Historical Marker
William Marion Green
Historical marker location:
City Cemtery, Chestnut Street, Colorado City, Texas
( City Cemetery, Colorado City east section of cemetery.)
Marker installed: 1968
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.