| Marker Number |
11486 |
| Atlas Number |
5361011486 |
| Marker Title |
Absalom Jett |
| Index Entry |
Jett, Absalom |
| Address |
4249 W. Park Ave. |
| City |
Orange |
| County |
Orange |
| UTM Zone |
15 |
| UTM Easting |
423943 |
| UTM Northing |
3331139 |
| Subject Codes |
military topics; Texas Revolution |
| Marker Year |
1957 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Jett Cemetery, W. Park Ave. (Business 90), S side 400 feet W of 41st Street. Marker and grave are in SW section of cemetery. Map dot approximate. |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Texas War of Independence grave marker (pink granite) |
| Marker Text |
Born in Louisiana in 1812. Arrived in Texas, 1824. Served in the Army of Texas 1836. Member of Captain Benjamin J. Harper's Company. Died 1878. His wife, Mary Arthur Jett. Erected by the State of Texas 1957 |