| Marker Number |
10504 |
| Atlas Number |
5245010504 |
| Marker Title |
Leo Edward Craigen |
| Index Entry |
Craigen, Leon Edward |
| Address |
|
| City |
Fannett |
| County |
Jefferson |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
377149 |
| UTM Northing |
3305476 |
| Subject Codes |
educational topics; Civil War; pioneers |
| Marker Year |
1980 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Broussard Cemetery, SH 124, 3 mi. south of Fannett |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(1845-1910) During the Civil War, Leon Edward Craigen joined the Confederate Army of the Mississippi and was wounded at Shiloh. Following surgery to remove his leg, he served with the Cavalry until the end of the war. In 1879 he became a teacher at Taylor's Bayou School near Hamshire. One year later he married Ellen Aurelia Schneider, one of his students. From 1895 until his death in 1910, Craigen served as rural mail carrier for the Fannett area. |
