William Jones E. Heard

Historical marker location:

Chappell Hill, Texas

( Masonic Cemetery, off FM 2447 on Cemetery Rd., 3/4 mi. NW of Chappell Hill.)

Marker installed: 1932

Born in Tennessee in 1803; died at Chappell Hill August 8, 1874; captain of Company F, 1st Regiment of Texas; volunteer at San Jacinto. Erected by the State of Texas.

Texas Revolution Republic of Texas military topics

The discovery of oil in 1901 near Beaumont, Texas, sparked an oil boom that transformed the state's economy and led to the rise of the modern petroleum industry.