Historical Marker
Dr. George Washington Barnett
Gonzales County · Texas
Erected 1936
Barnett studied at Waxhaw Academy in South Carolina, practiced medicine in Williamson County, Tennessee, and lived in Mississippi before he came to Texas in 1834 and bought a farm near the site of Brenham. His name is on the petition of July 2, 1835, asking leave to form the Municipality of Washington. He fought at Bexar in James G. Swisher's company, and after the convention he spent the spring of 1836 at San Augustine hauling supplies for Edmund P. Gaines's United States troops. He moved to Gonzales County in 1846.
What the plaque says
Dr. George Washington Barnett Born in South Carolina December 12, 1793, killed by Indians October 8, 1848. Served in the army of Texas, 1835-36 signed the Texas declaration of independence, '36 member of the senate of the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh congresses of the republic.
Where it stands
29.51028, -97.45020 · Directions
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