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Major Reuben R. Brown |
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Jones Creek,
TX,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
28° 58' 34.2984",
-95° 28' 21.0972"
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Texas State
Historical Marker |
(February 3, 1808 - March 2, 1894) In Texas War for Independence, joined Matamoros Expedition of January 1836. In detachment that captured horses of Gen. Urrea of Mexican army. Brown was made captive in a counterattack, and spent 11 months in prison in Mexico, but finally escaped. In his old age, he lived at Sur Mer, home of his daughter Mrs. James Perry Bryan, a great-granddaughter by marriage of Moses Austin, whose courage had led to colonization of Texas. Recorded - 1970
This page last updated: 7/15/2008 |
Major Reuben R. Brown Historical Marker Location Map, Jones Creek, Texas
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