Near Kosse in Limestone County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
James Alfred Head
Photographed by James Hulse, February 13, 2026
1. James Alfred Head Marker
Erected 2016 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 18002.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.
Location. 31° 16.12′ N, 96° 30.032′ W. Marker is near Kosse, Texas, in Limestone County. It is on Ebenezer Cemetery Rd (County Road 714) one mile south of State Highway 7, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map.
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Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region. 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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ebenezer Baptist Church and Cemetery (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named James Alfred Head (within shouting distance of this marker); Kimik Kiln (approx. 0.9 miles away); King-Williams Cemetery (approx. 0.9 miles away); Eutaw (approx. 6.8 miles away); Site of Old Potter's Shop (approx. 7.6 miles away); Chinese Labor on the Houston & Texas Central Railway (approx. 8.1 miles away); Site of Oletha Common School (approx. 8.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kosse.
Also see . . . James Alfred Head: Texas Ranger and Legislator.
Photographed by James Hulse, February 13, 2026
2. James Alfred Head Marker
The marker is located on the left side of the main entrance gate.
James Alfred Head, legislator and Texas Ranger, was born in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, on June 25, 1797, the son of Richard and Mary (Hall) Head. He married Elizabeth Fields in Jones County, Georgia, in 1818 and moved to Texas in 1835. On October 26, 1835, he enlisted at San Felipe de Austin in Silas M. Parker's ranging company, said to be the first Texas Rangers, and served until he was discharged at Fort Sterling on January 25, 1836. After the Texas Revolution Head began farming in what was then called Navasota County, where he served in a company of minutemen. In 1840 he was registered to vote in Washington County but owned 17,789 acres in Robertson County. Head was elected justice of the peace of Navasota (now Brazos) County on March 1, 1841, and was later that year elected to the House of Representatives of the Sixth Congress, where he served until 1842. He was elected chief justice of Brazos County in September 1848 and was reelected in August 1850. He soon resigned from the bench; his successor was elected on August 8, 1851. By December 1852 Head was a resident of Robertson County, although(Submitted on February 14, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)he lived for some time in Limestone County where he registered to vote in 1869. He died at Headsville in Robertson County on September 22, 1872, and was buried in the Ebenezer Cemetery in Limestone County.Photographed by James Hulse, February 13, 20263. James Alfred Head MarkerThe tombstone of James Head in Ebenezer Cemetery.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 31 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 14, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
