Marker Inscription
A native of Pennsylvania, John Slater Besser was a brigadier general, legislator, and judge in Missouri before moving his family to Texas in 1842. While living in Montgomery and Walker counties, Besser held a number of public offices before and after the Civil War. He served as director and financial agent of the state penitentiary under Governors Bell, Henderson, Pease, Runnels, Houston, Clark, and Lubbock, and was Walker County Judge from 1878 to 1880. Married four times, Besser was the father of nine children born to his first wife, Julia Hampton.
About this site
Besser, John Slater, General is a historical marker in Walker County, Texas, dedicated in 1990. It is one of 69 historical markers documented in Walker County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.7287, -95.5473. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ball, Thomas H. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Parker, Jesse, Andrew Female College, and Sam Houston.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5471008428. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
