Historical Marker

Smith, Ezekiel

Seguin · Guadalupe County · Dedicated 1936 · THC Atlas #5187001521

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Marker Inscription

A soldier in the Army of Texas in the Mier Expedition, 1842; born in Virginia; died in Seguin, Texas, October 28,1854.

About this site

Smith, Ezekiel is a historical marker in Seguin, Guadalupe County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 75 historical markers documented in Guadalupe County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 249 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5600, -97.9618 near Seguin. The nearest cataloged historic site is Claiborne West (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Douglas, Jonathan, Jones, Timothy Pickering, and Millett, Samuel.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5187001521. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

Ezekiel Smith (1781-1854), born in Giles County, Virginia, was a soldier in the Texas army during the 1842 Somervell and Mier expeditions. Though about sixty-two years old, he was among the Texans captured after crossing the Rio Grande in the Mier Expedition and spent roughly two and a half years in a Mexican prison before his release in 1844. He is buried in the Smith family plot at Riverside Cemetery in Seguin.

Sources: hmdb.org texashistoricalmarkers.weebly.com

📍 29.5600, -97.9618 · Seguin, Guadalupe County

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