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Andrew Jackson Beard

Richmond, Fort Bend County

Marker Text

A veteran of San Jacinto. Born in Arkansas May 29, 1814; died in 1866. His wife Sallie Pentecost Beard, born in June, 1818; died in 1857. (Big Creek Cemetery)

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 20 mi. south of Richmond on FM 762, then east on Cummings Rd. (Big Creek Cemetery)
Marker # 8947
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type grave marker
Code Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas; military topics
Latitude, Longitude 29.403068, -95.638927

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