Marker
Title:
John
Adriance
County:
Brazoria
City:
West
Columbia
Marker
Location:
Old
Columbia
Cemetery,
Jackson
at 16th
St.
Marker
Text:
(November
10,
1816
-
December
7,
1903)
Faithful
soldier,
Texas
War
for
Independence.
He
was
in
unit
of
Capt.
Jacob
Eberly,
detailed
by
Gen.
Sam
Houston
to
guard
Bell's
Landing
(East
Columbia)
until
civilians
could
escape
in
front
of
Santa
Anna's
army.
He
and
15
others
then
hurried
to
rejoin
Gen.
Houston,
only
to
find
Battle
of
San
Jacinto
had
been
won
on
April
21,
1836.
Adriance
married
Lydia
Ann
Cook,
Watertown,
New
York,
Sept.
24,
1846.
Had
three
children.
  
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