Historical Marker
Daniel Shipman
Historical marker location:
Texas State Cemetery, Austin, Texas
( Republic Hill section)
Marker installed: 1936
Participated in the Disturbance at Anahuac June, 1832 and the Storming and Capture of Bexar, December 5 to 10, 1835
Born in North Carolina
February 20, 1801
Died in Goliad County, Texas
March 4, 1881
Eliza Hancock Shipman
Wife of Daniel Shipman
Born December 22, 1813
Died in Goliad County, Texas
September 11, 1858
Erected by the State of Texas 1936.
Texas was once an independent country: After winning its independence from Mexico in 1836, Texas became its own country, known as the Republic of Texas. It existed as an independent nation for nine years before being annexed by the United States in 1845.