° 37' 10.80" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 512 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 10709 N Mo Pac Expy, Austin TX 78759, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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I Saw The Marker
This marker is just outside the Hornsby Cemetery east of Austin, Texas. The Josiah Wilbarger and Sarah/Reuben Hornsby story is fascinating and has been written about often, perhaps most famously by J, Frank Dobie in his collection, "Tales of Old Time Texas."
Aug 30, 2015 at 10:49am PDT by martyc
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