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Star and Wreath Born in North Carolina December 23, 1792. Arrived at Bexar in late December, 1835, as private Thomas Smith in Captain J. O. Blair's Company. Discharged and later enlisted in Captain Ira Westover's Company, Colonel Fannin's Command. Escaped the Goliad Massacre "at which time I was saved for a nurse." Died October 12, 1873. Erected by the State of texas, 1962
Morgan, Abel is a historical marker in Cooper, Delta County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 22 historical markers documented in Delta County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 54 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.3070, -95.8200 near Cooper. The nearest cataloged historic site is Shiloh Cemetery (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Hooten, Old Union, and Union Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5119006942. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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