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1845, David Burkett

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FM 146, near E. City Limits at Kerr Creek, Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas
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Progressive patriot and citizen soldier in Texas War for Independence. A member of Green DeWitt’s colony. Came to Texas with his family, 1830. Served as a guard for women and children fleeing Gonzales before the approach of Santa Anna, 1836. Is buried on his 4,428-acre land grant extending south from this site.


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