Benton, Col. Nathaniel

Seguin

Year Marker Erected: 1936
Location: in a small cemetery on the west side of Seguin. From US 90A turn north onto Prexy Drive, continue about 1/4 mile to marker.

Marker Text:
Col. Nathaniel Benton, born in Tennessee 1814, came to Texas in 1835, served in the army, 1836, Texas Ranger, 1858, Confederate Officer, 1861, died in 1872. His wife, Jane Harris Benton, born in 1836, died in 1862. 1936