Marshall in Harrison County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Matthew Duncan Ector

Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022

1. Matthew Duncan Ector Marker

Inscription. Brigadier General, C.S.A,
Richmond, Ky., Murfreesboro,
Chickamauga, Atlanta,
Defense of Mobile

Erected 1962 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 10154.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil.

Location. 32° 33.287′ N, 94° 22.551′ W. Marker is in Marshall, Texas, in Harrison County. It can be reached from the intersection of One Tiger Drive and East Avenue. The marker is located at the northeastern section of the Greenwood Cemetery on the north side of the main road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marshall TX 75670, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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

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other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alexander Travis Hawthorn (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lt. Gen. George Perry Rains (about 300 feet away); Greenwood Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Marshall Hebrew Cemetery (about 800 feet away); East Texas Baptist University (approx. 0.2 miles away); Marshall Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Van Zandt Hill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bethesda Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marshall.

Also see . . . Ector, Mathew Duncan (1822–1879).

Mathew Duncan Ector, Confederate general and judge, son of Hugh Walton and Dorothy (Duncan) Ector, was born in Putnam County, Georgia, on February 28, 1822, and raised in Merryweather County. He received his education at La Grange, Georgia, and Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. In 1841 he began studying law at Greenville, Georgia, under the supervision of Hiram B. Warner, a state Supreme Court justice, and was elected to one term in the state legislature. After marrying Louisa Phillips in 1842, Ector gave up the law and turned to farming for the next seven years.
Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022

2. The Matthew Duncan Ector Gravestone and Marker
After his wife's death in 1848, he traveled to California for a brief period, returned briefly to his native state, and moved to Texas in 1850. Source: The Handbook of Texas

(Submitted on January 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Additional commentary.
1. Matthew Duncan Ector - State of Texas 1962 marker
This marker is a part of the State of Texas Historical markers for the War of Texas Independence. It also has information about the marker from the Atlas of Texas Historical sites including a Texas State marker number.

— Submitted January 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.

The view of the Matthew Duncan Ector Gravestone and Marker in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 25, 2022

3. The view of the Matthew Duncan Ector Gravestone and Marker in the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 354 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 30, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.