Historical Marker
Lamb County
Olton, Lamb County · Texas
Erected 1936
George A. Lamb was born in Laurens District, South Carolina, on October 3, 1814, and was orphaned young. He came to Texas in 1834 with Richard Bankhead, whose family had taken him in, and they farmed in what is now western Walker County. When Bankhead died in January 1835, Lamb stayed to care for the family, and that June he married Bankhead's widow, Sarah, and adopted her two children. He joined Capt. William Ware's company of Sherman's Second Regiment on March 12, 1836, and was elected second lieutenant.
What the plaque says
Lamb County, Formed From Young and Bexar Territories. Created August 21, 1876. Organized June 20, 1908. Named in honor of George A. Lamb, 1814-1836, a Second Lieutenant who fell in the first charge at the Battle of San Jacinto. Olton, County Seat.
Where it stands
34.18876, -102.12280 · Directions
More markers nearby
- Olton's Union Church Bell — 0.8 mi
- Site of the First Lamb County Courthouse — 0.9 mi
- First Baptist Church of Olton — 1.3 mi
- Halfway — 9.8 mi