Historical Marker
John Marr Hardeman
Historical marker location:
Italy, Texas
( 300 blk. of N. Couch St., Italy)
Marker installed: 1936
A soldier in the army of Texas 1836. Born in Tennessee, February 2, 1804, died October 15, 1891. His wife Mary Hardeman born in Tennessee, February 12, 1812, died February 19, 1857.
The state flower of Texas is the bluebonnet. The flower blooms in the spring and is a common sight along the highways and in fields throughout the state.