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(February 8, 1788 -- October 4, 1880) A native of Georgia, Isaac Lee lived in Mississippi and Arkansas before coming to Texas in 1828. He settled first at present San Augustine and later near Nacogdoches. He was a participant in the Battle of Nacogdoches in 1832 and served in the Republic of Texas Army. He and his wife, Mary, were the parents of four children. Lee moved to a farm near Alto to live with his daughter, Mary Ann Anderson, in 1870 and died there ten years later.
Lee, Isaac is a historical marker in Alto, Cherokee County, dedicated in 1989. It is one of 112 historical markers documented in Cherokee County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 245 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.6667, -95.1146 near Alto. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shiloh Methodist Church and Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Duplichain-Black, Harrison-Armstrong, and New Hope Community.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5073006842. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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