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Fourth Ward in Houston in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

Joseph Ehlinger

 
 
Joseph Ehlinger Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, February 10, 2019
1. Joseph Ehlinger Marker
Inscription.
Born in Alsace, France
1792

Died in Houston, Texas
1845

Served in Captain William
J. E. Heard's company
at San Jacinto

 
Erected 1936 by the State of Texas. (Marker Number 10655.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Texas Independence. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list.
 
Location. 29° 45.455′ N, 95° 22.759′ W. Marker is in Houston, Texas, in Harris County. It is in the Fourth Ward. It is on West Dallas Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is located in the Founders Memorial Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1217 West Dallas Street, Houston TX 77019, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South and 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,
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and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: John Viven (here, next to this marker); John Austin Wharton (here, next to this marker); John W. Moore (a few steps from this marker); Archibald S. Lewis (a few steps from this marker); John R. Reid (a few steps from this marker); George Allen (a few steps from this marker); Robert Barr (a few steps from this marker); Jethro Russell Bancroft (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Houston.
 
Joseph Ehlinger Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Brian Anderson, February 10, 2019
2. Joseph Ehlinger Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on February 13, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.
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Aug. 24, 2026