Marker Inscription
(1796?-1876?) Born in Wilson county, Tennessee, George Washington Smith came to Texas in 1834 with his wife Elizabeth Briggs. He fought in the Texas War for Independence (1835-36) as a private in Capt. Clendennin's Company, 1st regiment artillery. In the Mexican War (1846-48), he served as a sergeant in company, K, 1st regiment of the Texas Rangers, under Col. John Coffee (Jack) Hays. The Smith family settled in Collin county in 1852. When Smith died about 1876, he was buried near the entrance of the present Blue Ridge Cemetery. Later his grave was moved to the grounds cemetery (1.25 miles northwest). (1979)
About this site
Smith, George Washington is a historical marker in Blue Ridge, Collin County. It is one of 193 historical markers documented in Collin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 345 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.3070, -96.3989 near Blue Ridge. The nearest cataloged historic site is Blue Ridge Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Blue Ridge Methodist Church, Blue Ridge, and Grounds Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5085006203. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
