Henry Street Hudspeth
Ozona, Crockett County, Texas
Marker Inscription
(18? - 1900) A Confederate veteran. Captain, Co. B, 2nd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry, Civil War. Born in Mississippi. Came to Texas, 1877. Served as county clerk after moving here, 1888. Married Elizabeth A. Royal. One of his 5 children was U.S. Congressman C. B. Hudspeth. Recorded - 1970
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Born in Mississippi and a captain of Arkansas cavalry for the Confederacy during the Civil War, Henry Street Hudspeth came to Texas in 1877 and settled in Crockett County by 1888, serving as county clerk. He and his wife Elizabeth raised five children, among them C.B. Hudspeth, who went on to serve in the United States Congress.
Why it matters
Hudspeth's path — from Confederate officer to frontier county official to father of a congressman — traces the arc of a Southern family remaking itself in the West after the war.
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Related people
- · Henry Street Hudspeth
- · Elizabeth A. Royal
- · C.B. Hudspeth
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