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James Walker Fannin Jr. (January 1, 1804– March 27, 1836) was an American military officer, planter, and slave trader who served in the Texian Army during the Texas Revolution. After being outnumbered and surrendering to the Mexican Army at the Battle of Coleto Creek , Fannin and his fellow prisoners of war were massacred soon afterward at ...
The Fannin Battleground State Historic Site commemorates the Battle of Coleto Creek, a battle of the Texas Revolution, fought on March 19 and 20, 1836 between Texian forces commanded by Col. James W. Fannin and the Mexican Army commanded by Mexican General Jose de Urrea. Eventually surrounded and outnumbered, Fannin surrendered to the Mexican Army.
James Fannin’s death would be a rallying cry across Texas, but his early life was one far from the concerns of the Texas frontier and the politics of Mexico. Ken Bridges: The short but impactful ...
Fannin Memorial Monument, the burial site of James Fannin and the Goliad Massacre victims, by Raoul Josset, 1939. Presidio La Bahía . Fannin Memorial Monument by Raoul Josset , 1939.
Fannin County is a county in the far northeast of the U.S. state of Texas, on the border with Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, its population was 35,662. [1] The county seat is Bonham. [2] The county was named for James Fannin, [3] who commanded the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre during the Texas Revolution.
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summers family history can be traced to 17th century maryland and subsequent migrations into other states. william e. summers was born in edgefield county, south carolina to jesse summers (c.1777-1837) and sarah "sally" coate(s) summers (c.1779-1841). around 1820, the family moved to clarke county, alabama.