Tom Mayfield

(June 16, 1880 - November 26, 1966) Tom Mayfield left the Gonzales County farm of his parents, John and Maggie Mayfield, in 1898 to help buy horses for Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Between 1910-1921 Tom served as Pharr city marshal, Texas Ranger, and Hidalgo County deputy sheriff. His role in exposing a German-Mexican WWI plot in nearby San Diego and his amazing escape from a Mexican firing squad in 1921 made Tom a local celebrity. As Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's deputy constable (1938-1963) Tom gained the community's highest respect. He spent his last years as a resident of the San Juan Hotel. (1993)

Tom Mayfield is a historical marker in San Juan, Hidalgo County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 138 historical markers documented in Hidalgo County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 236 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 26.1912, -98.1570 near San Juan. The nearest cataloged historic site is San Juan Hotel (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include San Juan Townsite, Gelman Stained Glass Museum, and San Antonio and Rio Grande Railway; "Old Flossie".

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5215005504. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.