​Ragsdale-Jackman
Yarbrough House

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Marker No: 10316

Medallion & Plate

Texas Historic Landmark

National Register of Historic Places

Geographic: 29.878284,-97.947144

Marker Text: ​Built in 1868 by Peter C. Ragsdale (1810-1882, veteran of the army of the republic of Texas, after his death, his wife, Elmira, operated a school for girls until the house sold in 1891 to William T. (Uncle Billy) Jackman (1851-1939). Trail driver to Kansas (1870s-80), Sheriff of Hays County (1892-1920), postmaster of San Marcos (1913-1920), president of trail drivers association (1921-1927)
      Restored 1947, by Mr. and Mrs. Yancy Yarbrough, local educators. (1972) 

Location: 621 West San Antonio Street, San Marcos