Tom Mayfield
N 26° 11.438 W 098° 09.548
14R E 584017 N 2897067
Tom Mayfield’s life made him a local celebrity.
Waymark Code: WM9486
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/26/2010
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Tom Mayfield exposed a WW I German-Mexican plot. He was a Texas Ranger, City Marshal, and County Deputy Sheriff. He even escaped from a Mexican firing squad.
Marker Number: 5504
Marker Text:
(June 16, 1880-November 26, 1966)
Tom Mayfield left the Gonzales County farm of his parents, John and Maggie Mayfield, in 1898 to help buy horses for Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders. Between 1910-1921 Tom served as Pharr City Marshal, Texas Ranger, and Hidalgo County Deputy Sheriff. His role in exposing a German-Mexican WW I plot in nearby San Diego and his amazing escape from a Mexican firing squad in 1921 made Tom a local celebrity. As Pharr-San Juan-Alamo’s deputy constable (1938-1963) Tom gained the community’s highest respect. He spent his last years as a resident of the San Juan Hotel.
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