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Samuel G. Evetts

FM 2210, Bridgeport, Texas 76246
From Bridgeport, take FM 920 south to Balsora, then FM 2210 about 6.25 miles to Willow Point Cemetery; grave and marker in southwest corner.

A native of Tennessee, Samuel G. Evetts came to Texas in the 1830s. In December 1835 he was wounded at the Siege of Bexar. He later lived in Austin and Coryell counties and received land grants in those counties as well as in the counties of Washington, Williamson, and Wise. In 1870 he was granted a pension from the State of Texas for his Republic of Texas military service. By 1880 Evetts had moved to Wise County, where he died in 1884 at the age of 74. His name has also been spelled Evitts over the years. Thrice married, he was the father of eleven.

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