Marker Inscription
"Uncle Jimmy the Peacemaker." Son of Sgt. James Turner Smith, veteran of American Revolution. Born and educated in North Carolina. Lived for 32 years in Tennessee, where he taught James K. Polk, later a U.S. President. Taught first school in area now De Witt County, 1840 (year he came to Texas). Surveyed De Witt County; was first county clerk. Organized Presbyterian churches at Victoria, Hochheim, Clinton, Peebles Ranch, Mill Creek, Live Oak, and Cuero. Organized first Masonic Lodge in county. At 1857 political rally, introduced old Tennessee friend, Sam Houston.
About this site
Smith, James Norman is a historical marker in Cuero, DeWitt County, dedicated in 1971. It is one of 90 historical markers documented in DeWitt County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 166 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.0934, -97.2865 near Cuero. The nearest cataloged historic site is First Presbyterian Church of Cuero (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Friar, Alfred, House, Prigden, O. F. and Mary, House, and Thomson, W. F., House.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5123002731. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
