Jesse Grimes and Mathew Caldwell - Anderson, TX - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

(Sesquicentennial Emblem)
In Memory of
Jesse Grimes and Mathew Caldwell
Signers of the
Texas Declaration of Independence
March 2, 1836
Mathew Caldwell was called Paul Revere of the Texas Revolution.
Caldwell’s daughters Lucy Ann and Martha Elizabeth came to Grimes
County from Gonzales. Martha E. Married Isham Dixon Davis and
settled N. Grimes County at Mesa, near Iola, by 1846. Raised a family
of 13 children in the house that is now a historic landmark. Many
descendants still reside in Grimes Co. today.
This plaque was placed by
The 1986 Grimes County Sesquicentennial Committee
Carl Chaney, a great-great grandson of M. E. Caldwell

Stone Binford Ben Curd Jr Polly Hatcher Duane Prestwood Edward Scearce Auxe Taylor

Ed Burnum Joyce Floyd Woodrow Jackson Dora Sancez Gene Sollock Clark Whitten Triston Harris, Chairman

Julie Caddel Mike Harris Evelyn McDaniel Louis Sandidge Jane Smith Dinah Zike

Group that erected the marker: The 1986 Grimes County Sesquicentennial Committee & Carl Chaney, a great-great grandson of M. E. Caldwell Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: S. Main Street at Buffington Lane Anderson, TX USA URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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