Major Reuben R. Brown
(February 3, 1808 - March 2, 1894) In Texas War for Independence, joined Matamoros Expedition of January 1836. In detachment that captured horses of Gen. Urrea of Mexican army. Brown was made captive in a counterattack, and spent 11 months in prison in Mexico, but finally escaped. In his old age, he lived at "Sur Mer", home of his daughter Mrs. James Perry Bryan, a great-granddaughter by marriage of Moses Austin, whose courage had led to colonization of Texas. Recorded - 1970
28.9772° N, 95.4730° W
Where to Find It
off SH 36 on Gulf Prairie Rd. in cemetery
Nearby Markers
- <0.1 mi S William Joel Bryan Jones Creek
- <0.1 mi S Major James Peckham Caldwell Jones Creek
- <0.1 mi S Henry William Munson Jones Creek
- <0.1 mi S Emily Margaret Brown Austin Bryan Perry Jones Creek
- <0.1 mi S James Franklin Perry Jones Creek
- 0.1 mi S Gulf Prairie Cemetery Jones Creek