Huntsville in Walker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

General John Slater Besser

(August 13, 1802 - May 13, 1893)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, February 3, 2019

1. General John Slater Besser Marker

Inscription. A native of Pennsylvania, John Slater Besser was a Brigadier General, legislator, and judge in Missouri before moving his family to Texas in 1842. While living in Montgomery and Walker counties, Besser held a number of public offices before and after the Civil War. He served as director and financial agent of the state penitentiary under Governors Bell, Henderson, Pease, Runnels, Houston, Clark, and Lubbock, and was Walker County Judge from 1878 to 1880. Married four times, Besser was the father of nine children born to his first wife, Julia Hampton.

Erected 1990 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 8428.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 43.61′ N, 95° 32.818′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Texas, in Walker County. It can be reached from the intersection of Avenue I and 9th Street. Marker is located in Oakwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntsville TX 77320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

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on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Huntsville Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867 (a few steps from this marker); Anthony Martin Branch (within shouting distance of this marker); Henderson Yoakum (within shouting distance of this marker); James Addison Baker (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sam Houston Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); The Death of Sam Houston (within shouting distance of this marker); Pleasant Williams Kittrell (within shouting distance of this marker); Sam Houston (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Huntsville.

Also see . . . Besser, John Slater - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted on February 5, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

General John Slater Besser Gravesite image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, February 3, 2019

2. General John Slater Besser Gravesite

General John Slater Besser Grave Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, February 3, 2019

3. General John Slater Besser Grave Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 5, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 6, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.