N.P. Thomas - Springtown Cemetery - Springtown, TX
N 32° 57.695 W 097° 40.906
14S E 623202 N 3647798
Woodmen of the World monument for Nathaniel Pendergrass "Doc" Thomas, in historic Springtown Cemetery, Springtown, TX.
Waymark Code: WMZD3K
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2018
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Doc Thomas was a Texas Ranger who was
murdered while on duty in Amarillo, in a dispute with a local sheriff who objected to the way that Thomas had handled the removal from the county jail of a man wanted in Arkansas. A Texas Ranger Memorial Cross stands in front of his monument, whose inscription reads:
Doc
N.P. Thomas
Born
Mar. 5, 1859
Died
Jan. 5, 1909