Marker Inscription
Hospital surgeon at San Jacinto. Born in Mississippi; came to Texas in 1822; died in 1847.
Historical Marker
Phelps, Dr. James Aeneas
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About this site
Phelps, Dr. James Aeneas is a historical marker in West Columbia vicinity, 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 29.2547, -95.5787 near West Columbia vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Orozimbo (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Quarles Family Cemetery, Stringfellow Unit, and Ceola Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009587. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Dr. James Aeneas Phelps arrived in Texas with Stephen F. Austin's original colonists in 1822 and received a land grant in present Brazoria County, where he established the Orozimbo plantation. Following the Texas Revolution, the captured Mexican general Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was held at Phelps's home from July to November 1836, and Phelps is credited with preventing Santa Anna's suicide. In gratitude, Santa Anna later intervened to spare Phelps's son Orlando from execution after the Mier expedition.
Sources: tshaonline.orgtshaonline.org
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