Historical Marker
Homer Robert Henderson
Historical marker location:
Odessa, Texas
( In Mausoleum of Sunset Memorial Gardens along HI 20, East of loop 338, Odessa.)
Marker installed: 1967
Texas Ranger; deputy sheriff; county commissioner in Ector and (later) in Crane County.
Born in Wilson County; one of 12 children of Robert and Mary Elizabeth (O'Neal) Henderson. Came to Odessa as member of company a, Texas Rangers, under command of Capt. J. A. Brooks, in 1906. This was in period when Rangers kept the peace during citizen's filing of land claims. Married Annie Henderson here, October 8, 1908. Ranched in area.
Texas was once an independent country: After winning its independence from Mexico in 1836, Texas became its own country, known as the Republic of Texas. It existed as an independent nation for nine years before being annexed by the United States in 1845.