Details for Darius Gregg
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5201010673
Data
| Marker Number | 10673 |
| Atlas Number | 5201010673 |
| Marker Title | Darius Gregg |
| Index Entry | Gregg, Darius |
| Address | 2525 Washington |
| City | Houston |
| County | Harris |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 269236 |
| UTM Northing | 3295254 |
| Subject Codes | land surveys, land companies, promotional towns; pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1973 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Glenwood Cemetery, 2505 Washington Ave. |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (Nov. 8, 1804 - Mar. 28, 1870) Born in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky. Arrived in Texas, 1827. Received land grant in Austin's second colony, 1831. Fought (Oct.-Dec. 1835) in Siege of Bexar, including the Grass Fight (Nov. 26). Married Susan Speed Bowen, 1840. Was a surveyor in Houston, 1850s-60s; for Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad, 1862-63. A landholder in Denton, Grimes, and Harris counties; gave land and money to Methodist church programs. Gregg Chapel in Houston was named in his honor. |