Sabine Pass in Jefferson County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Jacob Harmon Garner

(1814-1887)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 18, 2025

1. Jacob Harmon Garner Marker

Inscription. Louisiana native Jacob H. Garner, son of Bradley and Sarah Harmon Garner, settled in Jefferson, a village on Cow Bayou in present-day Orange County, Texas, in 1825. In 1835 he took part in the Grass Fight and Siege of Bexar while serving one of two enlistments in the Texas Army for which he later received land and bounty grants. He married Matilda Hayes in 1838. A prominent citizen of Jefferson County, he served as Jefferson County justice of the peace in 1843, district clerk from 1846 to 1850, Sabine Pass alderman in 1857, and as a third lieutenant in the Confederate Army in 1861.

Erected 1995 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10528.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence.

Location. 29° 43.134′ N, 93° 54.265′ W. Marker is in Sabine Pass, Texas, in Jefferson County. It can be reached from Pace Cemetery Road. Marker is located in Sabine Pass (Pace) Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Sabine Pass TX 77655, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Texas’ Golden Triangle.

It is also in the American South,

on the Gulf Coast,

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 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sabine Pass Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Kate Dorman (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Kate Dorman (within shouting distance of this marker); Niles F. Smith (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Benjamin Johnson (about 300 feet away); Beach Road (approx. 1.1 miles away); Dick Dowling (approx. 1.1 miles away); Sabine Pass World War II Memorial (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sabine Pass.

Also see . . . Jacob Harmon Garner - The Handbook of Texas Online. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) (Submitted
Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 18, 2025

2. Jacob Harmon Garner Gravesite
on May 23, 2025, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.)

Photographed by Brian Anderson, April 18, 2025

3. Jacob Harmon Garner Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2025. It was originally submitted on May 23, 2025, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 123 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 23, 2025, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.