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Judge Elijah Gossett A solider in the Army of Texas, 1836 Chief Justice of Houston County, 1841 Born in Tennessee Feb. 1, 1788 Died Nov. 24, 1848 His wife Elizabeth (Stone) Gossett Born in Tennessee Sept. 1, 1789 Died July 6, 1849 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Judge Elijah Gossett is a historical marker in Crockett, Houston County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 185 historical markers documented in Houston County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 361 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.3210, -95.4603 near Crockett. The nearest cataloged historic site is Colonel David Alexander Nunn (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Tyer, Armisted Thompson Mason Monroe, and Major Isaac Watts Burton.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5225011201. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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