Legendary Texas Ranger and Comanche Indian Fighter Creed Taylor, Man of True Grit and Wild West Hero

Legendary Texas Ranger and Comanche Indian Fighter Creed Taylor, Man of True Grit and Wild West Hero. Searching for the grave of Texas Soldier and Ranger Creed Taylor, Noxville,Texas. Creed Taylor, soldier and Texas Ranger, was born on April 20, 1820, in Alabama, one of nine children of Josiah and Hepzibeth Luker Taylor. Josiah Taylor, a relative of Gen. Zachary Taylor, came to Texas in 1811 and served as captain in the Gutiérrez-Magee expedition; he fought at La Bahía, Alazán, Rosales, and Medina. He brought his family, including four-year-old Creed, to Texas in 1824 and settled in DeWitt's colony. At fifteen Creed Taylor helped defend the Gonzales "come and take it" cannon and took part in the battle of Concepción, the Grass Fight, and the siege of Bexar. Late in January 1836 he was with the Texas forces at San Patricio; he was placed on detached duty as a scout or courier until March 1, 1836, when he was ordered to join Col. James C. Neill in Gonzales.. After the fall of the Alamo, Taylor led his mother and family to safety in the Runaway Scrape. He then caught up with the Texas army at Buffalo Bayou on April 20 and fought in the battle of San Jacinto the next day. In 1840 Taylor took part in the battle of Plum Creek against the Comanches with Daniel B. Friar's company. In 1841 he joined The Texas Rangers fought Indians with John Coffee Hays at Bandera Pass; the following year he was wounded in the battle of Salado Creek. In the Mexican War he enlisted as a private in Capt. Samuel H. Walker's company of Texas Mounted Rangers, which mustered into federal service on April 21, 1846. Taylor fought at the battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, Monterrey, and Buena Vista. He enlisted in the Confederate Army on February 13, 1864, in Col. John S. (Rip) Ford's command. Taylor married Nancy Matilda Goodbread on April 25, 1840, and they became the parents of two sons and a daughter. After Nancy died, Taylor moved to Kimble County and married Lavinia Spencer, by whom he had several more children. He dictated his recollections to James T. DeShields, who published them in 1935 in Tall Men with Long Rifles. Taylor died on December 26, 1906, and was buried in Noxville Cemetery, where the Texas Centennial Commission set up a marker in his honor in 1936. The same year the commission erected a monument in Cuero honoring DeWitt County pioneers. Taylor is mentioned twice: as a soldier in the Texas army in 1836 and as a participant in the battle of the Salado in 1842.
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Who doesn't like a road trip and what better way to learn about the Wild West than to get out and explore. The resources are out there. If you don't have the skills to find it, just ask. It is like geocaching or a scavenger hunt. Make it a family event, take a picnic. Go with friends, listen to some country & western music. You might be surprised who is buried in your county or who had a ranch, died or fought Indians within an easy drive. You can meet the nicest people. Just be sure and be considerate when approaching private property. When you go exploring, take notes of landmarks, street names and addresses, GPS coordinates if you have them, and plenty of pictures and/or videos. If you do not own a handheld GPS, there are FREE cell phone apps that will give you a lat/long, even without cell service. I use an app named GPS TEST.
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