Marker Inscription
A San Jacinto veteran, born in Illinois, May 10, 1817; died May 21, 1880. His wife Johanne Bishoff Callihan, born in Germany, March 18, 1839; died March 1, 1925.
Historical Marker
Callihan, Thomas Jefferson
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About this site
Callihan, Thomas Jefferson is a historical marker in Liverpool, Brazoria County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Brazoria County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 223 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.2948, -95.2651 near Liverpool. The nearest cataloged historic site is Liverpool Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Liverpool Post Office, Vicinity of Oyster Creek and Chocolate Bayou, and First Methodist Church of Alvin.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009542. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Thomas Jefferson Callihan (1817-1880), born in Illinois, was a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto who settled at Liverpool in Brazoria County after marrying in 1838. He is said to have built wharves and schooners on Chocolate Bayou and made his living hauling goods from area plantations to Galveston. The state placed a granite marker in his honor in 1936; it now stands at the Liverpool Cemetery.
Sources: hmdb.orgsites.rootsweb.com
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