Near Maldoon in Fayette County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

William Gorham

Photographed by James Hulse, May 28, 2026

1. William Gorham Marker

Inscription.
Served in the Texas Army
1835-1836
San Jacinto Veteran

Erected 1962 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 2230.)

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, Texas Independence.

Location. 29° 46.083′ N, 97° 1.244′ W. Memorial is near Maldoon, Texas, in Fayette County. It is on Pin Oak Road 1.3 miles south of Farm to Market Road 609, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 4999 Pin Oak Rd, Muldoon TX 78949, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pin Oak Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Salem Memorial Cemetery (approx.

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2.3 miles away); Freyburg Methodist Church (approx. 2.6 miles away); Freyburg United Methodist Church Cemetery (approx. 2.7 miles away); Black Jack Springs Cemetery (approx. 4½ miles away); Muldoon Community (approx. 4½ miles away); Cedar Creek Cemetery (approx. 4.8 miles away); United Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away).

Also see . . . Gorham, William. San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, March 17, 1798. He ran away from home at the age of fifteen and never returned. On November 21, 1832 he received title to one-fourth of a league of land in Austin’s Second Colony situated in the present county of Fayette. On February 2, 1838 he received Headright Certificate, unnumbered, for one-twelfth of a league of land from the Board of Land Commissioners for Bastrop County, and in the certificate it is certified that he came to Texas in 1831. The quanity of land he received, a total of one-third of a league, is proof that he was single February 2, 1838. It appears, however, that he was later twice married and that by his first marriage there were two children and none by
Photographed by James Hulse

2. William Gorham Tombstone and Marker
the second marriage.

(Submitted on May 30, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Closeup of the William Gorham Tombstone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse

3. Closeup of the William Gorham Tombstone

Photographed by James Hulse, May 28, 2026

4. William Gorham Marker

The view of the gravesite within the cemetery.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 30, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.