Trueheart, John Overton b. 1801 d. 1874 Western Frontiersman. He served in one of the first Texas Ranger companies under the famous John Coffee "Jack" Hays in 1841. Volunteer mounted forces were gathered to combat Indian raiders and the lawless elements of the colony. They had to provide their own horses, equipment and weapons. Thus became the now famous “Jack Hays’ Texas Rangers”. The Texas Rangers gained a national reputation in the Mexican War. In exchange for his service in The Texas Rangers he was given land grants in Galveston...[Read More] (Bio by: Julie Karen Hancock (Cooper) Jackson) Evergreen Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
b. 1801 d. 1874