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  • [Texas Ranger James] Coryell's grave finally found?

    05/13/2010 2:53:04 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 16 replies · 564+ views
    Temple Daily Telegram ^ | May 10, 2010 | unattributed
    MARLIN - Beneath an unusual cluster of rocks may rest the remains of famous Texas Ranger James Coryell who died in 1837 from an attack by Indians while protecting the Republic of Texas. The Texas Historical Commission recently discovered a distinct grouping of rocks with a grave shaft underneath in Falls County that may mark the previously unidentified burial site of the Texas Ranger. The Historical Commission is seeking living collateral relatives of James Coryell (who died childless) to discuss options for the gravesite. "This discovery is extremely exciting," said Jim Bruseth, director of the Texas Historical Commission's Archeology Division....