Marker Inscription
Humphrey (1784-1833), Sarah Merriman Jackson (1796-1823), and their family came to Texas as members of Stephen F. Austin's "Old 300" colony in 1823 and settled east of the San Jacinto River. Jackson's land grant opened up the San Jacinto District and expanded the perimeter of Austin's grant, providing an additional area for Anglo settlement. Sarah was mother to four children and died one year after settling in Texas. Humphrey and Sarah Jackson are buried nearby. The zinc marker at their grave site was built by the Monumental Bronze Works of Bridgeport, Connecticut.
About this site
Jackson, Humphrey and Sarah Merriman is a historical marker in Crosby, Harris County, dedicated in 1996. 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 29.9081, -95.0681 near Crosby. The nearest cataloged historic site is Hollingsworth Family Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Lynch aka Jackson Burials, Simms Cemetery, and Jackson, Humphrey.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201010707. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
