Capt. Israel Spikes
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 32.410 W 096° 10.170
14S E 765823 N 3603845
Texas Historical Marker at the gravesite of Captain Israel Spikes, in historic Fox Cemetery, noting his contributions to the Texas Constitution.
Waymark Code: WMPDXN
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
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Marker Number: 8552

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(1824 - 1879) Pioneer patriot. Spikes Prairie named for him and his family. In 1875-1876 Spikes served as an elected spokesman from this district in state convention to reestablish free government. He rode horseback to Austin with John H. Reagan, former Confederate postmaster general, later United States senator. The Constitution these men helped write has been in force for nearly a century. Spikes, a Confederate veteran and Mason, had ten children. Recorded - 1968
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