Details for Hephzibeth Looker Taylor
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5123002456
Data
| Marker Number | 2456 |
| Atlas Number | 5123002456 |
| Marker Title | Hephzibeth Looker Taylor |
| Index Entry | Taylor, Hephzibeth Looker |
| Address | |
| City | Cuero |
| County | DeWitt |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 670409 |
| UTM Northing | 3215537 |
| Subject Codes | women, women's history topics; pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | from Cuero, take US 87 east about 2.5 miles, then go south about 1.5 miles |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | Born in South Caroline; married Josiah Taylor, October 1, 1807; came to Texas in 1824. After his death in 1830, she applied for a 1-league land grant in the Green De Witt Colony, based on Josiah Taylor's colonization certificate from the Empresario. On July 26, 1831, she received the grant. Her children were: William, Hardina, Johanna, Creed, Josiah, Pitkin, Rufus, James, Mary Jane; and by her second marriage, Joshua, son of Patrick Dowlearn. Recorded - 1973 |