Marker Inscription
TEXT: In memory of SAMUEL MAY WILLIAMS Born in Providence, R. I. October 4, 1795 Died in Galveston, Texas September 13, 1858 His wife SARAH SCOTT WILLIAMS Born in Kentucky December 7, 1807 Died in Galveston, Texas August 31 1860 Erected by the State of Texas REVERSE Intimate Friend of Stephen F. Austin and Secretary of Austin's Colony Pioneer Banker Bearer of Important Commissions Commercially the Influential Citizen of Texas. Colony, Republic, State Who Served Patriotically and Efficiently Throughout Years of Self-Sacrifice.
About this site
Samuel May Williams is a historical marker in Galveston, Galveston County, dedicated in 1935. It is one of 283 historical markers documented in Galveston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 373 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.2931, -94.8116 near Galveston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Louis Trezevant Wigfall (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Episcopal Cemetery Galveston, Hitchcock, Lent Munson, and Joseph, Thomas.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5167011595. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
