Marker Inscription
A native of Georgia, Robert B. Halley brought his family to this area about 1853. With partner T.J. Eubanks, he operated a liquor distillery and a flour and grist mill on the Lampasas River. Halley served as Bell County Commissioner in 1859 and as a delegate to the State Democratic Party Convention the following year. He recruited and served as captain of a volunteer cavalry unit during the Civil War. Elected Bell County Sheriff in 1874, he died while in office in 1875. Halley and his wife Lydia (1831-1928) were the parents of eight children. (1991)
About this site
Halley, Robert Bonner is a historical marker in Salado, Bell County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 223 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 399 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.9362, -97.5320 near Salado. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hermon and Margaret L. Aiken (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Capt. Milton Wesley Damron, Old Salado Graveyard, and Salado Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027002344. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
