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San Jacinto veteran. Postmaster general of the Republic under Houston and Lamar. Born in Urbana, Ohio in 1802. Died in Houston, Texas at 9 a.m. October 11, 1839, of yellow fever. Buried under the auspices of the Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges and the Milam Guards.
Barr, Robert is a historical marker in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 422 historical markers documented in Harris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 849 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7574, -95.3795 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Grieves, David (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Swearingen, William C., Bancroft, Jethro Russell, and Viven, John.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201010604. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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