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    Deaf Smith

    Texan soldier

    For the county named after him, see Deaf Smith County, Texas.

    Erastus "Deaf" Smith (April 19, – November 30, ), 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.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

    Smith died in Richmond, Texas, aged 50, at the home of Randall Jones. The Episcopal churchyard has a modest marker, "Deaf Smith, the Texas Spy, Died Nov. 30, ", but his exact burial site is unknown.[7]

    Posthumous legacy

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    Deaf Smith County, Texas, is named in his honor.[8] Unlike his nickname, which was pronounced "Deef", the county name is pronounced by most residents as DEF. Likewise, a brand of peanut butter known as Deaf Smith was manufactured

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    The Story of Deaf Smith &#; A Hero of the Texas Revolution

    Deaf Smith is famous for the important role he played in the Texas Revolution.

    Erastus &#;Deaf&#; Smith was born April 19, in Dutchess County, New York and lost most of his hearing due to a childhood illness. Smith first moved to Texas in where he married a Hispanic-Texan (Tejana) named Guadalupe Ruiz Duran. Because he was knowledgeable about both the Hispanic and Anglo cultures and the Texas territory, he became a revered scout, spy, and guide. Smith was known as a man of few words and for being extremely loyal.

    When Texans arranged an army then advanced into San Antonio de Bexar, Smith wanted to stay neutral. However, he chose the side of the Texans when Mexican troops sieged Bexar and would not let Smith and his son-in-law enter to return home.

    Here are some of Smith&#;s notable accomplishments:

    • Smith was part of the scouting party at the Battle of Concepcion and was the one who found the supply train that started

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      Arrival in Texas

      Erastus “Deaf” Smith&#;s land grant placed him in the path of Texas history.  The Siege of Bejar, the Fall of the Alamo and the Runaway Scrape are all associated with his land at the Cibolo Crossing with the Old Gonzales Road.

      Erastus “Deaf” Smith was born April 19, in Dutchess County, New York.  When he was eleven, his family moved to Mississippi. As a young man, Smith travelled to Texas, where he remained only a brief time before returning to Mississippi. He moved to San Antonio de Bexar in A year later, he married Guadalupe Ruiz Duran, the widow of Vincente Duran. Vincente owned the nation grant adjoining that of Smith.  Guadalupe and Vincente Duran had several daughters. Their daughter, Martina Duran, married Hendrick Arnold, a free black man who was a member of Erastus’s spy company during the Texas Revolution.

      His nation Grant

      In månad of , Smith received a nation grant from the Mexican government.  The grant was for a league of land on the northeast si