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Webberwood in Webberville in Travis County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
 

George Self

 
 
George Self Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Keith Peterson, July 29, 2007
1. George Self Marker
Inscription.
A member of
Captain
Jesse Billingsley’s
company at
the Battle of
San Jacinto
April 21, 1836
Died in March, 1856.

 
Erected 1936 by State of Texas. (Marker Number 14679.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, Texas Independence. In addition, it is included in the Texas 1936 Centennial Markers and Monuments series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1856.
 
Location. 30° 13.786′ N, 97° 29.362′ W. Marker is in Webberville, Texas, in Travis County. It is in Webberwood. It can be reached from the intersection of South Webberwood Way and Sandy Brown Lane. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 South Webberwood Way, Elgin TX 78621, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Texas and in the Austin 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, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: David Crawford Edmiston (a few steps from this marker); James Euwin Edmiston (a few steps from this marker); Joseph J. Manor Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of the Home of Col. Robert M. Coleman (approx. 1.4 miles away); Webberville Ebenezer Baptist Church (approx. 1½ miles away); Webberville (approx.
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1½ miles away); Union Lee Baptist Church (approx. 1.9 miles away); Lockwood Cemetery (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Webberville.
 
More about this marker. The marker and gravesite are located at the Joseph J. Manor Cemetery.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. A Captain Jesse Billingsley Marker.
 
Also see . . .
1. George Self. Find A Grave website entry (Submitted on December 26, 2009.) 

2. The Battle of San Jacinto. (Submitted on December 26, 2009.)
 
George Self Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Richard Denney, April 25, 2015
2. George Self Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 9, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,393 times since then and 8 times this year. Last updated on April 26, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos:   1. submitted on December 20, 2009, by Keith Peterson of Cedar Park, Texas.   2. submitted on April 25, 2015, by Richard Denney of Austin, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 26, 2026