De Witt County. Included in the colonial grant in 1825 to Green De Witt, Texas empesario ▲ Settled until 1840 largely by Anglo Americans ▲ Created a county of the state of Texas March 24, 1846, its area being taken from Gonzales, Victoria and Goliad counties ▲ Organized July 13, 1846 with Cameron as the county seat ▲ Named in honor of its original grantee Green De Witt 1787-1835 ▲ By 1860 half its population was of German birth ▲ Clinton served as county seat, 1849-1877 ▲ Cuero incorporated April 23, 1873, was made county seat in 1877 ▲ In memory of Arthur Burns, first settler in De Witt County 1826 ▲ Columbus Burns, first Anglo-American child born in the county, 1829 ▲ George Washington Davis delegate to the second convention of Texas, 1833 ▲ George W. Davis, participant in the Battle of Gonzales, 1835 ▲ George W. Davis, delegate to the Consultation, 1835 ▲ Captain John York, Captain David Murphree, James M. Bell, Albrecht von Roeder, Louis von Roeder, Squire Burns, John F. Pettus, participants in the capture of San Antonio, 1835 ▲ Thomas R. Miller, William Dearduff, martyrs of the Alamo, 1836 ▲ J.L. Allen a messenger from the Alamo, 1836 ▲ O.H. Perry Davis of Fannins command who escaped the Refugio Massacre 1836 ▲ Captain David Murphree, John F. Pettus, James Bell, Joseph Kent, Berry Doolittle, Allen Caruthers, Robert J. Kleburg, John McCrabb, James J. Tumlinson, Louis von Roeder, heroes of San Jacinto ▲ Creed Taylor, Squire Burns, Josiah Taylor, Chas. A. Ogsbury, George W. Davis, soldiers in the Texas Army 1836 ▲ James Norman Smith, first school teacher in De Witte County 1840 ▲ Captain Daniel B. Friar, Miles S. Bennet, James J. Tumlinson, Josiah Taylor, Creed Taylor, participants in the Battle of Salado Creek, Bexar County, 1842 ▲ George Lord, Alfred A. Allee members of the Mier Expedition 1842 ▲ and all other pioneers of the Republic of Texas who resided in De Witt County prior to or after the revolution.
De Witt County
Included in the colonial grant in 1825 to Green De Witt, Texas empesario ▲ Settled until 1840 largely by Anglo Americans ▲ Created a county of the state of Texas March 24, 1846, its area being taken from Gonzales, Victoria & Goliad counties ▲ Organized July 13, 1846 with Cameron as the county seat ▲ Named in honor of its original grantee Green De Witt 1787-1835 ▲ By 1860 half its population was of German birth ▲ Clinton served as county seat, 1849-1877 ▲ Cuero incorporated April 23, 1873, was made county seat in 1877 ▲ In memory of Arthur Burns, first settler in De Witt County 1826 ▲ Columbus Burns, first Anglo-American child born in the county, 1829 ▲ George Washington Davis delegate to the second convention of Texas, 1833 ▲ George W. Davis, participant in the Battle of Gonzales, 1835 ▲ George W. Davis, delegate to the Consultation, 1835 ▲ Captain John York, Captain David Murphree, James M. Bell, Albrecht von Roeder, Louis von Roeder, Squire Burns, John F. Pettus, participants in the capture of San Antonio, 1835 ▲ Thomas R. Miller, William Dearduff, martyrs of the Alamo, 1836 ▲ J.L. Allen a messenger from the Alamo, 1836 ▲ O.H. Perry Davis of Fannins command who escaped the Refugio Massacre 1836 ▲ Captain David Murphree, John F. Pettus, James Bell, Joseph Kent, Berry Doolittle, Allen Caruthers, Robert J. Kleburg, John McCrabb, James J. Tumlinson, Louis von Roeder, heroes of San Jacinto ▲ Creed Taylor, Squire Burns, Josiah Taylor, Chas. A. Ogsbury, George W. Davis, soldiers in the Texas Army 1836 ▲ James Norman Smith, first school teacher in De Witte County 1840 ▲ Captain Daniel B. Friar, Miles S. Bennet, James J. Tumlinson, Josiah Taylor, Creed Taylor, participants in the
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Battle of Salado Creek, Bexar County, 1842 ▲ George Lord, Alfred A. Allee members of the Mier Expedition 1842 ▲ and all other pioneers of the Republic of Texas who resided in De Witt County prior to or after the revolution.
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 1190.)
Location. 29° 5.291′ N, 97° 16.57′ W. Marker is in Cuero, Texas, in DeWitt County. It is at the intersection of East Broadway Street (U.S. 87) and East Courthouse Street, on the left when traveling west on East Broadway Street. Marker is in Settler's Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cuero TX 77954, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker and monument is in the Hill Country. 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.
Also see . . . DeWitt County Monument (PDF). National Register of Historic Places nomination package, with details about the monument and early settlers and soldiers honored on it. (Texas Historical Commission) (Submitted on April 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on March 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 58 times this year. Last updated on March 29, 2025, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 16, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
