Details for Former Homesite of Joseph L. Bennett

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5339007865

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Marker Number 7865
Atlas Number 5339007865
Marker Title Former Homesite of Joseph L. Bennett
Index Entry Bennett, Joseph L.
Address
City Montgomery
County Montgomery
UTM Zone 15
UTM Easting 245206
UTM Northing 3364103
Subject Codes
Marker Year
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location SH 105, 1.5 mi. east of Montgomery (just east of Walden Rd.)
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 27" x 42"
Marker Text Joseph L. Bennett, who came to Texas in 1834 and settled in this area, joined the Texas army in early 1836. As captain of a company of local volunteers, he left this area about March 1, 1836, to lead his troops to aid Texan forces at the Alamo. Upon reaching the Colorado River he learned of the fall of the Alamo, and so discontinued the mission. He soon joined with Sam Houston's main army and in April was elected Lt. Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of Volunteers, the company he commanded at the Battle of San Jacinto. Bennett received land grants in payment for his military service, and in 1837 President Sam Houston appointed him to command a frontier defense unit. Elected by Montgomery County voters to the Republic of Texas Congress, he served for two terms, 1838-1840. He briefly resumed military service in 1842 as a member of the Somervell Expedition against Mexico. Bennett also was active in local civic affairs, serving as mail carrier from Houston to Montgomery, county commissioner and supporter of area schools. He moved his family to his headright land grant in present Navarro and Freestone counties in 1848. He died later that year and was buried in a family graveyard near Streetman.

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