Robert A. Terrell
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 44.212 W 096° 17.423
14S E 753909 N 3625364
Texas Historical Marker in Terrell's Oakland Memorial Park at the grave of Robert A. Terrell, who platted this city named for him. It also notes his service to the Republic of Texas and the Confederate States of America.
Waymark Code: WMP0EX
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/03/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 8553

Marker Text:
(February 22, 1820 - March 8, 1881) A native of Tennessee, Robert Adams Terrell lived in Kentucky, Missouri, and Louisiana before coming to the Republic of Texas about 1840. A farmer and surveyor by trade, he was commissioned to locate headright land grants in several North Texas counties, receiving vast amounts of land as payment. He served the Republic of Texas as a soldier in several expeditions, and in 1861 enlisted in the Confederate Army. The town of Terrell, platted on land he surveyed, was named for him. His 1864 octagon-shaped house in Terrell is a Recorded Texas historic Landmark. (1994)
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