Austin br/Travis County, Texas br/Texas State Cemetery br/30 15.926' N 97 43.650' W br/br/N MEMORY OF CAPTAIN JOHN J. GRUMBLES. BORN IN SOUTH CAROLINA CIRCA 1804. CAME TO THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS FROM ALABAMA WITH HIS WIFE CAROLINE IN 1837. SETTLED IN TRAVIS COUNTY IN 1840. OWNED LAND AT BARTON SPRINGS FROM 1845 TO 1855. OPERATED A FERRY AND A GRIST MILL ON THE COLORADO RIVER NEAR THE MOUTH OF SHOAL CREEK. AN EARLY TEXAS RANGER. ORGANIZED THE GRUMBLE’S RANGERS MOUNTED VOLUNTEER IN 1846 TO 1847 AND AGAIN IN 1845 TO 1850. KILLED IN SAN SABA FEBRUARY 25, 1858.