Heritage in San Marcos in Hays County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Eliza Pitts Malone
Photographed By Jeff Leichsenring, May 8, 2023
1. Eliza Pitts Malone Marker
Inscription.
Eliza Pitts Malone. . In 1842, Eliza Pitts (1832-1923) and her parents came to Texas from Georgia. She was a charter member of First Methodist Church in San Marcos and served as an active church leader. She married James Lafayette Malone in 1850, and they had sixteen children. During the Civil war, 1861-65, Eliza Malone ran their 1,000-acre farm and sewed for Confederate soldiers. After her husband died, she and her daughter Bramwell Malone built this home in 1909. Although in her eighties during World War I, she contributed to the war effort by knitting socks for soldiers., 2nd Plaque , Entered in the National Register of Historic Places - 1983
In 1842, Eliza Pitts (1832-1923) and her parents came to Texas from Georgia. She was a charter member of First Methodist Church in San Marcos and served as an active church leader. She married James Lafayette Malone in 1850, and they had sixteen children. During the Civil war, 1861-65, Eliza Malone ran their 1,000-acre farm and sewed for Confederate soldiers. After her husband died, she and her daughter Bramwell Malone built this home in 1909. Although in her eighties during World War I, she contributed to the war effort by knitting socks for soldiers.
2nd Plaque Entered in the National Register of Historic Places - 1983
Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10298.)
Location. 29° 52.821′ N, 97° 56.985′ W. Marker is in San Marcos, Texas, in Hays County. It is in Heritage. Marker is on Belvin Street, 0.1 miles west of Scott Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 715 Belvin St, San Marcos TX 78666, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 60 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on May 11, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
