Historical Marker

Major William Addison Spencer

Junction · Kimble County · Dedicated 2004 · THC Atlas #5507015348

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About this site

Major William Addison Spencer is a historical marker in Junction, Kimble County, dedicated in 2004. It is one of 57 historical markers documented in Kimble County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 72 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.4891, -99.7662 near Junction. The nearest cataloged historic site is John Sterling Durst, Pioneer Minister (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Coke R. Stevenson, Colonel John Griffith, and Kimble County.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507015348. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

William Addison Spencer (1840-1922), born in Tennessee, enlisted in Confederate service in 1861 and rose to captain in the Second Texas Mounted Rifles (later Second Texas Cavalry) under Col. John S. 'Rip' Ford, guarding the Rio Grande and the cotton trade with Mexico. He saw action at the battle of the Nueces, the recapture of Galveston on January 1, 1863, and Sabine Pass. After the war he served as county clerk in Karnes County before settling at Junction in Kimble County, where he became county judge; the county jail was built in 1892 during his term. He is buried in Junction Cemetery.

Sources: tshaonline.org

📍 30.4891, -99.7662 · Junction, Kimble County

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