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Amazing People from
Edwards County, Texas including Ross Reynolds, Bill Jackman,
Gilmer Hernandez and Reba Z Whittle
| Bill Jackman -
William "Cannonball" Jackman born in Carta
Valley Edwards County, Texas was a baseball
pitcher in the Negro Leagues. He played from
1925 to 1942 with several teams.
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| Ross Reynolds
born in Barksdale Texas, nicknamed "Doc", was a
Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit
Tigers in 1914 and 1915.
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| Gilmer Hernandez
is a former Sheriff’s Deputy of Edwards County,
Texas from Rocksprings, Texas who was convicted
on a charge of violation of civil rights of an
illegal alien. The guilty verdict surprised the
Rocksprings community and triggered many
responses, most in opposition to the verdict. He
was released from jail after serving 10 months
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| Reba Z
Whittle was born in Rocksprings, Edwards
County, Texas. She was the only American
military female prisoner of war in the European
Theater during World War II after her casualty
evacuation aircraft was shot down in September
1944. |
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