Near Junction in Kimble County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Capt. Gully Cowsert
(June 12, 1896 - June 11, 1958)
Photographed by Brian Anderson, December 21, 2019
1. Capt. Gully Cowsert Marker
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps, World War I.
Became Texas Ranger in 1942. Promoted to Captain in 1943. He served in that rank for 14 years. Commanded Company E and West Texas District 14 years. Gained fame solving cattle and sheep theft cases.
First wife was Mamie Keesee; had two sons, K. and Gully, Jr., and daughter, Mary Katherine. Second wife was Edna van der Smissen.
Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 604.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • War, World I.
Location. 30° 30.021′ N, 99° 58.637′ W. Marker is near Junction, Texas, in Kimble County. It can be reached from I-10 Frontage Road half a mile north of Interstate 10. Marker is located at the eastern end of Copperas Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Junction TX 76849, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Copperas Methodist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Coalson-Pullen Colony (approx. 3 miles away); Ft. McKavett Ft. Clark Military Road (approx. 4½ miles away); Roosevelt (approx. 4.8 miles away); Brambletye (approx. 8½ miles away); Bear Creek Settlement (approx. 8.8 miles away); First Murr Ranch (approx. 9 miles away); Doom of the Outlaws of Pegleg Station (approx. 9.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Junction.
More about this marker. Marker is missing its medallion, only the text plate remains.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, December 21, 2019
2. Capt. Gully Cowsert Marker
Photographed by Brian Anderson, December 21, 2019
3. Capt. Gully Cowsert Gravesite
Credits. This page was last revised on November 27, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 499 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 22, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.
