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John Raney Bertrand was born in Brazoria County, the son of French immigrants who came to Texas before the Texas Revolution. He was a partner in a mercantile business in Washington County for several years before leaving to join the Confederate Army in the Civil War. In 1869 he married Mary Frances Cayce, and moved to Coryell County in 1875, settling on 312 acres. He built a log cabin for his family of eight children, raised livestock and farmed the land.
Bertrand, John Paney is a historical marker in Purmela, Coryell County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 44 historical markers documented in Coryell County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 120 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.4616, -97.9756 near Purmela. The nearest cataloged historic site is Smith (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Evergreen-Bundrant, Pearl Cemetery, and Pearl School.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5099000381. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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