Marker Inscription
Georgia native George Lawton Bledsoe (b. 1805), a carpenter and cotton gin builder, came to Texas in 1834. A veteran of the Texas Revolution and the Battle of San Jacinto, he received a pension for his military service and patented land grants in Brazoria, Cooke, Jack, Fannin, and Wise counties. He was married to the former Ellen Bowdre (d. 1850) and had five children. Bledsoe is buried here along with his daughter Georgia and a brother-in-law, Preston E. Bowdre. Ellen Bledsoe and the couple's other four children are buried in Fannin County, probably in Bledsoe Cemetery near Dial.
About this site
Bledsoe, George Lawton is a historical marker in Aurora, Wise County, dedicated in 1986. It is one of 91 historical markers documented in Wise County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 162 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.0526, -97.5005 near Aurora. The nearest cataloged historic site is Aurora Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Teague Cemetery, Owen's Pasture Cemetery, and Slimp.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5497002157. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
