Absalom Jett
Orange, Orange County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Born in Louisiana in 1812. Arrived in Texas, 1824. Served in the Army of Texas 1836. Member of Captain Benjamin J. Harper's Company. Died 1878. His wife, Mary Arthur Jett. Erected by the State of Texas 1957
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Born in Louisiana in 1812, Absalom Jett came to Texas as a boy in 1824, during the Mexican colonial era, and grew up to serve in the Army of Texas during the 1836 revolution under Captain Benjamin J. Harper. He lived on in the young republic and state until his death in 1878. The State of Texas erected this marker in 1957.
Why it matters
Jett was one of the early Anglo colonists who arrived under Mexican Texas and then took up arms to make it independent.
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Related people
- · Absalom Jett
- · Mary Arthur Jett
- · Benjamin J. Harper
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- · Texas Revolution
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