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| Tennessee (Blount County), Maryville — General Sam Houston | | | March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863
Born In Rockbridge County VA
Moved To TN in 1807
Taught At This Schoolhouse In 1812
Attended Porter Academy In 1813
Joined Army In 1813 In Maryville, TN
Studied Law In Nashville, TN In 1818
U.S. Rep. TN 1823–27; U.S. Sen. TX 1846–57
Governor TN 1827–29; TX 1859–61
Resigned As TN Governor, Moved To TX
President Of TX 1836–38; 1841–44
Died, Buried In Huntsville, TX
Presented by the Sam . . . — Map (db m1733) | | Tennessee (Blount County), Seymour — IE 19 — Eusesbia Church | | | Early settlers coming down the Great War & Trading Path in 1784-85 camped here; it was the scene of their first death and burial. In 1786 the Rev. Archibald Scott of Virginia organized a Presbyterian congregation int he area; the church was built near where the cemetery has been started. — Map (db m1732) |
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