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Kenneth Lewis Anderson

, Grimes County

Marker Text

Anderson Erected by the State of Texas In memory of Patience Burdett Wife of Kenneth Lewis Anderson Born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, Dec. 25, 1806 Died July 4, 1886 Buried at San Antonio, Texas in memory of Kenneth Lewis Anderson Born in Hillsboro, North Carolina, Sept. 11, 1805 District Judge, Speaker of the House of the Sixth Congress and last Vice President of the Republic of Texas Died July 3, 1845 The name of the town of Fanthorp was changed to Anderson in his honor

Marker Details

Address
Location Description
Marker # 18060
Dedicated 1932
Size, Type Texas Heroes & Statesmen
Code
Latitude, Longitude 30.482444, -95.98549

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