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A Virginian by birth and education - Jurist and statesman of Alabama, 1813-1825 - Came to Texas, 1825 - President of the Constitutional Convention, March 1836, and member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas - Born February 14, 1781 - Died here December 20, 1846 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Site of the Texas Home of Richard Ellis is a historical marker in New Boston, Bowie County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 39 historical markers documented in Bowie County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 168 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.5574, -94.4172 near New Boston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Harvey C. Sanders, C. S. A. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Pleasant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Spring Branch-Ellis, and Daniels Chapel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5037009476. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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