Texas Business Pioneer Pleasant C. Sams

(1845 - 1921) In 1850's came to Texas from Arkansas. At 16, on outbreak of Civil War, was left in charge of family mills, instructed by his father to give entire flour output to widows of Confederates. In 1862, captured in Missouri, as he went through enemy lines to get his bride; "escaped" from Federal who also admired bride. Wedding trip was horseback ride to Texas. He served 1864-65 in Confederate frontier regiment. Pioneer cattlemen; business and financial leader. Founder and president, Benjamin Commercial Company. President and director, First National Bank, Benjamin. (1965)

Texas Business Pioneer Pleasant C. Sams is a historical marker in Benjamin, Knox County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Knox County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 14 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.5899, -99.7170 near Benjamin. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Narrows (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Benjamin, First Christian Church, and Knox County.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5275012681. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.