John Marlin (Texas)
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John Marlin was a Texian
patriot and the namesake of Marlin, Texas
. John was granted a league of land east of the Brazos River
in 1835 and started a settlement later honored on his behalf years after being killed in Indian attacks.
Texian
Texian is an archaic, mostly defunct 19th century demonym which defined a settler of current-day Texas, one of the southern states of the United States of America which borders the country of Mexico...
patriot and the namesake of Marlin, Texas
Marlin, Texas
Marlin is a city in Falls County, Texas, United States. The population was 6,628 at the 2000 census, but decreased to 5,967 by 2010. It is also the county seat of Falls County, and has been so since 1851...
. John was granted a league of land east of the Brazos River
Brazos River
The Brazos River, called the Rio de los Brazos de Dios by early Spanish explorers , is the longest river in Texas and the 11th longest river in the United States at from its source at the head of Blackwater Draw, Curry County, New Mexico to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico with a drainage...
in 1835 and started a settlement later honored on his behalf years after being killed in Indian attacks.