Details for W. B. Anglin
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5329005664
Data
| Marker Number | 5664 |
| Atlas Number | 5329005664 |
| Marker Title | W. B. Anglin |
| Index Entry | Anglin, W. B. |
| Address | N. A St. |
| City | Midland |
| County | Midland |
| UTM Zone | 13 |
| UTM Easting | 775186 |
| UTM Northing | 3545531 |
| Subject Codes | rangers |
| Marker Year | 1967 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Fairview Cemetery, about 40 feet SE of entrance at N. A St. and Lawson Ave. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | A member, Company B, Frontier Battalion of Texas Rangers. Killed near here while trailing Comanche Indian raiding party on July 1, 1879. He was buried on the spot where he fell. A native of Virginia, member of one of its first families, he joined rangers in 1875 at about age 25. Anglin was last man to be killed by Indians in central west Texas. He was known for his bravery, kindness, good humor and unceasing devotion to duty. Recorded - 1967 |