Robert Bonner Halley (May 14, 1823 - October 4, 1875)
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Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 30.936529, -97.531982
Location: Salado Cemetery, Baines Road, Salado
Marker Text: A native of Georgia, Robert B. Halley brought his family to this area about 1853. With partner T.J. Eubanks, he operated a liquor distillery and a flour and grist mill on the Lampasas River. Halley served as Bell County commissioner in 1859 and as a delegate to the state Democratic Party Convention the following year. He recruited and served as captain of a volunteer cavalry unit during the Civil War. Elected Bell County Sheriff in 1874. He died while in office in 1875. Halley and his wife Lydia (1831-1928) were the parents of eight children. (1991)