John C. Hale

The Handbook of Texas places Hale in Capt. Benjamin Franklin Bryant's Company K, Col. Sidney Sherman's Second Regiment, where he was elected first lieutenant. His widow, Barshaba, later married Samuel H. Davis, administrator of his estate. The entry lists land granted to his heirs in 1850 and 1851. It also warns that Hale has been confused with John K. Hale, who came to the Sabine District from Maine in 1831, and it names San Augustine County as the place Hale settled after coming from Louisiana.

What the plaque says

John C. Hale John C. Hale, one of nine patriots killed at the Battle of San Jacinto, was born in Scott County, Virginia on April 3, 1806. He married Barshaba Miller in his home state in 1830, and by 1835 moved with his wife and children to Sabine County. They were living in Milam when John joined the war effort against Mexico as a first lieutenant. At the age of 30, he died in combat in the final military conflict of the revolution on April 21, 1836, and was buried with seven other battle casualties at the site of the Texan campground. For Hale's service, his heirs received 960 acres of land. In addition, the Legislature named Hale County in West Texas in honor of his patriotism and service during the Texas Revolution. (2006)

Where it stands

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