August Fransal
One of the many fearless stage drivers who traveled on the Ben Ficklin Overland Mail Line from San Antonio to El Paso. On this dangerous route, threatened by wild Apaches, Fransal regularly drove his mule-drawn stage. He served as a Texas Ranger 1881-1882 and in 1883 under Capt. George W. Baylor. He was also a teamster at Fort Davis. Later he was a hunter, selling fresh game (a welcome substitute for dried, cured meat) in El Paso.
31.1806° N, 105.3510° W
Where to Find It
located south central section of Sierra Blanca Cemetery) (Cemetery is East of FM 1111 about 5 blocks N of Business IH-10) Sierra Blanca
Nearby Markers
- 0.4 mi W Fort Quitman, C.S.A. Sierra Blanca
- 0.4 mi W Hudspeth County Courthouse Sierra Blanca
- 0.4 mi SW Sierra Blanca Methodist Church Sierra Blanca
- 0.6 mi SW Hudspeth County Sierra Blanca
- 0.6 mi SW America's Second Transcontinental Railroad Sierra Blanca
- 0.6 mi SW The Killing of General J. J. Byrne Sierra Blanca