| Marker Number |
9476 |
| Atlas Number |
5037009476 |
| Marker Title |
Site of the Texas Home of Richard Ellis |
| Index Entry |
Ellis, Richard, Site of the Texas Home of |
| Address |
SH 8 |
| City |
New Boston |
| County |
Bowie |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
368446 |
| UTM Northing |
3713990 |
| Subject Codes |
state official; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
8 mi. north of New Boston in roadside park on SH 8; moved from homesite to park in 1962 |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial historical marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
A Virginian by birth and education - Jurist and statesman of Alabama, 1813-1825 - Came to Texas, 1825 - President of the Constitutional Convention, March 1836, and member of the Congress of the Republic of Texas - Born February 14, 1781 - Died here December 20, 1846 Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
