Marker Inscription
A San Jacinto veteran Born in Tennessee 1812 Died in La Grange, Texas 1869 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Historical Marker
Thomas Jefferson Sweeny
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About this site
Thomas Jefferson Sweeny is a historical marker in Sweeny, 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 29.0479, -95.7137 near Sweeny. The nearest cataloged historic site is Sweeny Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sweeny, McGrew Cemetery, and Black Family.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5039009597. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Thomas Jefferson Sweeny (1812-1869), a Tennessee native, came to Texas in 1833 and settled in present Brazoria County. He fought at the Battle of San Jacinto in Captain William H. Patton's Columbia Company and was honorably discharged in 1837, later receiving a land grant for his service. He is buried in the Sweeny family cemetery in the town that bears his name.
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