Westhoff
DeWitt County, Texas
29 11.528' N 97 27.850' W
Directions: Start at the intersection of CR-138 and SH-87. The marker is on the northeast corner of the intersection.

Text: George Lord was born in Essex County, England on April 21, 1816 to Felstead and Anna Siggs Lord. He immigrated to Canada in 1834 and worked there for two years. He then moved to New Orleans and joined other volunteers under a Capt. Lyons to serve in the military of the young Republic of Texas. They arrived in Galveston in 1837. As part of the Texan Army, Lord participated in a number of operations, including suppression of the Coacute;rdova Rebellion (1838) and the fight against Manuel Flores (1839). He also fought in Mexico with the Federalists before returning to Texas. He joined the Somervell Expedition to expel forces of Gen. Adriaacute;n Woll from the Republic, fighting at the Battle of Salado Creek (1842) with many notable Texas figures like John C. quot;Jackquot; Hays and William quot;Bigfootquot; Wallace. Lord was among those who then followed Col. William Fisher into Mexico. Fisher's men were captured after fighting at Mier, and as part of the infamous quot;Black Bean Incident,quot; ten percent were executed while the others remained imprisoned. Lord was not selected for execution; he survived the harsh conditions at Mexico's Perote Prison, returned to Texas and fought in the Mexican War as a Ranger. In 1849, Lord accompanied Jack Hays and others to California during the Gold Rush. Along the way, he wed Catherine quot;Katequot; Myers (1832-1909) in Eagle Pass, Texas. The couple spent three years mining for gold; Kate sold pies to other miners while her husband collected gold dust. They returned to Texas with $7,000 worth of gold and settled near this site in DeWitt County, where they established a Longhorn cattle ranch and reared 11 children. Lord died while working in his garden in 1895. Today, he is remembered as a Texas patriot.