Marker Inscription
A volunteer soldier in the Texas War for Independence at San Jacinto, 1836 Erected by the State of Texas, 1962
Historical Marker
Varner, Martin (1962)
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About this site
Varner, Martin is a historical marker in Mineola, Wood County, dedicated in 1962. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Wood County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.6566, -95.3464 near Mineola. The nearest cataloged historic site is Varner, Martin (historical marker), about 0.1 miles away. Others within a short drive include Turner-Redlands, Gentry Cemetery, and Macedonia School.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5499009025. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Martin Varner (1787-1844) was a member of Stephen F. Austin's 'Old Three Hundred,' first homesteading near present Independence in 1822 before establishing a plantation near Columbia. He fought in the 1832 Battle of Velasco and at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. In 1841 he and his wife Elizabeth moved east of Lake Fork in what became Wood County, making them the county's first Anglo settlers; Varner died in 1844 after being wounded in a dispute over a debt and is buried near this marker.
Sources: tshaonline.orgen.wikipedia.org
Also at or near Mineola, Wood County
“Varner, Martin” names 2 distinct records in Wood County. This page is the historical marker dedicated in 1962 in Mineola. The others:
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