Marker Inscription
(1808-1853) Born in Virginia, Dr. Moses Johnson settled in Port Lavaca about 1837. After moving to Austin in 1840 to practice medicine, he was elected city alderman and then mayor. An active Mason, he served as Grand Marshal of the Grand Lodge of Texas, A.F. & A.M. in 1844. When Anson Jones was elected president of the Republic in 1844, he named his friend Johnson treasurer. In 1845 Johnson's Austin home and the treasury records were destroyed by fire. He moved his family back to Port Lavaca the next year. He died in a yellow fever epidemic there on Oct. 2, 1853 and is buried 1/4 mile west of this site. (1975)
About this site
Johnson, Moses, M.D. is a historical marker in Port Lavaca, Calhoun County, dedicated in 1975. 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 28.6238, -96.7220 near Port Lavaca. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dr. Moses Johnson Grave (cemetery), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Colonial Gardens Cemetery, Branch-Clark Cemetery, and Hatch, Sylvanus.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5057011658. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
