La Vernia in Guadalupe County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Claiborne Rector
Photographed by Dave W, March 24, 2022
1. Claiborne Rector Marker
Battle of San Jacinto
Captain William H. Patton's
Company
Erected 1962 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 897.)
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Texas Independence.
Location. 29° 22.823′ N, 98° 5.843′ W. Memorial is in La Vernia, Texas, in Guadalupe County. It can be reached from Farm to Market Road 775 0.1 miles north of Circle N Lane. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 15405 FM 775, La Vernia TX 78121, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in Hill Country and in the San Antonio Metropolitan Area. 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Concrete Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Cibolo Crossing on the Gonzales Road (approx. 0.6 miles away); Alamo Survivor (approx. 0.6 miles away); Rector Chapel Cemetery (approx. 1.4 miles away); Immanuel Lutheran Church (approx. 1.8 miles away); Old Chihuahua Road (approx. 2 miles away); La Vernia (approx. 2 miles away); Suttles Pottery (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Vernia.
Also see . . .
1. San Jacinto Battlefield and Museum Veteran Bio. Interesting to see that different sources have different
this page online
RECTOR, CLAIBORNE -- Born in Tennessee in 1805, a son of Rev. Morgan and Amelia Carter Rector.(Submitted on December 13, 2025, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)
2. Texas State Historical Association. Interesting to see that different sources have different birthplace(s) and year(s).
Claiborne Rector, early settler and soldier in the Texas Revolution, was born in Alabama on September 28, 1802.(Submitted on December 13, 2025, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)
3. Find a Grave Memorial. Some additional information on lineage.
CLAIBORNE RECTOR born in 1805 in the State of Tennessee was just one of the two sons of Rev. Morgan and Amelia Carter Rector, which fought at the Battle of San Jacinto .(Submitted on December 13, 2025, by Dave W of Co, Colorado.)
Photographed by Dave W, March 24, 2022
2. Claiborne Rector Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 13, 2025, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 67 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2025, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
