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HISTORICAL MARKERS GUIDE: REFUGIO COUNTY

Bower, John White

Off US 77, along private road W of Vidauri
Vidauri

Location: Bower Cemetery: from Refugio, take US 77 northeast about 14.5 mi to Vidauri. Go west on private road about 1.5 mi. Private - No Access

Marker Text:
Delegate to the Consultation, 1835. Signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, 1836. Member of the Congress of the Republic, 1841-42. Chief Justice of Refugio County, 1843-47. Born in Georgia, December 7, 1808. Died January 13, 1850.