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George Campbell Childress

Galveston, Galveston County

Marker Text

Erected by the State of Texas in Memory of George Campbell Childress, co-author and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence. Born at Nashville, Tennessee, January 8, 1804; died at Galveston, Texas, October 6, 1841.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description Episcopal Cemetery, 40th and K Street, Galveston
Marker # 325
Dedicated 1932
Size, Type grave marker
Code monuments; government official; county official
Latitude, Longitude 29.293555, -94.811546

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