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 Claiborne Walker Merchant
N 32° 27.438 W 099° 43.436
14S E 431960 N 3591356
Texas Historical Marker at the final resting place of Claiborne Walker ("Clabe") Merchant in the Abilene Municipal Cemetery, providing some background of the man known as the Father of Abilene.
Waymark Code: WM10GH2
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2019
Views: 3
Marker Number: 12220
Marker Text:
(August 31, 1836 - March 9, 1926)
Claiborne W. Merchant and his twin, John, were born in Nacogdoches. "Clabe" married Frances Bell in 1856. He served in the Confederate Army and later became a cattle rancher. Merchant established his first ranch in 1874 in Callahan County and began acquiring land in neighboring Taylor County prior to the arrival of the railroad in 1881. When Abilene was established, Merchant, a city founder, named the new town after Abilene, Kansas. For many years he contributed his time and money to the development of Abilene. He is lauded as a respected benefactor and beloved citizen. (1999)
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