| Marker Number |
8354 |
| Atlas Number |
5477008354 |
| Marker Title |
Margaret M. Lea Houston |
| Index Entry |
Houston, Margaret Moffette Lea |
| Address |
|
| City |
Independence |
| County |
Washington |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
755068 |
| UTM Northing |
3357273 |
| Subject Codes |
women, women's history topics |
| Marker Year |
1965 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Intersection with FM 50 and FM 390, NE corner, Independence.
|
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
Other - explain |
| Marker Text |
Margaret Moffette Lea wife of Gen Sam Houston; April 11, 1819 - Dec. 3, 1867; and her mother Nancy Moffette Lea; May 1, 1780 - Feb. 7, 1864; women of character, culture and staunch devotion to their families and church, each in her own way greatly influenced the career of Sam Houston and the course of Texas history. |
