Details for Abel Morgan

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5119006942

Data

Marker Number 6942
Atlas Number 5119006942
Marker Title Abel Morgan
Index Entry Morgan, Abel
Address
City Cooper
County Delta
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 237438
UTM Northing 3688681
Subject Codes military topics
Marker Year 1962
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Shiloh Cemetery; off S 24 on FM 1531 about 7 mi. SW of Cooper
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size grave marker
Marker Text Star and Wreath Born in North Carolina December 23, 1792. Arrived at Bexar in late December, 1835, as private Thomas Smith in Captain J. O. Blair's Company. Discharged and later enlisted in Captain Ira Westover's Company, Colonel Fannin's Command. Escaped the Goliad Massacre "at which time I was saved for a nurse." Died October 12, 1873. Erected by the State of texas, 1962

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