Near Pleasanton in Atascosa County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Thomas Ransdell Brite

Photographed by James Hulse, October 29, 2024

1. Thomas Ransdell Brite Marker

Inscription. Thomas Ransdell Brite was born in 1824 in Callaway County, Missouri. His family moved to Bastrop County when he was 16. In 1842, when Mexican armies invaded Texas, Thomas volunteered to serve in the Vasquez, Woll and Somervell campaigns in the conflict. In the Mexican War in 1846, Brite served in Captain McCulloch's Company of Mounted Volunteers. By 1849, Brite had settled in Caldwell County with his wife and children, and later moved in 1854 to what became Atascosa County. In 1855, Thomas joined the Texas Rangers to fight against native American raids. He later became Atascosa County's first elected tax assessor-collector and then county treasurer. He died in 1859 and was buried in Brite cemetery.

Erected 2015 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 18241.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Mexican-American • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.

Location. 29° 3.471′ N, 98° 26.771′ W. Marker is near Pleasanton, Texas, in Atascosa County. It is on Verdi Road one mile west of Farm to Market Road 3006. The marker

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is located in the northern section of the Brite Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3007 Verdi Rd, Pleasanton TX 78064, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country

and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert E. Neill (a few steps from this marker); Brite Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of San Augustine Church (approx. 2.7 miles away); Verdi (approx. 2.9 miles away); Shiloh Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Peanut Farming in Atascosa County (approx. 4.3 miles away); St. Joseph's Catholic Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Dr. Ben and Mona Parker and KBOP Radio (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pleasanton.

The Thomas Ransdell Brite Gravestone and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 29, 2024

2. The Thomas Ransdell Brite Gravestone and Marker

Thomas Ransdell Brite Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 29, 2024

3. Thomas Ransdell Brite Gravestone

The view of the Thomas Ransdell Brite Marker in the Brite Cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 29, 2024

4. The view of the Thomas Ransdell Brite Marker in the Brite Cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 4, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 145 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 4, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 5, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.