Details for Emory Rains

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5379010861

Data

Marker Number 10861
Atlas Number 5379010861
Marker Title Emory Rains
Index Entry Rains, Emory
Address
City Emory
County Rains
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 240993
UTM Northing 3641093
Subject Codes pioneers
Marker Year 1983
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location Emory City Cemetery, N. Alexander St.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size grave marker
Marker Text (May 2, 1800 - Aug. 11, 1878) Texas pioneer Emory Rains served as an alcalde under Mexican rule and as a counselor in the East Texas Regulator-Moderator War of the 1840s. As a senator in the Republic of Texas Congress, he helped pass the Homestead Act. Rains also served in the 1845 Constitutional Convention and in the State Legislature, where he worked for the formation of this county, which was named in his honor. The Rains County Seat, Emory, was also named for him.
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