Historical Marker

Maybee, Jacob

Houston · Harris County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5507014605

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About this site

Maybee, Jacob 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 827 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.7572, -95.3788 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Homan, Harvey (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Secrest, Fielding G., Stilwell, William S., and Brigham, Moses W..

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014605. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Jacob Maybee came to Texas in 1835 and fought at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836 in a company of the Texian army before dying in Houston on February 8, 1838. The State of Texas erected a marker in his memory at Founders Memorial Cemetery in 1936.

Sources: hmdb.org sanjacinto-museum.org

📍 29.7572, -95.3788 · Houston, Harris County

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