| Marker Number |
9620 |
| Atlas Number |
5289009620 |
| Marker Title |
John Durst |
| Index Entry |
Durst, John |
| Address |
CR 142 |
| City |
Leona |
| County |
Leon |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
219384 |
| UTM Northing |
3451042 |
| Subject Codes |
pioneers; Texas Revolution; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1936 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Durst Family Cemetery. From Leona, FM 977 E 1.7 mi., CR 142 (Durst Rd.) N 0.6 mi. Durst Family Cemetery is near CR 142 on private property. Map dot approximate. |
| Private Property |
Yes |
| Marker Condition |
Access Restricted |
| Marker Size |
1936 Texas Centennial - grave marker (gray granite) |
| Marker Text |
Came to Texas in 1821. Owner of the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches in 1835. Moved to Leon County in 1844, his wife being the first Anglo-American woman resident of the county. Born in Arkansas Feb. 4, 1797. Died Feb. 9, 1851. His wife, Harriet M. (Jamison) Durst, born in Virginia Feb. 5, 1807. Died Sept. 23, 1885. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 |
