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Tom Mayfield

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San Juan, TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 26° 11' 23.12536999992", -98° 9' 25.2123100002"
 
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     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 WW I 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)

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Tom Mayfield Historical Marker Location Map, San Juan, Texas