| Marker Number |
15334 |
| Atlas Number |
5507015334 |
| Marker Title |
Col. Lewis Miles Hobbs Washington |
| Index Entry |
Washington, Col. Lewis Miles Hobbs |
| Address |
1601 Navasota Street |
| City |
Austin |
| County |
Travis |
| UTM Zone |
14 |
| UTM Easting |
622515 |
| UTM Northing |
3350190 |
| Subject Codes |
journalists; Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics |
| Marker Year |
1983 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark |
No |
| Marker Location |
Oakwood Cemetery, Section 3, Lot 714, grave of Rebecca Landis Washington |
| Private Property |
No |
| Marker Condition |
In Situ |
| Marker Size |
grave marker |
| Marker Text |
(Dec. 2, 1813 - Feb. 1857) Georgia native Lewis Washington came to Texas about 1835 and joined the Revolutionary forces at San Antonio. A member of Col. Fannin's staff, he served with the Georgia Battalion at Refugio and Goliad. He was appointed to an office in Sam Houston's presidential administration during the days of the Republic. Washington was killed in Nicaragua while in Central America as a news reporter. His body was not receovered, but his wife, Rebecca, is buried here. Recorded - 1983 |
