| Marker Number |
9666 |
| Atlas Number |
5291009666 |
| Marker Title |
Andrew Jackson Isaacks |
| Index Entry |
Isaacks, Andrew Jackson |
| Address |
1807 CR 2212 |
| City |
Cleveland |
| County |
Liberty |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
307855 |
| UTM Northing |
3360965 |
| Subject Codes |
sheriffs; Texas Revolution, pioneers; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1970 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Oak Shade Cemetery, S of Oak Shade Baptist Church, CR 2212 (Oakshade Rd.), 5.6 mi. NE of Cleveland. Map dot approximate. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
14" x 24" |
| Marker Text |
(December 3, 1817 - January 18, 1864) Born in Jackson, Mississippi. Fought in the Texas Revolution in 1835. Served as sheriff of Jasper County, 1841-1842. Married Miss Sicily Beatty in 1842. they had eight children. A farmer and rancher, Isaacks was the first postmaster at Tarkington Prairie, 1853-1854, at that time in Liberty County. He belonged to Baptist church. Upon his death he was buried at Tarkington Prairie. Remains were reinterred here in 1970. Recorded - 1970 |
