Near Temple in Bell County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

John Leggett Marshall

(June 13, 1811-January 11, 1897)

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 20, 2025

1. John Leggett Marshall Marker

Inscription. A native of Illinois, John Leggett Marshall came to Texas with his family in 1829. A farmer and blacksmith, he enlisted in the army in March 1836 to fight in Texas' War for Independence from Mexico. A participant in the San Jacinto campaign, he and four of his brothers were members of Captain Gibson Kuykendall's Company E, detailed at Harrisburg during the Battle of San Jacinto. He went to California during the 1849 Gold Rush and settled in Bell County when he returned in 1853. Married three times, Marshall was the father of nine children.

Erected 1989 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 3225.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 31° 1.808′ N, 97° 20.376′ W. Marker is near Temple, Texas, in Bell County. It is on Farm to Market Road 93 near State Highway 95. Marker in Greathouse Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Temple TX 76502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central 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 Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Greathouse Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Baptist Church of Temple (approx. 1.6 miles away); Thomas Edison Dixon, M.D. (approx. 3.6 miles away); King's Daughters Hospital

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(approx. 3.6 miles away); Anna Laura Cole (approx. 3.6 miles away); George Valter Brindley, Sr., M.D. (approx. 3.6 miles away); Raleigh R. White, Jr., M.D. (approx. 3.7 miles away); Arthur Carroll Scott, Sr., M.D. (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Temple.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, October 20, 2025

2. John Leggett Marshall Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 23, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 72 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 23, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.