James English
​(1810 - 1871) 

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Marker Text:  A native of Tennessee who settled in East Texas in the 1820s, James English fought in the siege of Bexar (1835) and served as comissioner for the Shelby County Militia during the Texas Revolution. English received a land grant in Houston County for his service to the Republic of Texas. He and his wife, Mary Lucinda (Walker), settled on this land about 1842 and later set aside part of the property for this cemetery. (1983)

Marker No. 10991

Grave Marker

Geographic: 31.362783, -95.290733

Location: ​Jim English Cemetery; east of Crockett 8 miles on SH 7, then north on CR 1030 about 1.5 miles to CR 1040, then east about .6 miles to CR 1055, then north 1 mile to cemetery