William Jeff Maltby (December 7, 1829 - June 27, 1908)
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Marker Text: A native of Illinois, William Jeff Maltby gained fame as a frontiersman, veteran of the Mexican War and American Civil War and Texas Ranger. Maltby began his Texas exploits about 1850, building frontier forts for the U. S. Army. He retired to Callahan County in 1878 and developed a nursery that earned him national recognition as a fine horticulturist. Maltby co-authored a partial autobiography, published in 1906, called "Captain Jeff". (1992)
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Marker No: 5831
Grave Marker
Geographic: 32.300766, -99.387108
Location: In Belle Plaine Cemetery, from Baird, take US 283 South about 8 miles then go east 1.5 mile.