Marker Inscription
Captain Nathen Brookshire. Participated in the storming and capture of Bexar, December 5th to 10th,1835. A captain in the Texas Army, 1836. Born in Tennessee, 1793. Died Jan. 10, 1853
Historical Marker
Brookshire, Captain Nathen
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About this site
Brookshire, Captain Nathen is a historical marker in Brookshire, Waller County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 52 historical markers documented in Waller County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 135 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7852, -95.9523 near Brookshire. The nearest cataloged historic site is Donigan House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First Methodist Church of Brookshire, Kellner Townsite, and Brookshire Memorial Oaks.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5473009375. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The Waller County town of Brookshire is named for Captain Nathen Brookshire, born in Tennessee in 1793. He took part in the storming and capture of Bexar in December 1835 and served as a captain in the Texas Army in 1836. As a member of Stephen F. Austin's fifth colony he received title to a league of land in the area, and the fertile Brazos bottomland later drew the railroad that made Brookshire a thriving farming town. He died in 1853.
Sources: hmdb.orgtshaonline.org
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