Deaf Smith

E886139

Deaf Smith was a famed partially deaf scout and soldier who played a crucial role in the Texas Revolution, particularly at the Battle of San Jacinto.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Deaf Smith canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Texas Revolution figure
person
scout
soldier
allegiance Texian forces
linked to: Texian Army
associatedWith Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
birthDate 1787
birthPlace Dutchess County, New York
linked to: Dutchess County
burialPlace Richmond, Texas
causeOfDeath tuberculosis
commemoratedBy Deaf Smith County, Texas
conflict Texas Revolution
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Texas
United States of America
deathDate 1837
deathPlace Richmond, Republic of Texas
linked to: Richmond, Texas
era 19th century
ethnicGroup Anglo-American
linked to: British American
familyName Smith
fullName Erastus Smith
givenName Erastus
hasDisability partial deafness
honours Texas county named Deaf Smith County
knownFor destroying Vince’s Bridge before the Battle of San Jacinto
languageSpoken English
Spanish
militaryBranch Texian Army
militaryRank captain
nickname Deaf Smith
notableFor actions at the Battle of San Jacinto
role in the Texas Revolution
scouting for the Texian Army
occupation frontiersman
rancher
participatedIn Battle of Concepción
Battle of San Jacinto
Siege of Bexar
positionHeld scout for the Texian Army
religion Protestantism
residence San Antonio, Texas
Texas
role chief scout for Sam Houston at San Jacinto
sexOrGender male
spouse Guadalupe Ruiz Durán

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Deaf Smith County namedAfter Deaf Smith
Erastus "Deaf" Smith nickname Deaf Smith
Deaf Smith nickname Deaf Smith