Historical Marker
General Edward H. Tarrant
Historical marker location:
Italy, Texas
( intersection of SH 34 and Couch St., in traffic circle, Italy)
Marker installed: 1936
Veteran of the War of 1812, member of the Texas Congress and a courageous indian fighter. Born in North Carolina, 1796, died in Parker County, Texas, August 2, 1858. Reburied in Ellis County near his former plantation, 1859. His remains removed to the county named in his honor in 1928 and reinterred in Fort Worth.