Daniel Shipman
Austin, Travis County, Texas
Marker Inscription
Participated in the Disturbance at Anahuac June, 1832 and the Storming and Capture of Bexar, December 5 to 10, 1835 Born in North Carolina February 20, 1801 Died in Goliad County, Texas March 4, 1881 Eliza Hancock Shipman Wife of Daniel Shipman Born December 22, 1813 Died in Goliad County, Texas September 11, 1858 Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Daniel Shipman took part in the earliest sparks of the Texas Revolution, joining the 1832 disturbance at Anahuac and the storming and capture of Bexar in December 1835. Born in North Carolina, he was among the settlers who turned frontier grievances into open rebellion against Mexican rule. His grave records a life bound up with the birth of the Texas Republic.
Why it matters
Shipman stands for the ordinary settlers whose willingness to fight at Anahuac and Bexar set Texas on the road to independence.
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Related people
- · Daniel Shipman
- · Eliza Hancock Shipman
Related events
- · Anahuac Disturbance
- · Siege of Bexar
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