Historical Marker
J. W. Freeland
Marker installed: 1968
Served as city marshal of Hubbard 1895-1907, a period of local option prohibition and great lawlessness.
Moved to Hillsboro and became superintendent of county poor farm. Elected sheriff 1910. After serving 2 terms, was elected mayor. Elected sheriff a second time in 1928; served until 1933.
In 1933, he tracked down and arrested notorious Raymond Hamilton, member of the famous Clyde Barrow Gang.
Recorded, 1968.
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.