{"id":184,"featured":0,"modified":"2026-04-17 19:32:48","latitude":30.726178999999998353587216115556657314300537109375,"longitude":-95.54759500000000116415321826934814453125,"title":"Anthony Martin Branch","subtitle":"","fullsize":"https://easttexashistory.org/files/fullsize/522714fa38a819d3759c77f9d2215b4e.jpg","address":"Oakwood Cemetery, 9th Street and Avenue I, Huntsville","all_locations":[],"zoom":8,"creator":["Texas Historical Marker"],"description":"Born in Buckingham County, Virginia.; came to Texas, 1847. Settled in Huntsville; entered law practice with Henderson Yoakum. Married Amanda Smith, 1849. Served in the 8th State Legislature, 1859-61; the Confederate army, 1862; and the Congress of Confederacy, 1863-65. U.S. Congress refused to seat him, 1866, because of his Confederate service. A friend of Sam Houston, he was named as co-executor of Houston's will. Branch died in yellow fever epidemic of 1867.","sponsor":null,"accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":[],"factoids":[],"files":{"https://easttexashistory.org/files/fullsize/522714fa38a819d3759c77f9d2215b4e.jpg":{"id":1705,"mime-type":"image/png","title":"Captain Anthony Martin Branch","description":"findagrave.com","thumbnail":"https://easttexashistory.org/files/square_thumbnails/522714fa38a819d3759c77f9d2215b4e.jpg"},"https://easttexashistory.org/files/fullsize/2b2ffa495a82f3e3331f0cbe5fea6609.jpg":{"id":1706,"mime-type":"image/jpeg","title":"Gravestone and historical marker at Oakwood Cemetery for Anthony Martin Branch.","description":"","thumbnail":"https://easttexashistory.org/files/square_thumbnails/2b2ffa495a82f3e3331f0cbe5fea6609.jpg"}}}