Captain Alfred H. Wyly - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

"Alfred Henderson Wyly(?–1867), soldier, presumably joined the Texas army at Groce's Retreat on the Brazos River, where he organized and was elected to command of a small company from the "Redlands" about April 6, 1836. The company was assigned to Col. Sidney Sherman's Second Regiment, Texas Volunteers, and served at the battle of San Jacinto. Wyly was discharged on July 24, 1836. He was married to a widow named Josephine Louise (Burk) Williams, and they had five children. His family lived in Rusk County from 1848 until at least 1855. He died on May 11, 1867, at Hempstead, where he is buried."

Source: Texas State Historical Association's "Handbook of Texas Online".


The Find A Grave website concurs with the above description, but adds:

"They lived in Pickton, Hopkins County, Texas for a while, and then later moved to Rusk County [...]"

Marker Number: 8113 Marker Text: Who commanded a volunteer company at the Battle of San Jacinto April 21, 1836 Died at Hempstead May 11, 1867 Erected by the State of Texas 1936

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