George Washington Davis
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Marker Text: Pennsylvania native George Washington Davis (1797-1853) brought his family to Texas in 1831. He selected a league of land near present-day Cuero in the Green DeWitt County and became an active participant in the movement toward Texas Independence, serving as a delegate to the second convention of Texas in 1833 and as a delegate to the consultation at San Felipe in 1835. After the revolution, Davis held a number of local public offices. He and his wife, Rebecca (d. 1846), are buried 1.8 miles west of this site. (1986)
Marker No: 2165
Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 29.184227,-97.291115
Location: from Cuero, take US 183 north about 5.5 miles. Marker is on west side of US 183 between Brown Road and Cuero Creek.
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