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Submitted: 7/21/21 • Approved: 7/21/21 • Last Updated: 7/24/21 • R439151-G0-S3
Samuel G. Evetts, Jr. (1810-1884) Historical Marker
A native of Tennessee, Samuel G. Evetts, came to Texas in the 1830s. In December 1835 he was wounded at the Siege of Bexar. He later lived in Austin and Coryell Counties and received land grants in those counties as well as in the Counties of Washington, Williamson and Wise. In 1870 he was granted a pension from the State of Texas for his Republic of Texas military service. By 1880 Evetts had moved to Wise County, where he died in 1884 at the age of 74. His name also has been spelled Evitts over the years. Thrice married, he was the father of eleven.
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Contributed on 7/21/21 by radiovector178
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