San Jacinto Veterans buried at Founders' Memorial Park

Jethro Russell Bancroft

• Died January 7, 1848.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Came to Texas in 1830
• Served in Captain Thomas H. McIntire’s company at San Jacinto

Robert Barr

• Born in 1802 in Urbana, Ohio.  Died October 11, 1839 of yellow fever.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Served as Postmaster General of the Republic of Texas under Presidents Sam Houston and Mirabeau Lamar
• Buried under the auspices of the Masonic and Odd Fellows Lodges and the Milam Guards

Mathias A. Bingham

• Died January 12, 1861
• Buried in an unmarked grave

Moses W. Brigham

• Died 1854.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Served in Captain Amasa Turner’s company at San Jacinto

George I. Brown

• Died November 21, 1844
• Buried in an unmarked grave

John Cheevers

• Died 1846.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Came to Texas in 1829
• Served in Captain Thomas H. McIntire’s Company at San Jacinto

William Daniel Durham

• Born in 1814 in England.  Died August 26, 1838.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Participated in the capture of Bexar, December 5-10, 1835
• Served in Captain William J.E. Heard’s company at San Jacinto
• Was a Second Lieutenant in the Milam Guards at his death

Amos Edson

• Died 1837.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Came to Texas on January 28, 1836, having been recruited in New Orleans by Captain Amasa Turner in whose company he served at San Jacinto

Joseph Ehlinger

• Born 1792 in Alsace, France.  Died 1845 by drowning in Buffalo Bayou.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Served in Captain William J.E. Heard’s company at San Jacinto

Dr. Alexander Ewing

• Died November 1, 1853
• Acting surgeon on the medical staff at San Jacinto
• Buried in an unmarked grave

William Gamell

• Born in Scotland.  Died April 10, 1869.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Served in Captain A.H. Wyly’s company at San Jacinto
• Survived by his widow, Jane Gamell, who died November 11, 1908 and was buried at Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas

Michael R. Goheen

• Died 1850
• Buried in an unmarked grave

David Grieves

• Born in Scotland.  Died June 15, 1837.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Served in Henry Teal’s company at San Jacinto

Thomas Hogan

• Died 1838
• Buried in an unmarked grave

Harvey Homan

• Born 1806 in Kentucky.  Died July 1846.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Came to Texas in January 1836
• Served in Captain Richard Roman’s company at San Jacinto

Archibald S. Lewis

• Died December 3, 1839.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Served in Captain Benjamin F. Bryant’s company at San Jacinto

Jacob Maybee

• Died February 8, 1838.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Came to Texas in 1835
• Served in Captain William S. Fisher’s company at San Jacinto

Ambrose Mays

• Died 1852
• Buried in an unmarked grave

Robert W. Montgomery

• Died June 1837.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Served in Captain Henry Teal’s company at San Jacinto

Major Isaac N. Moreland

• Born in Gerogia.  Died June 7, 1840, according to the monument provided by the State of Texas.  A 1936 account in The Houston Chronicle reported the date of death as June 9, 1842.
• Came to Texas in 1834.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Participated in the capture of Bexar, December 5-10, 1835.
• Commanded the artillery at San Jacinto
• Promoted to Major on July 20, 1836
• Law partner of David G. Burnet in 1837
• Appointed Chief Justice of Harris County by President Mirabeau Lamar, on January 30, 1840
• Buried under the auspices of the Masons and Independent Military Companies of Houston

Eli Noland

• Born 1804 in Ohio.  Died December 17, 1841.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Served in Captain William S. Fisher’s company at San Jacinto

John Richardson

• Died May 28, 1840.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Came to Texas in 1834
• Served in Captain James Gillaspie’s company at San Jacinto

Fielding G. Secrest

• Died June 1, 1840.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Served in Captain Henry W. Karnes’ company of cavalry at San Jacinto

John H. Smith

• Died 1843
• Buried in an unmarked grave

John N.O. Smith

• Died May 5, 1851
• Member of the Somervell Expedition
• President of the first Typographical Association of Texas
• Buried in an unmarked grave

Captain William S. Stillwell

• Born 1809 in New York.  Died September 12, 1837.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Served in Captain Isaac N. Moreland’s company of artillery at San Jacinto
• Promoted to Captain on December 26, 1836

William C. Swearingen

• Born in Kentucky.  Died December 24, 1839.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Arrived at Velasco on January 28, 1836 on the schooner, Pennsylvania
• Served in Captain Amasa Turner’s company at San Jacinto

Henry Tierwester

• Died 1859
• Buried in an unmarked grave

John Viven

• Died October 26, 1856.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Served in Captain William Wood’s company at San Jacinto

John Austin Wharton

• Born 1806 in Nashville, Tennessee.  Died December 17, 1838.  Provided a monument by the State of Texas in 1936
• Member of the General Council of the Provisional Government, 1835
• Adjutant General on General Sam Houston’s staff at San Jacinto and was responsible for bringing the Twin Sisters to the army.
• Member of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Texas in the First and Third Congresses of the Republic.  During the Second Congress, he practiced law with Elisha M. Pease and John Woods Harris.
• David G. Burnet delivered the funeral oration and described Wharton as “the keenest blade of San Jacinto.”

William Wood

• Died May 1854
• Commanded the Kentucky Volunteers at San Jacinto
• Buried in an unmarked grave