Gillett in Karnes County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
John Wesley Hardin's Wedding Day
Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 2023
1. John Wesley Hardin's Wedding Day Marker
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Lower: Jane Bowen Hardin wedding photo at left. John Wesley Hardin at right, a photo perhaps taken on his wedding day. (Marker Number 13A.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is February 29, 1872.
Location. 29° 7.697′ N, 97° 47.293′ W. Marker is in Gillett, Texas, in Karnes County. It is at the intersection of County Highway 277 and Loop State Highway 190, on the left when traveling west on County Highway 277. The marker is located at the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 341 County Rd 277, Gillett TX 78116, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South Texas. It is also in the American South. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: John Wesley Hardin writes an autobiography (here, next to this marker); Old Riedel Dam and Early Industries (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harmony Baptist Church and Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away); Nixon Ice and Water Company and Poultry Processing Plants (approx. 9.8 miles away); The First Cotton Gins in Nixon (approx. 9.8 miles away); Nixon (approx. 9.8 miles away); Southern Pacific Railroad Promotes Nixon Townsite (approx. 9.8 miles away); Nixon Depot and Cattle Pens (approx. 9.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gillett.
Also see . . . Hardin, John Wesley (18531895). Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)
John Wesley (Wes) Hardin, outlaw, son of James G. and Elizabeth Hardin, was born in Bonham, Texas, on May 26, 1853. His father was a Methodist preacher, circuit rider, schoolteacher, and lawyer. Hardin's violent career started in 1867 with a schoolyard squabble in which he stabbed another youth. At fifteen,(Submitted on October 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)in Polk County, he shot and killed a black man as a result of a chance meeting and an argument. With the Reconstruction government looking for him, he fled to his brother's house, twenty-five miles north of Sumpter, Texas, where in the fall of 1868 he claimed to have killed three Union soldiers who sought to arrest him. Within a year, he killed another soldier at Richard Bottom.Photographed by James Hulse, October 23, 20232. The John Wesley Hardin's Wedding Day Marker is the left of the two markers
Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 578 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 25, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
