Details for John Bate Berry
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5319011268
Data
| Marker Number | 11268 |
| Atlas Number | 5319011268 |
| Marker Title | John Bate Berry |
| Index Entry | Berry, John Bate |
| Address | |
| City | Mason vicinity |
| County | Mason |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 471257 |
| UTM Northing | 3403602 |
| Subject Codes | Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics |
| Marker Year | 1977 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | take SH 29 approximately 4 miles west to Grit Cemetery (in central part of cemetery) |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (1813 - 1891) Forefathers resisting America's foes on many frontiers inspired John Bate Berry, who came to Texas from Kentucky in 1826. He fought (1835-36) in the Texas War for Independence and in the 1842 Mier Expedition to stop Mexican raids on the Republic of Texas. Captured, imprisoned, then freed in 1844, he scouted for the American army in 1846, during the Mexican War. Later he married, lived in this locality, and fought to make frontiers safe for settlement. (1977) |