Black plaque № 27455

San Antonio, TX, United States

Coker Cemetery. South Carolina native John "Jack" Coker came to Texas in 1834 and fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. In gratitude for his service, Coker received from the Republic of Texas a one-third league, which totalled 1,920 acres and was situated along the banks of the Salado Creek, approxim

ately ten miles north of downtown San Antonio. John Coker soon wrote to his brothers Joseph and James to come to Texas and help him to settle his land. While both brothers made the trip to Texas with

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