Childress County

George Campbell Childress came to the 1836 convention from Tennessee, where he had graduated from Davidson Academy, practiced law and edited the Nashville Banner. His uncle, Sterling C. Robertson, was organizing a colony in Texas, and Childress reached it on January 9, 1836. A month later he and his uncle were elected to represent Milam Municipality. Childress called the convention to order, moved for a committee of five to draft a declaration and chaired it. In March, President Burnet sent him and Robert Hamilton to Washington to seek recognition of the republic.

What the plaque says

Childress County Formed from Young and Bexar Territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized April 11, 1887. Named in honor of George Campbell Childress 1804-1841. A member of the Convention in 1836. Co-author of the Texas Declaration of Independence . Childress, the county seat.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Childress County Heritage Museum — 0.2 mi
  A railroad division town's museum in its 1935 Spanish Colonial post office, in the town that won its county seat by renaming a rival and once employed Walter P. Chrysler.

More markers nearby

• Colonel Wm. Edgar Hughes of the Mill Iron — steps away
• Goodnight Trail — 0.4 mi
• Childress Army Air Field — 4.4 mi
• Hall County — 28 mi