Rev. Robert Crawford
Calvert, Robertson County, Texas
Marker Inscription
A veteran of San Jacinto and a Methodist minister. Born in South Carolina in 1815. Died December 5, 1888. Erected by the State of Texas 1936
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
Born in South Carolina in 1815, Robert Crawford fought at San Jacinto, the 1836 battle that won Texas its independence, and went on to serve as a Methodist minister until his death in 1888. The State of Texas placed this marker in 1936, the centennial of Texas independence.
Why it matters
Crawford's life joined two forces that shaped early Texas — the fight for independence and the circuit-riding preachers who followed settlement onto the frontier.
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