William Jeff Maltby
N 32° 17.365 W 099° 22.414
14S E 464825 N 3572576
Texas Historical Marker at the final resting place of William Jeff Maltby, in historic Belle Plaine Cemetery, providing some background on the life of this Texas Ranger and veteran of multiple wars. He also had a green thumb.
Waymark Code: WM109HY
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/26/2019
Views: 1
Marker Number: 5831
Marker Text: (December 7, 1829 - June 27, 1908)
A native of Illinois, William Jeff Maltby gained fame as a frontiersman, veteran of the Mexican War and American Civil War and Texas Ranger. Maltby began his Texas exploits about 1850, building frontier forts for the U.S. Army. He retired to Callahan County in 1878 and developed a nursery that earned him national recognition as a fine horticulturist. Maltby co-authored a partial autobiography, published in 1906, called "Captain Jeff".
Recorded - 1992
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