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Texas Ranger; deputy sheriff; county commissioner in Ector and (later) in Crane County. Born in Wilson County; one of 12 children of Robert and Mary Elizabeth (O'Neal) Henderson. Came to Odessa as member of company a, Texas Rangers, under command of Capt. J. A. Brooks, in 1906. This was in period when Rangers kept the peace during citizen's filing of land claims. Married Annie Henderson here, October 8, 1908. Ranched in area.
Henderson, Homer Robert is a historical marker in Odessa, Ector County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 37 historical markers documented in Ector County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 39 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.8836, -102.2983 near Odessa. The nearest cataloged historic site is Comanche War Trail (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Ector County, Emmet V. Headlee, M.D., and Buffalo Wallow, Old.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5135002543. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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