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(1845-1910) During the Civil War, Leon Edward Craigen joined the Confederate Army of the Mississippi and was wounded at Shiloh. Following surgery to remove his leg, he served with the Cavalry until the end of the war. In 1879 he became a teacher at Taylor's Bayou School near Hamshire. One year later he married Ellen Aurelia Schneider, one of his students. From 1895 until his death in 1910, Craigen served as rural mail carrier for the Fannett area.
Craigen, Leon Edward is a historical marker in Fannett, Jefferson County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Jefferson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 137 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.8754, -94.2721 near Fannett. The nearest cataloged historic site is The Mayumi Legacy (historical marker), about 3.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Burrell-Burrells, Haven of Rest (Claybar), and Beaumont, City of.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5245010504. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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