Marker Inscription
(September 23, 1841 - May 15, 1929) Joseph Draper Sayers moved to Bastrop with his father, Dr. David Sayers in 1851. His battlefield valor won him post of adjutant general of the Confederate Army in the Civil War. He married Ada Walton, and after Ada died, Orline (Lena) Walton. He was a Mason, a Methodist layman, a civic leader, and a lawyer. In 1873 he served as state senator from Bastrop. He was lieutenant governor, 1879-81; United States congressman, 1885-99; and governor of Texas, 1899-1903. Recorded - 1978
About this site
Sayers, J. D., Governor is a historical marker in Bastrop, Bastrop County, dedicated in 1978. It is one of 103 historical markers documented in Bastrop County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 296 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.1161, -97.3041 near Bastrop. The nearest cataloged historic site is Reding, Robert Love (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Jenkins, John Holland, Bell, H. N. (Man), and Taylor, Campbell.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5021009224. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
