Historical Marker
Kelsey Harris Douglass
Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County · Texas
Erected 1936
Kelsey H. Douglass was a Nacogdoches merchant. In March 1836 he sold large orders of clothing and dry goods to the Texas army, and he issued paper notes redeemable at his store or his New Orleans office. In July 1839 he led about 500 troops, with Edward Burleson and Thomas J. Rusk, under orders to remove the Cherokees and their allies from East Texas. The fighting on the Neches killed Chief Bowl, and most Cherokees fled. Douglass died suddenly in October 1840, and his widow, Minerva, went bankrupt paying his debts. The town of Douglass is named for him.
What the plaque says
Kelsey Harris Douglass Member of the Second Congress of the Republic Commander of the Texas forces in the decisive battle with the Cherokee Indians, July 16, 1839 Charter member of Grand Masonic Lodge of Texas Died Oct. 4, 1840 His daughter ANNE ELIZABETH DOUGLASS Died in July, 1840 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Where it stands
31.60267, -94.64996 · Directions
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