Historical Marker
William Jesse McDonald
Historical marker location:
Quanah, Texas
( Quanah Memorial Cemetery, Quanah, north city limits, Quanah, FM 2640)
Marker installed: 1970
(1852-1918) Fearless frontier law officer. Known for crack marksmanship and lightning-fast disarming of foes. His long-time friend Governor James Hogg made him captain of Co. B, Frontier Battalion, in 1891. There he handled the "Murder Society of San Saba" and Wichita bank robbery. Conducted President Theodore Roosevelt on a wolf hunt in 1904. Was a U.S. marshal under President Woodrow Wilson. First wife was Rhoda Carter; second was Pearl Wilkerson. (1970).