Historical Marker
Capt. Jesse Billingsley
Historical marker location:
909 Navasota, Austin, Texas
( Texas State Cemetery)
Marker installed: 1936
A soldier in the Army of Texas, 1835 Commander of Company C. First Regiment, Texas Volunteers at San Jacinto Member of the 1st and 2nd Congresses of the Republic Participated in the Woll Campaign, 1842 Member of the Senate, 5th and 8th Legislatures of the State Born in Tennessee October 10, 1810 Died in Bastrop County, Texas October 1, 1880.
The first oil well in the United States was drilled in Texas in 1859. The discovery of oil transformed the economy of the state and helped to make Texas one of the wealthiest states in the nation.