RESEARCH FROM TEXAS HISTORICAL SOCIETY RECORDS INDICATES JASPER NEVER ENTERED TEXAS For information consult the address below. As near as can be found. the Founder Mr John Bevil, is responsible for name of Jasper County and the city of Jasper , He named it for the man who DIED RAISING THE REVOLUTIONARY FLAG IN SAVANNAH GA. ---------TEXT FOLLOWS------------ Jasper County was named for William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero who died during the storming of Savannah, GA in 1779. Bevil also chose the name in remembrance of William Jasper. Virginia K. P. Rigby Director, East Texas Research Center Stephen F. Austin State University Ralph Steen Library Box 13055, SFA Station Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3055 http://libweb.sfasu.edu/etrc/etrchome.htm SINCERELY: FATFINGEREDFRANK