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Miles Bennett

Elkhart, Anderson County

Marker Text

A soldier in the Army of Texas, 1836. Born in Indiana, July 26, 1816; died November 24, 1849. His wife Laura Jordon Bennett; born August 28, 1830; died December 24, 1925.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description in Pilgrim Cemetery, about 3.8 mil. SW of Elkhart on FM 861. Supplemental marker gives death date as Nov. 28, 1887.
Marker # 8736
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Centennial - Grave Marker (gray granite)
Code Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics
Latitude, Longitude 31.592338, -95.588213

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