Huntsville in Walker County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Pleasant Williams Kittrell
(April 13, 1805 - September 29, 1867)
Photographed By Brian Anderson, February 3, 2019
1. Pleasant Williams Kittrell Marker
Inscription.
Pleasant Williams Kittrell. (April 13, 1805 - September 29, 1867). Doctor Pleasant Williams Kittrell, a statesman in North Carolina and Alabama, moved with his family to Texas in 1850. While serving two terms in the Texas Legislature, the doctor authored the bill to establish the University of Texas. Though the bill was signed in 1858, the university's opening was delayed until 1883. At home in Huntsville, Kittrell managed his extensive land holdings and practiced medicine. He treated area victims of the 1867 yellow fever epidemic until he himself succumbed to the disease. Kittrell is buried near his good friends Sam Houston (in whose former home Kittrell died) and historian Henderson Yoakum.
Doctor Pleasant Williams Kittrell, a statesman in North Carolina and Alabama, moved with his family to Texas in 1850. While serving two terms in the Texas Legislature, the doctor authored the bill to establish the University of Texas. Though the bill was signed in 1858, the university's opening was delayed until 1883. At home in Huntsville, Kittrell managed his extensive land holdings and practiced medicine. He treated area victims of the 1867 yellow fever epidemic until he himself succumbed to the disease. Kittrell is buried near his good friends Sam Houston (in whose former home Kittrell died) and historian Henderson Yoakum.
Erected 1998 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12280.)
Location. 30° 43.633′ N, 95° 32.805′ W. Marker is in Huntsville, Texas, in Walker County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Avenue I and 9th Street. Marker is located in Oakwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Huntsville TX 77320, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 23, 2019. It was originally submitted on February 8, 2019, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas. This page has been viewed 199 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 9, 2019, by Brian Anderson of Humble, Texas.
