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John Durst

Leona, Leon County

Marker Text

Came to Texas in 1821. Owner of the Old Stone Fort in Nacogdoches in 1835. Moved to Leon County in 1844, his wife being the first Anglo-American woman resident of the county. Born in Arkansas Feb. 4, 1797. Died Feb. 9, 1851. His wife, Harriet M. (Jamison) Durst, born in Virginia Feb. 5, 1807. Died Sept. 23, 1885. Erected by the State of Texas 1936

Marker Details

Address CR 142
Location Description Durst Family Cemetery. From Leona, FM 977 E 1.7 mi., CR 142 (Durst Rd.) N 0.6 mi. Durst Family Cemetery is near CR 142 on private property. Map dot approximate.
Marker # 9620
Dedicated 1936
Size, Type 1936 Texas Centennial - grave marker (gray granite)
Code pioneers; Texas Revolution; military topics

  • Private Property:

    True
    • Latitude, Longitude 31.159781, -95.943747

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