The Deutsche Gesellschaft von Houston, founded in 1875, established the German Society Cemetery in February 1887 by purchasing this property, then located outside the city limits, from the heirs of John Lawrence and Thomas Hart. Twelve-space . . . — — Map (db m122929) HM
Born in Kentucky. Arrived at
Velasco, January 28, 1836 on the
schooner Pennsylvania to fight
for the freedom of Texas. A
member of Captain Amasa Turner's
company at San Jacinto. Died in
Houston, December 24, 1839
"Kiss William . . . — — Map (db m129971) HM
Born in England in 1814
Participated in the capture
of Bexar, December 5th to
10th, 1835. Served in
Captain William J. E. Heard's
company at San Jacinto
and was Second Lieutenant
in the Milam Guards when
he died at Houston, Aug- . . . — — Map (db m129916) HM
William Gammell was born in Ayshire, Scotland. He and his parents immigrated to the United States, settling in Lowell, Massachusetts. Gammell arrived in Texas during the spring of 1836, where he enlisted in the Texian Army on April 5. He served in . . . — — Map (db m122985) HM
Born in Scotland.
Fought at San Jacinto
in Captain A. H. Wyly's
company. Died in
Houston, April 10, 1869
and was buried here.
His widow
Jane McDaniel
Gammell
Died November 11, 1908
and was buried in the
Glenwood . . . — — Map (db m129951) HM
A Private in Captain Isaac
N. Moreland's company of
Artillery at San Jacinto.
Appointed Captain, December
26, 1836. Born in New York
1809. Died in Houston
September 12, 1837
"Died in this city, on the
12th inst., suddenly, . . . — — Map (db m129954) HM
A pioneer oil boom town. Originated as crossroads community named for settler Pleasant Smith Humble (1835?-1912), who lived here before 1889, hewing his timber into railroad ties, mining gravel from his land, keeping store, and serving as justice of . . . — — Map (db m71786) HM
Founded in 1886, Humble was an oil boom town in 1907 when the Rev. J. T. Browning of Houston began conducting Methodist worship services for residents of the area. The services were first held in a building that had housed a bottle factory. In 1908, . . . — — Map (db m122931) HM
This cemetery is believed to be the town of Humble's oldest. The earliest documented burial is that of Joseph Dunman (1867-1879). Also believed to be buried here in an unmarked grave is Jane Elizabeth Humble, wife of the community's founder, . . . — — Map (db m56714) HM
The roots of education in the Humble area started in 1873 when Joseph W. Dunman (1824-1903), son of early Humble settler Joseph Dunman, opened Joe Dunman's schoolhouse for local children. In 1884, Common School District No. 28 was established but . . . — — Map (db m133798) HM
Near the turn of the century, the town of Humble was home to many Masons who were members of lodges located in nearby towns. With the help of local Justice of the Peace F. K. Wise, Humble area Masons organized their own lodge in 1908. Humble State . . . — — Map (db m71783) HM
Joseph Dunman
Republic of Texas
Early Humble Pioneer
Born 1794 Louisiana
Died 3 April 1859 Harris County Texas
Born in Louisiana in 1794, Joseph Dunman served as a private in De clouet's Regiment in the Louisiana Militia during the . . . — — Map (db m123003) HM
An oil well drilled at this site in 1912 yielded not oil, but free-flowing artesian water. The following year, German native Nick Lambrecht (1855-1920) purchased the property. Lambrecht served as justice of the peace and mayor during Humble's oil . . . — — Map (db m52524) HM
This structure was erected in 1914 by William R. (Bill) Pangburn. He made his own cement bricks using San Jacinto River sand hauled by horse and wagon. The building has housed a drygood store, drug store, post office, cafe, dance hall and a variety . . . — — Map (db m122999) HM
These two trees were grown from acorns in slop jars, by Uncle Dick Hatcher. He planted them not long after the courthouse was built in 1928. They received their name from Judge Wise's habit of using the benches beneath the trees to sit on while . . . — — Map (db m123001) HM
On November 20, 1898, the Rev. T. L Scruggs led the first official meeting of what would later become the first Baptist Church of Katy. Among the new congregation's first twelve charter members were W.H. Featherston, W.P. & Hattie A. Morrison and . . . — — Map (db m157825) HM
This congregation traces its history to 1898, when a group of Baptists, Disciples of Christ, Presbyterians, Quakers, and Methodists organized a Union Sunday School in the home of Willard James. Sometime about 1900, the Methodists formed a separate . . . — — Map (db m157820) HM
Maria Katherina (Catherine) Hofius immigrated to Texas in 1852 from her native Prussia at the age of 21. She settled in this part of Harris County, populated by numerous German families, and married Peter Wunderlich soon after her arrival. Widowed . . . — — Map (db m136068) HM
In the 1870s, former slaves from Alabama and Mississippi settled on Cypress Creek, near a store owned by German immigrants Paulin and Agnes Kohrmann. The Kohrville Community, centered on farming, ranching and lumber industries, offered schools for . . . — — Map (db m136067) HM
Peter and Sophie Krimmel Wunderlich built this original home in 1891. Peter was the son of Johann Peter Wunderlich, the first German Wunderlich to settle in Texas. This house is made of pine lumber without knots and came from the Jacob Strack . . . — — Map (db m136075) HM
A farming community developed in this area after a group of German immigrants settled on the banks of Cypress Creek in 1845. The settlement was later named for Adam Klein, who left Germany in 1849 and joined the California Gold Rush before moving . . . — — Map (db m136070) HM
Among the first German settlers in northwest Harris County was Johann Heinrich Theis (b. 1800), who arrived in 1846 with his wife Katherina (Benner) (b. 1804) and their four children. The following year, Johann acquired 200 acres of land in the . . . — — Map (db m136072) HM
A number of German immigrants settled in this area in the 1840s. The community first called Big Cypress was later renamed in honor of pioneer settler Adam Klein. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery serves as a reflection of the German heritage of this part of . . . — — Map (db m136071) HM
J. Peter Wunderlich (1828-1864) migrated from Germany to Texas in 1852. He married Maria Hofius and in 1854 bought 120 acres of farmland in Klein in north Harris County. Peter was killed in 1864 at a gunpowder mill he helped operate during the Civil . . . — — Map (db m136066) HM
At mid-afternoon April 21, 1836, two miles to the north, General Sam Houston with about 1,000 Texans in 18 minutes annihilated the 1,400-man army of Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, President of Mexico.
Screened by trees and rising ground, . . . — — Map (db m125882) HM
In 1893, Madame Martha Fontaine-Besson who was at the World's Fair when the founders were promoting La Porte, decided to investigate the wonders of Texas. She journeyed to La Porte on one of the excursion trains from Chicago.
Madame . . . — — Map (db m133969) HM
Commanded (The Kentucky Volunteers) Company A, First Regiment at San Jacinto
Died at Houston, June 7, 1854
Erected by The State of Texas
Reverse:
"It is my desire that my body be buried on the battle grounds of San Jacinto . . . — — Map (db m126244) HM
(Front)
David Thomas
Born in Tennessee in 1801
Died From an accidental
wound April 30, 1836 at
the home of Lorenzo DeZavala
Erected by The State
of Texas
(Rear)
Signer of the Texas
Declaration of Independence
First . . . — — Map (db m126262) HM
Name honors Lorenzo de Zavala, Vice President of Republic of Texas (Ad Interim, March 17-Oct. 17 1836).
Born in Yucatan and educated in the Seminary of Ildefonso, De Zavala was an ardent Liberal who was jailed 1814-1817 for political . . . — — Map (db m119970) HM
In its early days, La Porte had little need for a city hall or jail. City Council meetings were held in various vacant buildings around town and the few lawbreakers were placed either in an old abandoned ice house or locked in a convenient box car . . . — — Map (db m53607) HM
"Five Points" is where five main roads converged on what was then the center of town. The roads, which started out as trails, were East Main, West Main, North Broadway, South Broadway and San Jacinto Streets. The spot became a reference point for . . . — — Map (db m133981) HM
A member of Captain Thomas H. McIntire's company at San Jacinto.
Died at Lynchburg in 1839 and was buried near his comrades who fell in battle. — — Map (db m125926) HM
Came to Texas in October, 1835. Fought at San Jacinto in Captain Thomas H. McIntire's company. Died at Lynchburg, August 6, 1836. — — Map (db m90110) HM
Colorado-based land developers A.M. York, J.H. York, I.R. Holmes, and Tom Lee formed the La Porte Land and Town Company in 1890. They purchased over 1,000 acres of land in this area and began laying out town lots in the fall of 1891. Edward York . . . — — Map (db m51423) HM
The La Porte, Texas branch of the Harris County Public Library began in June 1921
with 110 books placed in the La Porte High School. In 1923, due to increased adult
patronage, the library was moved to quieter and larger quarters in the La Porte . . . — — Map (db m134158) HM
(Front)
Lorenzo De Zavala
Born October 3, 1789
Died De Zavala's Point
Harrisburg County
November 15, 1836
First Vice President
of the
Republic of Texas
Erected by the State
of Texas
(Rear)
Member of Consultation . . . — — Map (db m126265) HM
A pioneer ferry of Texas under Mexico and the Republic. Established at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and the San Jacinto River, 1822, by Nathaniel Lynch, one of Stephen F. Austin's "Old Three Hundred" colonists. Usual charges at ferries like . . . — — Map (db m125910) HM
Dedicated to the memory of the men who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto and later fought in the Army of the Confederacy
Andrew Jackson Berry, Henry P. Brewster, Sion Record Bostic, Moses Austin Bryan, Rev. Anderson Buffington, Thos. . . . — — Map (db m126246) WM
The Mexican Cavalry was on the left wing, Infantry and Artillery in the center behind a fortification of boxes and baggage, while the extreme right was far extended. — — Map (db m125905) HM
Many of the Mexican soldiers who escaped the initial bloodshed were taken prisoner.
After the Texans won the battle, they continued chasing down and killing Mexican soldiers. Few were allowed to surrender in the immediate aftermath. However, . . . — — Map (db m125954) HM
Participated in the capture
of San Antonio in 1835 and
served in the army in 1836
Born in New York in 1799
Died in Harris County,
Texas in 1870 — — Map (db m126009) HM
Roster Company No. 6
James Gillaspie Captain
Matthew Finch 1st. Lieut.
A. L. Harrison 2nd. Lieut.
R. H. Chadduck 1st. Sgt.
Privates
G. Grosby - J. S. Darling - Fielding Dedrick
W. L. Ellis - Hezekiah Faris - Wm. Ferrell
Wm. . . . — — Map (db m126245) WM
When the Rev. Nicholas Gallagher became third bishop of Galveston in 1882, most Roman Catholic priests in the Diocese were natives of other states or countries. Realizing the need for a diocesan seminary to train young Texans for the priesthood, . . . — — Map (db m51421) HM
(part 1)
The movement to set aside the San Jacinto Battleground as a patriotic shrine was begun in 1856, when a group of Texas veterans assembled here started a fund for a monument to the nine men who fell in the battle. In 1883 the . . . — — Map (db m126008) HM
The early policies of Mexico toward her Texas colonists had been extremely liberal. Large grants of land were made to them, and no taxes or duties imposed. The relationship between the Anglo-Americans and Mexicans was cordial. But, following a . . . — — Map (db m6702) HM
Near here on the afternoon of April 21, 1836, the army of The Republic of Texas commanded by General Sam Houston was drawn up to attack an invading Mexican army commanded by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna. — — Map (db m125909) HM
Plaque on Front of Marker:
This heritage live oak, planted as a living memorial, marks the site of surrender of Mexican President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna to Sam Houston, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Texas. Dedicated to the heroes of . . . — — Map (db m126006) HM
The town of La Porte, developed in 1892, originally reserved a portion of the bayfront for a recreational park, known as Sylvan Grove. Following the panic of 1893, much of the bayfront was sold except for 22 acres that were retained as Sylvan Beach . . . — — Map (db m139614) HM
North Side:
Two Days Before the Battle
This morning we are in preparation to meet Santa Anna. It is the only chance of saving Texas. From time to time I have looked for reinforcements in vain: We will only have about seven hundred men to . . . — — Map (db m126243) HM WM
1895 - The La Porte/Sylvan Beach Depot was constructed in downtown La Porte on East Main Street a short distance from Five Points.
1899 - The Depot became part of the Southern Pacific System and was known as the Galveston, Houston and San . . . — — Map (db m134004) HM
Legend has it that Emily Morgan, Mulatto servant of Col. James Morgan, actually "won" the Battle of San Jacinto for Texas by catching Gen. Santa Anna's eye when he sacked and burned Morgan's Plantation on April 19, 1836. According to the legend, . . . — — Map (db m145197) HM
The Texas Army attacked in four divisions; the Cavalry on the right, commanded by Mirabeau B. Lamar; next, the Infantry under Lieutenant Colonel Henry Millard; the “Twin Sisters” cannon under Colonel Edward Burleson; the 2nd Regiment, . . . — — Map (db m125883) HM
Marker Front:
No 1
Site Twin Sisters April 20, 1836
Cannon Presented by Citizens of
Cincinnati to Republic of Texas
Supplemental Plaque:
In grateful appreciation of the efforts of the
citizens of Cincinnati, Ohio,
whose . . . — — Map (db m125950) HM
To the tune of “Will You Come to the Bower,” the Texans advanced; “Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad!” was their cry. With cannons and gunshot, clubs and Bowie knives they fought — no quarter was given; the rout . . . — — Map (db m125908) HM
Within a few minutes the Battle of San Jacinto was over. According to General Houston's report 630 Mexicans lay dead on the field, 208 were wounded and 730 were taken prisoners. Money, arms and equipment were captured. The Texans had 9 killed and 30 . . . — — Map (db m125906) HM
First Marine Division
was founded aboard USS TEXAS (BB 35)
when a directive was read on the ship’s
fantail redesignating 1st Marine Brigade on
1 February 1941
while the battleship was flagship for
Caribbean amphibious exercises. . . . — — Map (db m36076) HM
Last steam engine-driven battleship Four cylinder triple expansion steam engines Largest afloat (27,000 h.p.) at commissioning (1914) Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.
U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships
The American Society of Mechanical . . . — — Map (db m36228) HM
The peninsula on Galveston Bay known as Morgan's Point was named for early landowner Colonel James Morgan. Later the area became a favorite summer retreat for wealthy Houston residents who sought refuge from the oppressive heat and humidity of the . . . — — Map (db m51410) HM
Although the original land grant went to Johnson Hunter in 1824 and the Point was owned by Nicholas Clopper from 1826 until 1835, it was James Morgan who gave the Point its name.
Morgan purchased 1600 acres from Nicholas Clopper in December of . . . — — Map (db m60899) HM
Architect Alfred C. Finn of Houston drew the plans for this scaled-down replica of the American White House for oil executive Ross S. Sterling (1875-1949). Completed in 1927 on the residential "Gold Coast" stretching from La Porte to Morgan's Point, . . . — — Map (db m51469) HM
Constructed in 1896 as the summer home of prominent Houston businessman Risdon D. Gribble (1836-1907) and his wife Adelaide (8141-1926). This house was oriented toward the water to take advantage of bay breezes. Flamboyant Houston businessman and . . . — — Map (db m51411) HM
Mayor – April 7, 1984 through June 1, 1992
Dedicated to Mayor John A. Grimes
July 10, 1924 – June 1, 1992
John A. Grimes was elected Mayor on April 7th, 1984 and had just been elected to his fifth two-year term when he was killed . . . — — Map (db m60827) HM
One of the oldest cemeteries in continuous use in Harris County, this cemetery was founded by Colonel James Morgan, Texas revolutionary soldier. Located on land bought by Morgan in 1834, it was part of a family estate called "The Orange Grove." . . . — — Map (db m51396) HM
Located at the junction of Buffalo Bayou and San Jacinto Bay, the townsite of New Washington was settled by Col. James Morgan (1786-1866), who bought 1600 acres of land in the area in 1835. A native of Philadelphia, Morgan had come to Texas in 1830 . . . — — Map (db m50137) HM
Designed by prominent Houston architect Joseph Finger, this house was built in 1927 as the summer home of Houston business leaders Wade (1872-1941) and Mamie (1878-1957) Irvin. They owned a number of companies, and Wade was the founder and president . . . — — Map (db m68242) HM
In this vicinity lies evidence of a prehistoric Indian campsite and burial ground that takes its current name from the property on which it resided at the time of its discovery. The archeological site is classified as a shell midden site because of . . . — — Map (db m50124) HM
Growing out of a Union Sunday School established in 1892, Webster Presbyterian Church was organized by farmers who moved to Texas from the Midwest. Early members also included Japanese rice farmers. A small church building erected in 1896 was . . . — — Map (db m50127) HM
Lumber, oil, and ranching tycoon James Marion West (1871-1941) and his wife, Jessie Dudley (1871-1953), hired eminent Houston architect Joseph Finger to design this 17,000-square foot house as headquarters for their 30,000-acre ranch. Built in . . . — — Map (db m142957) HM
This busy commercial area was once part of the Allen Ranch, one of the oldest and largest ranches in southeast Texas. A portion of the land was granted to Morris Callahan in 1824 by Mexico and inherited by his niece Rebecca Jane Thomas (d. 1919), . . . — — Map (db m126443) HM
Permanent settlement of this area began about 1891. Lot sales in the new town of Pasadena began in 1893, and the town was officially platted three years later. The first recorded burials in this vicinity occurred about 1894, although the exact . . . — — Map (db m125894) HM
This farmhouse was built about 1895 on Galveston Bay in Kemah by Clarence Roberts and his mother, Susan Lamb Roberts, both of whom had moved to Texas from Minnesota.
The 1900 storm blew the house off its foundation after which it was moved . . . — — Map (db m50105) HM
No 18
Site Vince's Bridge
destroyed by military
permission April 21, 1836
by Deaf Smith, John Coker,
Denmore Reves, John Garner,
John Rainwater, Moses
Lapham, V.P. Alsbury.
This historic deed is believed to
have insured the . . . — — Map (db m125957) HM
Abraham (Abram) Roberts (1773-1850), a native of Georgia, came to Texas as a widower in 1827 and settled at this site on Spring Creek about 1829. His home was located at a prominent crossroads in the sparsely populated community of New Kentucky . . . — — Map (db m140281) HM
Constructed c. 1890s, the Kleb Family Home and its location in the wooded northwestern part of Harris County represent a time of dispersed rural settlement in the area. Edward Kleb, a descendant of German immigrants who arrived in Texas in 1846, . . . — — Map (db m140289) HM
A number of German immigrants who arrived in Galveston during the 1840s and 1850s settled in the Rosehill community. The families of George Sherer, Henry Theiss, Jacob Theiss, and C. W. Winkler founded Salem Lutheran Church in 1852, with the Rev. . . . — — Map (db m140291) HM
In 1887 the congregation of Rose Hill Methodist Church made plans to build a new sanctuary to replace the original frame one built in 1876. Special offerings were taken, and this building was completed in 1888. The vernacular Gothic sanctuary served . . . — — Map (db m140287) HM
Pioneer German settlers of the Rose Hill area organized this fellowship in 1875. Originally known as Spring Creek Mission, it was established under the direction of the Rev. Friedrich Ries. The earliest services were held in the home of Friederick . . . — — Map (db m140286) HM
This burial ground began as the Scherer Family Cemetery. The Scherers were among the early settlers of Rosehill, a rural community in northwest Harris County. The first German settlers began arriving by way of Galveston in 1846. Through the efforts . . . — — Map (db m140290) HM
Founded by area German settlers, Salem Lutheran Church is one of the oldest Lutheran congregations in Texas. An associated school, first led by church pastors, was in operation by the 1850s. With coursework taught in both English and German until . . . — — Map (db m140292) HM
Established before 1831. A thriving
town until its trade was captured
by the present city of Houston,
established 30 miles away in 1836.
Abandoned about 1840. — — Map (db m140283) HM
New York native William Plunkett Harris (1797-1843) ran a steamboat line in partnership with Robert Wilson before moving to Texas in 1830. At Harrisburg, founded by his brother John Richardson Harris (d. 1829), for whom Harris County was named, he . . . — — Map (db m35924) HM
In this vicinity are the remains of a prehistoric Indian refuse pile, comprised mainly of clam shells. Archeologists call such sites "shell middens." They are the result of centuries of shellfish harvesting by early Indian groups. Shells found at . . . — — Map (db m35922) HM
Virginia native Ritson Morris (1798-1849) came to Texas about 1827. He settled first in Nacogdoches, where he married Minerva Edwards in 1829. One year later, following the birth of their first child, the Morrises moved to this area, where Minerva's . . . — — Map (db m51425) HM
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