Bastropbr/Bastrop County, Texasbr/30 13.490' N 97 27.963' Wbr/Directions: Start at the intersection of FM-969 and CR-127. Go 100 yards west on FM-969. The marker is on the left (south) side of the road.br/ br/Text: (1799-1837) Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence; aide-de-camp to Gen. Houston at San Jacinto; commander of a regiment of Rangers 1836-37. Here is widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman and son, Alvert V. Coleman were killed by Indians and Thomas Coleman, aged five was captured February 18, 1839. Supplemental plate: Robert M. Coleman was the first quot;Presidentquot; (title given by Mexican government) of Municipality of Mina, 1834; commandant, Fort Coleman, built 1836 for protection against Indians. A county on frontier was named for him in 1858. His homesite was about 1/2 mile to the south.