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Robert Bonner Halley

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Salado, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 56' 11.4972", -97° 31' 55.0992"
 
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    A native of Georgia, Robert B. Halley brought his family to this area about 1853. With partner T.J. Eubanks, he operated a liquor distillery and a flour and grist mill on the Lampasas River. Halley served as Bell County Commissioner in 1859 and as a delegate to the State Democratic Party Convention the following year. He recruited and served as captain of a volunteer cavalry unit during the Civil War. Elected Bell County Sheriff in 1874, he died while in office in 1875. Halley and his wife Lydia (1831-1928) were the parents of eight children. (1991)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Robert Bonner Halley Historical Marker Location Map, Salado, Texas

 
   
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