Marker Inscription
(June 13, 1811-January 11, 1897) 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. (1989)
About this site
Marshall, John Leggett is a historical marker in Temple vicinity, Bell County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 226 historical markers documented in Bell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 411 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0296, -97.3393 near Temple vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Greathouse Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Memorial Baptist Church of Temple, Blackland Experiment Station, Substation No. 5, and Green Oaks Farm.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5027003225. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
