Historical Marker

McNabb, John

Richmond · Fort Bend County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5157009008

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Marker Inscription

Member of the Santa Fe Expedition, 1841. Born in Scotland; died, April 27, 1894.

About this site

McNabb, John is a historical marker in Richmond, Fort Bend County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Fort Bend County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5867, -95.7635 near Richmond. The nearest cataloged historic site is Morton (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Smith, Thomas Jefferson, Walter Moses Burton, and Morton Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5157009008. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

John McNabb, born in Scotland in 1806, was an early settler of the Richmond area in Fort Bend County and a member of the ill-fated Santa Fe Expedition. He died in 1894, and in 1974 his remains were moved from the family cemetery northwest of Rosenberg to Morton Cemetery in Richmond. His 1850s home was later preserved and moved to Decker Park.

Sources: texashistory.unt.edu richmondtx.gov

📍 29.5867, -95.7635 · Richmond, Fort Bend County

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