Bellville in Austin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Michael Robert Pilley
Photographed by James Hulse, September 19, 2020
1. Michael Robert Pilley Marker
A member of the Mier Expedition, 1842
Born in Grantham, England March 30, 1820
Died January 4, 1865
Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected 1936 by The State of Texas. (Marker Number 4018.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Mexican-American. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical date for this entry is January 4, 1865.
Location. 29° 56.685′ N, 96° 15.027′ W. Marker is in Bellville, Texas, in Austin County. It can be reached from Amthor Street 0.1 miles south of East Main Street (Farm to Market Road 529). The Michael Robert Pilley marker is in the Oak Knoll Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bellville TX 77418, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Republic of Texas, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Oak Knoll Cemetery (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bellville Turnverein Pavilion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Joachim H. Hintz (approx. Ό mile away); L.A. and Adelheid Machemehl House (approx. Ό mile away); E.O. Finn Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Harigel House (approx. half a mile away); Austin County Jail (approx. half a mile away); First National Bank of Bellville (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bellville.
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Photographed by James Hulse, September 19, 2020
2. Michael Robert Pilley Marker
Looking toward the south at the marker.
Photographed by James Hulse, September 19, 2020
3. Michael Robert Pilley Marker
Looking toward the west at the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2020. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 374 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
