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Deaf Smith

Texan soldier

Died when: 50 years 225 days (607 months)
Star Sign: Aries

 

Deaf Smith

Erastus "Deaf" Smith (April 19, 1787 – November 30, 1837), who earned his nickname due to hearing loss in childhood, was an American frontiersman noted for his part in the Texas Revolution and the Army of the Republic of Texas.

He fought in the Grass Fight and the Battle of San Jacinto.After the war, Deaf Smith led a company of Texas Rangers.

Smith died in Richmond, Texas, at age of 50, at the home of Randall Jones.The Episcopal churchyard has a modest marker, "Deaf Smith, the Texas Spy, Died Nov. 30, 1837", but his exact burial site is unknown.

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