Details for Anthony Martin Branch
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5471008433
Data
Marker Number | 8433 |
Atlas Number | 5471008433 |
Marker Title | Anthony Martin Branch |
Index Entry | Branch, Anthony Martin |
Address | |
City | |
County | Walker |
UTM Zone | 15 |
UTM Easting | 255916 |
UTM Northing | 3401937 |
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Marker Year | |
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
Marker Location | Near Sam Houston Memorial grave site in Oakwood Cemetery (corner of 9th St. and Ave. I); Huntsville. |
Private Property | No |
Marker Condition | In Situ |
Marker Size | grave marker |
Marker Text | Born in Buckingham County, Va.; came to Texas, 1847. Settled in Huntsville; entered law practice with Henderson Yoakum. Married Amanda Smith, 1849. Served in the 8th State Legislature, 1859-61; the Confederate army, 1862; and the Congress of Confederacy, 1863-65. U.S. Congress refused to seat him, 1866, because of his Confederate service. A friend of Sam Houston, he was named as co-executor of Houston's will. Branch died in yellow fever epidemic of 1867. |