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In 1822 Jesse Parker moved to the Mexican state of Texas. A veteran of the War of 1812, he represented the Sabine District at the Convention of 1832 in San Felipe de Austin. Three years later he received a land grant in the Washington municipality, now Walker County. A farmer, Parker also served as the Deputy Land Commissioner for Montgomery County. He died in 1849 and was buried on his land. In 1979 he was reinterred here.
Parker, Jesse is a historical marker in Huntsville, Walker County. 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 30.7285, -95.5456 near Huntsville. The nearest cataloged historic site is Besser, John Slater, General (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Ball, Thomas H., John William Thomason Jr., and Henderson Yoakum.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5471008468. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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