Rock Island/Samuels Ave. in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

General Edward H. Tarrant

Photographed by J Frye, December 25, 2021

1. General Edward H. Tarrant Marker

Inscription.

South Carolina native Edward H. Tarrant enlisted in the Kentucky Militia in 1814 and served under Gen. Andrew Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans. Moving to Tennessee after 1816, he was elected Colonel of the Henry County Militia and served as County Sheriff.

Tarrant arrived in Texas in November 1835, settling in Red River County. He served in the Republic of Texas Congress and became a Brigadier General in the Texas Militia in 1839. He commanded the Texas Rangers at the Battle of Village Creek in present Tarrant County in 1841 and, with George W. Terrell, negotiated treaties with many of the Texas Indian tribes at Bird's Fort in 1843.

Tarrant represented Bowie County at the Annexation Convention of 1845. By February 1846, he had moved to Navarro County, where he became Chief Justice and was elected to the 3rd and 4th Texas Legislatures. In the 1850s, Tarrant commanded a force of Texas Rangers defending the frontier at Fort Belknap. He died in Parker County in 1858 and was buried there. The next year, his remains were moved to his farm in Ellis County. In 1928, his body was reinterred here by the Daughters of the Republic

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of Texas. Tarrant County, created in 1849, was named in his honor.
Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2126.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 32° 45.936′ N, 97° 19.76′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in Rock Island/Samuels Ave.. It is on Samuels Avenue. The marker is located inside Pioneer's Rest Cemetery, near the gate. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 626 Samuels Avenue, Fort Worth TX 76102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Pioneer's Rest Cemetery

Photographed by J Frye, December 25, 2021

2. General Edward H. Tarrant Marker

(a few steps from this marker); Garvey-Veihl House (approx. ¼ mile away); Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church (approx. half a mile away); Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Greater Saint James Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Historical Sketch of Greater St. James Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Former TSTA Building (approx. half a mile away); Fort Worth 1849-1853 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Photographed by J Frye, December 25, 2021

3. General Edward H. Tarrant Marker

General Edward H. Tarrant Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J Frye, December 25, 2021

4. General Edward H. Tarrant Gravestone

Credits. This page was last revised on December 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 622 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 26, 2021, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.