Major Reuben R. Brown
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ggmorton
N 28° 58.596 W 095° 28.383
15R E 259030 N 3207913
A grave marker in Jones Creek.
Waymark Code: WM1T1P
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/04/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv
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Marker Number: 9536

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(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
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