Details for Jefferson Davis Smith
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5029004960
Data
| Marker Number | 4960 |
| Atlas Number | 5029004960 |
| Marker Title | Jefferson Davis Smith |
| Index Entry | Smith, Jefferson Davis |
| Address | 231 E. North Loop Rd |
| City | San Antonio |
| County | Bexar |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 549154 |
| UTM Northing | 3269683 |
| Subject Codes | pioneers; Native Americans; frontier conflicts |
| Marker Year | 1993 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Coker Cemetery, west side of Coker United Methodist Church |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (1862-1940) Jefferson (Jeff) Davis Smith, son of Henry M. and Fanny (Short) Smith, was born in Kendall County, Texas. Jeff, age 9, and his brother Clint, age 11, were kidnapped by Lipan and Comanche Indians while herding sheep near their home in 1871. Jeff was reportedly bought by Apache Chief Geronimo and made to join his tribe. Mexican bandits captured him to return him to his family for a $1,000 reward about 1878. He married Julia Harriett Reed in 1894 and moved to San Antonio. Recorded - 1993 |