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Col. James Tarleton

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Bonham, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 33° 34' 45.66291999996", -96° 10' 6.97108000008"
 
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    (August 4, 1789 - April 4, 1861) In the cause of independence, raised company of 36 riflemen in his native Kentucky, starting for Texas November 1835. City of San Antonio was liberated by time they arrived. Although an officer, Tarleton fought in the ranks in the victory at San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. Col. Tarleton settled in Fannin County with son, Robert Price Tarleton (1833-1897). Tarleton's wife, Nancy Price, had died in Kentucky in 1835.

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Col. James Tarleton Historical Marker Location Map, Bonham, Texas