Marker Inscription
In whose honor Jefferson County, Texas was named Chief Justice of Calhoun County 1848-1856. Born in Kentucky March 12, 1801 died July 25, 1865.
Historical Marker
Beaumont, Jefferson
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About this site
Beaumont, Jefferson is a historical marker in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 36 historical markers documented in Calhoun County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 56 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 28.6094, -96.6255 near Port Lavaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Our Lady of the Gulf Catholic Church (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Port Lavaca Cemetery, Unknown Cemetery, and Mount Sinai Baptist Church.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5057002746. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Jefferson Beaumont, born in Carter County, Kentucky, in 1801, was an early settler and public official on the Texas coast who served as Chief Justice of Calhoun County from 1848 to 1856. He died in 1865, and the State of Texas placed a marker to him at Port Lavaca in 1936.
Sources: hmdb.org
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