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(1810-1874) Lawyer and frontier fighter. Born in Kentucky. Attained rank of Major in Mexican War, 1846-49. He was elected to the 3rd Texas Legislature, serving 1849-50. Appointed by Gov. P. H. Bell, he was Adjutant General of Texas, Nov. 24, 1851, to Feb. 4, 1856. He was again in the Texas Rangers in 1859-60 and served under Confederacy in Civil War, 1861-65. He married Elizabeth Harper. One of their children was famed Texas Ranger James B. Gillett.
Gillett, James S. is a historical marker in Lampasas, Lampasas County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Lampasas County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 122 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.0741, -98.1980 near Lampasas. The nearest cataloged historic site is Beeman, James Jackson (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Garrison Greenwood, Oak Hill, and Oak Hill Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5281002734. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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