You may not know about his finding of of a Mexican supply train that sparked a battle over grass or when he said,”One or more axes,” to Sam Houston before destroying vince’s bridge, but “Deaf” Smith’s name and legacy has been put in our textbooks, brains, our own thoughts, and in our hearts. Which is where it will always be.
Erastus “Deaf” Smith was born in Duchess County, New York, on April 19, 1787 to Chilaib and Mary Smith, and during his childhood Erastus contracted a disease, which caused him to lose his hearing. Afterwards in 1799-1800 his family moved to Natchez, Mississippi Territory. Which is where he stayed until he moved to Texas in 1817. He stayed in Texas only for a short time, but in 1825 he and four other men settled on the
Erastus “Deaf” Smith was born in Duchess County, New York, on April 19, 1787 to Chilaib and Mary Smith, and during his childhood Erastus contracted a disease, which caused him to lose his hearing. Afterwards in 1799-1800 his family moved to Natchez, Mississippi Territory. Which is where he stayed until he moved to Texas in 1817. He stayed in Texas only for a short time, but in 1825 he and four other men settled on the