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Captain William S. Fisher. . Born in Virginia. Captain of a company at San Jacinto, 1836 and in command of the Mier Expedition, 1842. Died in Galveston in 1845..
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George Campbell Childress. . Erected by the State of Texas in memory of George Campbell Childress, co-author and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence Born at Nashville, Tennessee, January 8, 1804 Died at Galveston, Texas, Octobe…
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Major John M. Allen. . San Jacinto veteran. First Mayor of Galveston. Born in Kentucky. Died February 12, 1847.
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Wilbur Cherry. . Served in the Texas Army, 1836. Purchased the Galveston News 1843. Born in New Haven, N. Y. January 4, 1820; Died June 12, 1873. His wife Catherine Crosby French Cherry Born in Sligo, Ireland, February 22, 1826; Died…
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David Ayers. (August 10, 1793-October 25, 1881). A veteran of the War of 18 12, David Ayers brought his family to Texas in 1833. On behalf of the American Bible Society, they distributed bibles to new settlers. Settling first in San Patricio, Ayer…
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Bernard Moore Temple. (November 4, 1843 - October 5, 1901). Virginia-born B. M. Temple served in the Confederate army during the Civil War (1861-1865), then moved west to begin a noted career in civil engineering. As Chief Engineer for the Gulf, C…
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Greensville S. Dowell. (September 1822 - June 9, 1881). Virginia native Dr. Greensville S. Dowell moved to Texas in 1853. During the Civil War he served as a surgeon in the Confederate army in Galveston. He was instrumental in the founding of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CWG_john-overton-trueheart_Galveston-TX.html
John Overton Trueheart. (ca. 1802-March 13, 1874). After coming to Texas from Virginia about 1838, John Trueheart received a land grant for his service with Jack Hays' Rangers. He then began a partnership in a Galveston General Land Agency with Me…
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Major Leon Dyer. . Leon Dyer was born Feist Emanuel Heim (Haim) on Oct. 2, 1807 in Mayene, Germany, to John Maximilian and Isabella (Babette) Nachmann Dyer. The family immigrated to the U.S. around 1812 and settled in Baltimore where they began a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CWD_levi-charles-meyers-harby_Galveston-TX.html
Levi Charles Meyers Harby. (September 21, 1793 - December 3, 1870). Born in Georgetown, South Carolina, Levi Charles Meyers Harby was the son of Solomon Harby and Rebecca (Moses) Harby. During the War of 18 12, Levi served in the U.S. Navy. He was…