North Side in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Khleber Miller Van Zandt

(1836-1930)

Photographed by James Hulse, January 1, 2025

1. Khleber Miller Van Zandt Marker

Inscription. Tennessee native Khleber Miller Van Zandt moved to east Texas as a child. After serving as a major in the 7th Texas Infantry Regiment, C.S.A., he came to Fort Worth in 1865. A merchant, banker, and rancher, he was instrumental in making the city a major rail center and helped establish an early newspaper, the public schools, public transportation, and the First Christian Church. He served in the 13th Texas Legislature and the Constitutional Convention of 1875. A member of the United Confederate Veterans, he held the Office of National Commander-in-Chief (1918-1921). Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 2936.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1865.

Location. 32° 46.239′ N, 97° 20.942′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in the North Side. It is at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Gould Ave. on Grand Avenue. The marker is located in Oakwood Cemetery, Block 29 Lot 20 W 1/2. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Grand Ave, Fort Worth TX 76164, 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.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Governor Charles A. Culberson (within shouting distance of this marker); General Thomas N. Waul, C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); John Peter Smith (within shouting distance of this marker); Oakwood Cemetery (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Euday Louis Bowman (about 400 feet away); Hagar Tucker (about 700 feet away); William Madison McDonald (approx. 0.2 miles away); Douglass and McGar Parks (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Also see . . . Van Zandt, Khleber Miller (1836–1930). Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Khleber Miller (K. M., the Major) Van Zandt, lawyer, soldier, merchant, banker, and civic leader, the son of Frances Cooke (Lipscomb) and Isaac Van Zandt, was born near Salem, Franklin County, Tennessee, on November 7, 1836. The family moved in 1839 to Texas, where they settled in Elysian Fields, Harrison County. In 1843 and 1844 the Van Zandts lived in Washington, D.C., where Isaac had moved in 1842 upon his appointment as Texas chargé d'affaires to the United States. After attending Marshall University in Marshall, Texas, Van Zandt furthered his education at Franklin College, near Nashville, Tennessee. Upon graduation, he returned for a short time to Marshall, where
Photographed by Joe Lotz, January 4, 2025

2. Khleber Miller Van Zandt Marker
he worked in a dry-goods store and helped organize the Christian church. He then accepted a position securing deeds for right-of-way with the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Railway Company in Louisiana. He returned to Marshall, was admitted to the bar in 1858, and practiced law until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he helped organize and became captain of Company D, Seventh Texas Infantry. He saw action in Mississippi and Tennessee. He was taken prisoner during the capture of Fort Donelson, was exchanged in 1862, and received a certificate of disability in 1864 with the rank of major.

(Submitted on January 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Khleber Miller Van Zandt Monument and Marker from the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 1, 2025

3. The view of the Khleber Miller Van Zandt Monument and Marker from the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2. submitted on January 27, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas. 3. submitted on January 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.