Austin br/Travis County, Texas br/br/Oakwood Cemetery 30 16.591' N 97 43.608' W br/br/EDGAR MAURICE BOWIE MOORE TEXAS RANGER AND DEPUTY SHERIFF. BORN NEW ORLEANS, LA 1850. KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY NOVEMBER 10, 1887. FIRST TRAVIS COUNTY DEPUTY KILLED IN LINE OF DUTY. GRANDSON OF RESIN P. BOWIE INVENTOR OF THE BOWIE KNIFE. 1ST SGT TEXAS RANGERS CO. E. (LT. B.E. FOSTER) 1876. AS TRAVIS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF ENGAGED IN OUTLAW SAM BASS' FINAL SHOOTOUT ROUND ROCK, TEXAS AUGUST 19, 1878. AS TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF KILLED IN SHOTGUN AMBUSH DURING WARRANT SERVICE IN WESTERN TRAVIS COUNTY NOVEMBER 10, 1887.