Seguin in Guadalupe County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

George Washington Lonis

Photographed by James Hulse, August 4, 2021

1. George Washington Lonis Marker

Inscription.
Came to Texas in 1830. Participated in the Texans Campaign against Bexar 1835. Wounded in the Battle of San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. Died in Guadalupe County, 1860

Erected 1963 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 2167.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical date for this entry is April 21, 1836.

Location. 29° 34.414′ N, 97° 56.112′ W. Marker is in Seguin, Texas, in Guadalupe County. It can be reached from East Walnut Street (County Highway 202) ¼ mile east of North Highway 123 Byway. The marker is located in the southeast section of the San Geronimo Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1620 East Walnut Street, Seguin TX 78155, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the 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

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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: Robert D. McAnelly (here, next to this marker); Andrew Jackson Sowell (here, next to this marker); John N. Sowell (a few steps from this marker); Henry Eustace McCulloch (within shouting distance of this marker); Elijah Valentine Dale (within shouting distance of this marker); San Geronimo Cemetery (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); King Family Cemetery (approx. one mile away); Tiemann School (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Seguin.

Also see . . . George Washington Lonis.

In the Battle of San Jacinto, Washington was shot down. My father saw him fall. George Wright, Claiborn Rector and James Hays, members of the same company, were near him at the time, and these four picking up a blanket from the abandoned baggage of the routed foe, went to get Washington and carry him to the rear. He had fallen and was lying on his face, and had not recovered consciousness. They spread the blanket by him and turned him over
Photographed by James Hulse, August 4, 2021

2. The George Washington Lonis Marker is the marker on the right of the two pink markers
towards it. As they did this, he came to himself and recognized them; his first words were: "Boys, I fired my gun thirteen times, and I saw twelve of the yellow bellies fall." He was shot through the right lung straight through, from front to back- and at every respiration of the bloody breath escaped from the wound. For many years after this I know him well and have heard my father relate, as I have here written, the fact and circumstances of Washington Lonis being shot through and through on the field of San Jacinto. Source: San Jacinto Museum

(Submitted on August 12, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 12, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on March 2, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.