Byrd Lockhart

BYRD LOCKHART Byrd Lockhart, Jr. moved to Green DeWitt’s Colony from Missouri around 1826 with several female relatives. He worked as a surveyor for the colony and settled in Gonzales, where he organized defenses against Indian attacks and supervised construction of roads from Gonzales to the coast and San Antonio de Bexar. In 1835-36, Lockhart served in the Texan Army at the Siege of Bexar and as a commissioner to negotiate with Indian tribes. Having helped organize the Gonzales rangers (“the immortal 32”), Lockhart left the Alamo to obtain supplies before the final siege. He later acted as a spy for the Texan army. He died in Columbia (now west Columbia) in Brazoria County in 1839. Lockhart, texas, was named in his honor. (2014)

Byrd Lockhart is a historical marker in West Columbia, Brazoria County, dedicated in 2014. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.1403, -95.6479 near West Columbia. The nearest cataloged historic site is Adriance, John (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Byrom, John S. D., Hazen, Nathaniel C., and Bell, Thaddus Constantine.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017998. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.