Historical Marker
David Burkett
Historical marker location:
Gonzales, Texas
( FM 146 , near E. City Limits at Kerr Creek, Gonzales.)
Marker installed: 1966
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.