Waco in McLennan County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Alexander McKinza

(1815 - About 1874)

Photographed by James Hulse, August 5, 2022

1. Alexander McKinza Marker

Inscription. In 1834 Alexander McKinza moved to Nacogdoches, Texas, from his native Alabama. During the Texas War for Independence, he joined the Sabine Volunteers under Capt. Benjamin F. Bryant and fought at the Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. McKinza married Clarissa Brewer on March 14, 1839. He had a store near Douglass until 1857 and served as justice of the peace for Nacogdoches County from 1853 to 1857. He settled in McLennan County about 1860. Recorded - 1976

Erected 1976 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 111.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Law Enforcement • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical date for this entry is March 14, 1839.

Location. 31° 36.817′ N, 97° 11.791′ W. Marker is in Waco, Texas, in McLennan County. It can be reached from Rock Creek Road ¼ mile north of Steinbeck Bend Drive. The marker is located in the eastern section of the Bosqueville Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Waco TX 76708, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: David Smith Kornegay (here, next to this marker); Bosqueville Cemetery Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Bosqueville Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bosqueville Methodist Church (about 600 feet away); Bosqueville Baptist Church (about 800 feet away); Camp MacArthur (approx. 2.7 miles away); Old Site of Texas Christian University (approx. 3.7 miles away); The Clubhouse, Miss Nellie's & Anniversary Park (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Waco.

Also see . . . McKinza, Alexander (? - 1874). San Jacinto Museum of History

Mr. McKinza was a Justice of the Peace in Nacogdoches County from 1853 to
Photographed by James Hulse, August 5, 2022

2. The Alexander McKinza Marker looking west
1857. He was also a co-partner in the mercantile firm of "McKinza and Leavy" in the town of Liberty located not far from the present town of Douglass in the western part of the present Nacogdoches County. This establishment seems to have failed during the depression of 1857, and the partnership was dissolved, accompanied by several suits against them on notes and wholesale accounts. Mr. McKinza wrote a beautiful, flourishing hand and was evidently a good bookkeeper.

(Submitted on August 11, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Alexander McKinza Marker in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 5, 2022

3. The view of the Alexander McKinza Marker in the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 305 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 11, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.