Evetts, Samuel G.

A native of Tennessee, Samuel G. Evetts came to Texas in the 1830s. In December 1835 he was wounded at the Siege of Bexar. He later lived in Austin and Coryell counties and received land grants in those counties as well as in the counties of Washington, Williamson, and Wise. In 1870 he was granted a pension from the State of Texas for his Republic of Texas military service. By 1880 Evetts had moved to Wise County, where he died in 1884 at the age of 74. His name has also been spelled Evitts over the years. Thrice married, he was the father of eleven.

Evetts, Samuel G. is a historical marker in Willow Point, Wise County, dedicated in 1988. 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 33.1169, -97.9019 near Willow Point. The nearest cataloged historic site is Willow Point Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Willow Point Cemetery, Hyde Cemetery, and Hyde Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5497004514. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.