The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . tions involving constitutional construction. The verdict ofposterity justly accords to him the title Father of the Consti-tution. 64 The History and Geography of Texas MARION. Gen. Francis Marion was born near Georgetown, S. C., in1732. He became distinguished in the War of the Revolutionwhile in command of the forces in South Carolina, eluding the superior forces of the Britishand making constant war uponthe Tories. His command wasfamiliar with the swamps ofthat region and they were madethe hiding and camping placesof himself and me
The history and geography of Texas as told in county names . tions involving constitutional construction. The verdict ofposterity justly accords to him the title Father of the Consti-tution. 64 The History and Geography of Texas MARION. Gen. Francis Marion was born near Georgetown, S. C., in1732. He became distinguished in the War of the Revolutionwhile in command of the forces in South Carolina, eluding the superior forces of the Britishand making constant war uponthe Tories. His command wasfamiliar with the swamps ofthat region and they were madethe hiding and camping placesof himself and men, and for thisreason he obtained the titleSwamp Fox. He was conspic-uous for bravery at the siege ofSavannah, at Fort Moultrie andother hotly contested engage-ments. He served in the State Senateof South Carolina, and was a leader in all measures contem-plating leniency to the Tories. He received from that bodya solid gold medal as a token of appreciation for his servicesin the Revolution. He died on his plantation near Georgetown,S. C, February 27, MONTGOMERY. This county was named for Richard Montgomery, who wasborn in Ireland, December 2, 1736, and settled at KingsBridge, New York, in 1773. In 1775 he was elected a delegateto represent Dutchess County, New York in the First NewYork Provisional Assembly. In the same year he was ap-pointed Brigadier General, and was killed at Quebec December31, 1775. As Told in County Names 65 SHELBY. This county was named for Isaac Shelby, who was born De-cember 11, 1750, at Hagerstown, Md. He was a surveyor inWestern Virginia (now Kentucky) in 1774; was in his fatherscompany at the battle of Point Pleas-ant, Virginia; was made Captain in1776, and commissary in 1777. In 1779 he became a member of theVirginia Assembly; he was commis-sioned a Major by Governor Jeffer-son ; he was made a Colonel and de-feated Ferguson at the battle ofKings Mountain in October, 1780;was a member of the North CarolinaLegislature in 1781 and 1782 (Ten-nesse
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