William Marion Green
Colorado City, Mitchell County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(January 12, 1854 - December 21, 1930) An orphan at age 7, Green learned self-reliance early. At 19, he joined the Texas Rangers. And at 20, he enlisted in Co. A of the Frontier Battalion. In 1874, his company helped capture members of John Wesley Hardin's gang who were raiding Comanche County; Green helped escort 7 of the outlaws to jail. He promoted the founding of the Texas Ex-Rangers Association in 1920, serving as major of the group until his death. Recorded - 1968
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Orphaned at seven, William Marion Green (1854–1930) learned self-reliance young and joined the Texas Rangers at nineteen, enlisting in the Frontier Battalion at twenty. In 1874 his company helped capture members of John Wesley Hardin's gang raiding Comanche County, and Green escorted several of the outlaws to jail. Decades later he helped found the Texas Ex-Rangers Association, leading it until his death.
Why it matters
His life spans the frontier era of the Texas Rangers and its later commemoration, tying one man to the myth and reality of law on the Texas frontier.
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- · William Marion Green
- · John Wesley Hardin
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