Darius Gregg
Houston, Harris County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(Nov. 8, 1804 - Mar. 28, 1870) Born in Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Ky. Arrived in Texas, 1827. Received land grant in Austin's second colony, 1831. Fought (Oct.-Dec. 1835) in Siege of Bexar, including the Grass Fight (Nov. 26). Married Susan Speed Bowen, 1840. Was a surveyor in Houston, 1850s-60s; for Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad, 1862-63. A landholder in Denton, Grimes, and Harris counties; gave land and money to Methodist church programs. Gregg Chapel in Houston was named in his honor.
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Kentucky-born Darius Gregg reached Texas in 1827 and received a land grant in Stephen F. Austin's second colony. He took up arms in the 1835 Siege of Bexar, including the famous Grass Fight, during the Texas struggle for independence. Later a surveyor in and around Houston—working for the Buffalo Bayou, Brazos & Colorado Railroad—he held land across several counties and gave to Methodist causes, with Gregg Chapel named in his honor.
Why it matters
Gregg belongs to the founding generation of Anglo Texans who fought for independence and then surveyed and settled the young republic into being.
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Related people
- · Darius Gregg
- · Susan Speed Bowen
Related events
- · Siege of Bexar
- · Grass Fight
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