One of over 200 historical markers on the island, this marker is located at the burial site of Catherine Isabel Cox Sherman. The marker was erected in 1936 by the Texas Historical Commission.
Inscribed
“Wife of General Sidney Sherman”
“Born April 27, 1815”
“Died January 20, 1865”
“Erected 1936 by the State of Texas..”
“Catherine Isabel Cox Sherman, wife of Texas General Sydney Sherman, died on January 20, 1865, just two years after her son was killed during the Battle of Galveston.”
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