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A private in Captain Isaac N. Moreland's company of Artillery at San Jacinto. Appointed captain, December 26, 1836. Born in New York 1809; died in Houston September 12, 1837 "Died in this city, on the 12th inst., suddenly, Captain William S. Stilwell, late of the Texian army. The New Orleans and New York papers are requested to notice this." Texas Telegraph
Stilwell, William S. 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 29.7571, -95.3790 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Brigham, Moses W. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Richardson, John, Homan, Harvey, and Cheevers, John.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201010783. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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