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(Nov. 17, 1823 - April 25, 1905) Confederate veteran. Enlisting in 1861, Dade County, Mo., served under Generals Sterling Price, Joseph O. Shelby, J. S. Marmaduke, in raids in Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. Surrendered June 13, 1865, at Shreveport. Moved to Texas in October 1865. Was a Franklin County commissioner, 1877-1881; county judge, 1886-1890. He married Harriet J. Irby of Yalobusha County, Mississippi. They had six children. (1970)
Hastings, Capt. F. Marion is a historical marker in Mt. Vernon, Franklin County, dedicated in 1970. It is one of 16 historical markers documented in Franklin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 40 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.0966, -95.2927 near Mt. Vernon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Pleasant Hill Methodist Church and Cemetery (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Purley Cemetery, Liberty Cemetery, and Cypress Church and Cemetery.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5159009845. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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