Historical Marker
Jefferson Beaumont
Port Lavaca, Calhoun County · Texas
Erected 1936
Beaumont came to Texas late and well off. Born in Carter County, Kentucky, he married Sarah Greenleaf on January 5, 1823, and the couple settled in Natchez, Mississippi, where he became a leading merchant. In 1845 he moved his family to Texas with his brother Franklin and Franklin's family. He served as chief justice of Calhoun County, the office later called county judge, from August 22, 1848, to August 18, 1856. He died at Carancahua, in Jackson County, in 1865.
What the plaque says
Jefferson Beaumont In whose honor Jefferson County, Texas was named Chief Justice of Calhoun County 1848-1856. Born in Kentucky March 12, 1801 died July 25, 1865.
Where it stands
28.60832, -96.62469 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Port Lavaca Cemetery — steps away
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