John Crittenden Duval

Historical marker location:

1601 Navasota Street, Austin, Texas

( Oakwood Cemetery, Section 1, Lot 311)

Marker installed: 1936

John Crittenden Duval, escaped the massacre March 27, 1836 and was the last survivor of Fannin's army to die. Born in Kentucky in 1816. Died in Fort Worth, Texas, January 15, 1897.

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.