William Walter Taylor

William Walter Taylor, grandson of Josiah Taylor and grandnephew of Creed Taylor, came from a family of Indian fighters who took part in the Battle of Bandera Pass in 1841. Born at Clinton, Texas, he moved to Kimble County in 1889 to begin ranching with an uncle. In 1898 he became county sheriff, and his six terms included the critical period of the 1902 land rush. In 1917 Governor W. P. Hobby appointed him Texas Ranger captain, and he served ten years, chiefly at Ranger, Brownsville, and Borger.

Junction, Texas · United States