Elizabeth Balch -- Cove Springs Cemetery, Nacogdoches Co. TX
N 31° 33.953 W 094° 25.491
15R E 364778 N 3493199
The homemade tombstone for Elizabeth Balch next to the 1936 State historic marker for her husband John
Waymark Code: WMXHT7
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/16/2018
Views: 1
The humble hand-etched native stone headstone for Elizaeth Balch inscribed "E.B." stands next to the state-erected 1936 Centennial grey granite monument for her husband John, that also mentions her, at Cove Springs Cemetery.
The state historical marker tombstone for John and Elizabeth Balch reads as follows:
"JOHN BALCH
Marker Number: 9247
Marker Text:
Participated in the storming of Bexar, 1835
Battle of San Jacinto, 1836
Born in Tennessee in 1812
Died in 1900
His wife
ELIZABETH ROGERS BALCH
Born 1826
Died 1893
Erected by the State of Texas
1936"
Date of Birth: 1826
Date of Death: 1893
Material: Stone
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