Historical Marker
Edward Oswald LeGrand
San Augustine, San Augustine County · Texas
Erected 1936
The Handbook of Texas calls him Edwin Oswald LeGrand and dates his birth to June 28, 1801. He moved his family to the Ayish Bayou District in 1833 and held a Mexican land grant dated May 11, 1835. Elected a San Augustine delegate in February 1836, he reached Washington-on-the-Brazos on February 28, signed the Declaration on March 2 and the Constitution on March 17, then enlisted as a private in William Kimbrough's company and fought at San Jacinto. He was chief justice of San Augustine County from 1836 to 1838.
What the plaque says
Edward Oswald LeGrand A signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence -- Veteran of San Jacinto -- Born in North Carolina 1801 -- Died in 1870 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Where it stands
31.41392, -94.16321 · Directions
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