Thomas Ransdell Brite
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Marker Text: Thomas Ransdell Brite was born in 1824 in Callaway County, Missouri. His family moved to Bastrop County when he was 16. In 1942, when Mexican armies invaded Texas, Thomas volunteered to serve in the Vasquez, Woll and Somervell campaigns in the conflict. In the Mexican War in 1846, Brite served in Captain McCulloch's company of mounted volunteers. By 1849, Brite had settled in Caldwell County with his wife and children, and later moved in 1854 to what became Atascosa county. In 1855, Thomas joined the Texas Rangers to fight against Native American raids. He later became Atascosa County's first elected tax assessor– collector and then county treasurer. He died in 1859 and was buried in Brite Cemetery. (2015)
Marker No: 18241
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Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 29.057728, -98.446259
Location: On US 281 in Leming, turn east on Verdi Road Follow Verdi Road for 3 miles, cemetery is on left.
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