Edward McMillan

The 1936 stone gives a soldier's name and dates; Louis W. Kemp's sketch, kept by the San Jacinto Museum, adds the record behind them. McMillan came to Texas from Ireland in January 1834 with his widowed mother, Ann, and three siblings. He enrolled on March 9, 1836, fought at San Jacinto as a private in James Gillaspie's company, and rode with Calvin Bole's rangers from July to November 1836. His service and marriage earned him headright, bounty and donation certificates, including 640 acres for the battle itself. Kemp recorded his grave here as unmarked.

What the plaque says

Edward McMillan A San Jacinto veteran. Born in Ireland, 1814; died in 1865. His wife, Ann Marjorie McQuiston McMillan; born in Tennessee, died in 1879.

Where it stands

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