Historical Markers of Texas

10961 A. E. Gossett Home from Crokett take SH 21 east about 1.7 miles House of typical southern plan, with separate kitchen in back yard, Built 1835 by A. E. Gossett, owner of large land grant from Mexico. An early ... 11236 Aaron Lowery 7.2 miles southeast of Kennard in Old Ivie Cemetery (1814 -- December 6, 1888) Born in Kentucky, lived in Tennessee and Louisiana before entering Texas in 1835; shortly thereafter joined Texian Army, ... 11213 Albert Holley House 15 miles southeast of Crockett on US Hwy 287 In 1857 Albert Holley (b. 1828), his mother and two brothers, migrated to Houston County from Alabama. While the others journeyed to Texas by boat, ... 11191 Alfred M. Hallmark Shady Grove Cemetery, 10 miles southeast of Crockett on US Hwy 287 (June 19, 1817 -- April 16, 1880) A veteran of the Texas War for Independence, Alfred M. Hallmark was a native of Madison County, Alabama. He came ... 7603 All Saints Episcopal Church at corner of Viewcrest and Houston in Crockett Bishop G.W. Freeman began work of this faith in Crockett, April 19, 1850. All Saints was founded Oct. 1, 1864, by Bishop Alexander Gregg. Special ... 9467 Allen Chapel Community 1 mile south of Ratcliff on CR 4710 Emancipated slaves of pioneer landowners in nearby communities established homes and farms here in the 1870s. Life centered around the church and ... 11188 Andrew Edwards Gossett corner of 5th and Lamar (City Hall in Crockett) (July 19, 1812 -- March 24, 1890) Donor of land for city of Crockett. After Houston County was created on June 8, 1837, from territory of Nacogdoches, ... 11196 Andrew Edwards Gossett Davy Crockett Memorial Park in Crockett (1812-1890) Noted public official and soldier in Republic of Texas. Moved here from Tennessee in 1833 with wife Rhoda (Mulder); received large land ... 11237 Andrew Jackson McGown Glenwood Cemetery (1816 -- 1870) Tennessee native Andrew Jackson McGown came to Texas in 1835 to fight with the Texas Army in the war for independence from Mexico. ... 9468 Antioch Cemetery 5 miles southwest of Lovelady on FM 230 Originally called Neville's Prairie Cemetery, this graveyard was renamed Antioch Cemetery in 1890 when the Village of Neville's Prairie became known ... 14764 Antioch Cemetery SE of Ratcliff. Accessed from CR 4700 (Coltharp-Hagerville Road). This graveyard has long been associated with the Antioch Primitive Baptist Church, which was organized in 1859. The first marked grave, that of Mary ... 9716 Arbor Community 9.2 miles east of Crockett on SH 7, then 3.5 miles on FM 232 Colonists led by Empressario Joseph Vehlein received Mexican land grants in this area in the late 1820s and 1830s. Growth, however, did not begin ... 7011 Archie Adams Adams-Little Me. Cemetery, 8 miles southwest on FM 230, then 2 miles west on FM 2914, .25 mile on ingress road A native of South Carolina and a Confederate Veteran, Archie Adams came to Houston County in 1873. Adams was a farmer and general store owner and ... 7014 Armistead Albert Aldrich Glenwood Cemetery (north sector) Author - " History of Houston County, Texas" Armistead Albert Aldrich (April 10, 1858 -- Aug. 22, 1945) Born in Crockett, son of Oliver Cromwell ... 11209 Armisted Thompson Mason Monroe Glenwood Cemetery, East Pease Street (March 15, 1818 -- September, 1893) A grandnephew of U.S. president James Monroe, A.T.M. Monroe was born in Virginia and came to Texas in 1842. He ... 9801 Augusta Cemetery Augusta Cemetery, Augusta community 10 miles east of Grapeland The final resting place of many Houston County pioneers, this cemetery has been in continuous use since the 1850s. It is located on four acres of ... 11228 Augusta Union Church 9 mi. E of Grapeland on FM 227 to Augusta, 0.2 mi. S on CR 1675 A fine example of rural union churches, this building has served a number of denominations in the Augusta Community. It also served as a schoolhouse ... 7923 Augustus "Gus" LeGory Glenwood Cemetery (Oct. 10, 1840 -- Dec. 4, 1930) In 1855 Augustus "Gus" LeGory came to Texas from Mississippi. After serving in the Civil War, he returned to the ...

11230 Balis Edens Cemetery 7.2 miles west of Grapeland on FM 1272 to intersection with CR 2235 Balis Edens was born in 1805 in South Carolina, the son of John Edens and his wife Lavinia Langford. The family moved to Texas in 1831, and in 1834 ... 7918 Beasley Drive Beasley Memorial Drive, Davy Crockett Park Named for Crockett Mayors: Dr. S.T. Beasley (1840-1916), John Gordon Beasley (1888-1959), and Jack Gordon Beasley (1916-1967). In office 1897 to ... 11247 Beazley House 700 Terrell Street This site was originally part of a Republic of Texas land grant to Andrew Edwards Gossett, a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto. Around the turn ... 11207 Beeson-Box Cemetery Beeson-Box Cemetery; about 2.6 miles south of Crockett on SH 19 Harston Wilson Beeson, one of Houston County's first settlers (1840), bought land in this area from his neighbor, John Box, in 1852. The Cemetery ... 12548 Bethel Missionary Baptist Church 900 N. 6th St. This congregation began worshiping together in 1865 under a brush arbor on property owned by its founding pastor, the Rev. Phillip Burrell. In 1877, ... 13461 Bobbitt Cemetery Between Grapeland and Augusta, on FM 227; near community labeled Refuge on USGS map Bobbitt Cemetery Established 1876 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2005 11093 Bradford Davis Family Davis Family Cemetery, 6.8 miles northwest of Grapeland off FM 1272 In 1838 Bradford Davis from Mississippi settled in Houston County. He farmed, hunted bees and was killed by Indians as he checked bee bait. His sons ... 17899 Brewington Baptist Church 219 CR 1675 This church served the freed slaves of the Percilla, Augusta and Glover communities. A small wood-framed church was built in 1880 and served as the ... 11784 Bynum Cemetery 9.2 miles west of Crockett on SH 21, then 2.2 miles south on county road (CR) 3380, then 0.1 mile west on CR 3390 Stephen G. and Keziah Albright Box came to Texas from Alabama with their children in 1826. The Stephen Box land grant was deeded in April 1835, and ...

11234 C. R. Rich Building southeast corner of SH 19 and FM 1280 Charles Rufus Rich (1857-1945) completed this building in 1906 as a combination ground floor general mercantile and second floor residence. A native ... 11218 Cannon-Stanton House 138 South Grace, Crockett Built around 1885 for William and Anna Cannon, this farmhouse was purchased in 1907 by Joe Brown Stanton (1861-1940). A native of Houston County, ... 11085 Captain Elisha Clapp 10 miles north of Crockett on SH 21 to FM 2967, then north 1 mile to Elisha Clapp Cemetery Road Captian Elisha Clapp, Participated in the Battle of San Jacinto. Later became a Captain in the Texas Army. Came to Texas in 1822. Died in 1856. His ... 11219 Captain George English Jim English Cemetery; east of Crockett 8 miles on SH 7, then north on CR 1030 about 1.5 miles to CR 1040, then east about .6 miles to CR 1055, then north 1 mile to cemetery -- 15607 Captain John English Crockett 9802 Cedar Branch Community and Church 12 miles west of Grapeland on FM 227, then 2.5 miles on CR 2210 Cedar Branch began in the 1860s as a settlement of freedmen. John Smith (1809-1890) and Anna Jane Pouncy Smith (1811-1874) deeded a parcel of their ... 12747 Cedar Branch Community School 14.6 mi. W of Grapeland on FM 227 Cedar Branch Community School The first written record of a school for the children of Cedar Branch appears in the Houston County Judge's Report ... 11083 Cedar Point Church and Cemetery 12 miles northeast fo Crockett on SH 21, then 5 miles south on FM 1733, then on dirt road .75 mile Formal organization of the Cedar Point Church occurred in July 1885, shortly after a church building was constructed at this site. Led by Presbyterian ... 11084 Center Hill 3.5 miles west of Kennard on Sh 7, then 2.2 miles north on FM 1733 Early settlers in this part of Houston County established homes in the nearby communities of Corinth, Old Zion, and Randolph. Community life centered ... 13087 Center Hill Cemetery 5 mi. N on SH 19, then E on CR 4020 to CR 4040 The Ellis family came from Mississippi to Texas in 1839. Charles McHenry Ellis and Elizabeth (Lovelady) Ellis had 15 children. After her death in ... 12981 Chaffin Cemetery Grapeland, 4 mi. N on CR 2300, S of intersection with CR 2330 Chaffin Cemetery Established c. 1840s Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002 7058 City of Grapeland city park on Main Street in Grapeland In area settled about 1850. Founded 1872 by International & Great Northern Railway investors. Named for rank wild grapevines. Post office opened ... 11200 Col. Steward Alexander Miller Glenwood Cemetery, East Pease Street Col. Steward Alexander Miller (July 4, 1805 - March 27, 1893) Born in Virginia; came to Texas, 1839. Member of Snively expedition (1843), and 1st ... 7015 Collin Aldrich SH 21 west from Crockett 8.5 miles, east of FM 2967 San Jacinto Veteran First Chief Justice of Houston County, 1837-1841 Born May 2, 1801 Died in 1842. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 7049 Colonel David Alexander Nunn Glenwood Cemetery (Oct. 1, 1836 - Aug. 13, 1911) Mayor of Crockett, 1859. In Civil War (1861-65) led Co. I, 4th Texas Cavalry. Member, Constitutional Convention of ... 11086 Community of Coltharp 1.5 miles east of Kennard on SH 7 By the late 1850s Eli Coltharp lived beside Cochina Bayou. He opened a store and post office on the stage route west of Nacogdoches. The farm area ... 11133 Community of Fodice from Crockett southeast on U.S. Hwy 287 15 miles to Fodice Cemetery Road; then west on cemetery road 4.6 miles to intersection of CR 4200 and CR 4255 -- 7046 Community of Tadmor FM 227 from Ratcliff 3.5 miles to CR, then west on CR .5 mile Permanent settlement in this area began in the 1830s on land that was part of the Joseph Vehlein Colony. Located in a dense East Texas pine forest, ... 7018 Community of Weches entrance to Weches Cemetery on SH 21, Weches Located near site of 17th-century Spanish missionary activity, this farming community had its beginnings with the settlement of the McLeans, Conners, ... 13862 Concord Cemetery 8 mi. E on SH 7, 0.5 mi. N on CR 1030 In July 1889, Armistead Albert Aldrich donated three acres of land to the Concord Presbyterian Church for a church lot and graveyard. J.C. Dudley ... 11226 Congressman Nat Patton Evergreen Memorial Park near intersection of US Hwy 287 and SH 19 (Feb. 26, 1881 -- July 27, 1957) Native of Houston County, Nat Patton was known for his custom of addressing both friends and strangers as "cousin". ... 11087 Cornith Cemetery 1 mile northwest of Kennard on CR 1075 Corinth Cemetery stands as a reminder of Houston County's pioneer heritage. It is the last remaining evidence of several Houston County settlements, ... 11088 Creek Cemetery 2 miles southeast of Austinio on FM 1280, then .1 mile east on county road Addison P. and Melissa Hester deeded two acres of land to the Creek Community (then called Georgia Camp) for a school in 1887. Their infant son, ... 7037 Crockett east side of courthouse square in Crockett Founded 1837. Named for David Crockett, who had visited here on way to the Alamo, 1836. Old fortified log courthouse was often the refuge for settlers ...

11092 Dalys/Dailey Community Cemetery 8.6 miles west of Grapeland on FM 227, then .5 mile south on CR 2225 The pioneer Daily family and others founded the Dalys Community in the 1850s. When Ethalinda Meriwether, wife of Dr. Francis Lewis Meriwether, died ... 11245 Daniel McLean_John Sheridan Augusta, south side of FM 227 between CR 1560 and CR 1685 Daniel McLean (1784 - May 10, 1837)_John Sheridan (April 5, 1796 - May 10, 1837) This area's earliest settlers; from North Carolina. McLean came ... 17740 Daniel-Merriwether House From SH 7 east in the City of Kennard, take a left on Julia Street and go .2 tenths of a mi. The street dead ends at the Daniel-Rowe House. Isaac Adair “Ike” Daniel (1864-1924) was a prominent businessman and politician in the Kennard and Crockett area. He held the office of sheriff in ... 10988 Darius H. Edens Augusta Cemetery, Augusta community 10 miles east of Grapeland (May 20, 1815 -- September 14, 1883) A native of Illinois, Darius H. Edens moved to Texas in 1831. He served in a Texas army infantry unit commanded ... 16561 Davis Cemetery 3 mi. E of Grapeland on CR 227 Established Ca. 1862 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009 11090 Davy Crockett Memorial Park Beasley Memorial Drive, Crockett Davy Crockett Memorial Park dedicated June 12, 1937 City of Crockett, Texas named for Davis Crockett and incorporated by the Republic of Texas Dec. ... 11094 Denson Cemetery 2 miles west of Grapeland on FM 2423, then north on CR 1845 about .5 mile Joseph Denson (1823-89) came to Texas from Alabama with his family in the 1830s. They were among the Predestination Baptists who settled in Houston ... 12428 Denson Homesite and Cemetery 2.7 miles east of Grapeland on FM 227 right-of-way near intersection with Tyer Cemetery Rd. (0.7 mi. S) Near this site is evidence of the 19th-century home and burial ground used by the family of John and Mary Ann Denson. John Denson (1815 ... 11095 Downes-Aldrich House corner of Milam and 7th in Crockett An outstanding example of Eastlake-Victorian architecture, started about 1891, completed in 1893, by J.E. Downes, prominent local businessman. Much ... 10986 Druso Davy Crockett National Forest, 5.8 mi. E of Ratcliff, SH 7 at Forest Service Road 511. Marker reported missing Jan. 2008. Map dot approximate. When the Four-C Company built a large sawmill in nearby Ratcliff in 1900, the Eastern Texas Rail Line was built through the area for shipping. Druso ...

11096 Early Bank Building 505 E. Goliad A typical late 19th Century Texas commercial building, with cast iron front and pressed tin ornamentation. Erected for bank developed in mercantile ... 10987 Eastham Prison Farm 16.5 miles southwest of Lovelady on FM 230 The Eastham family purchased a 12, 790 acre plantation in 1891. Property was leased soon afterward to the Texas State Prison System for farming on ... 12081 Elisha Clapp 11 mi. W of Crockett on SH 21; .25 mi. N on CR 2917 The son of a veteran of the American Revolution, Elisha Clapp was born in Tennessee and came to Texas in 1822. He served in the army at San Jacinto ... 11232 Enon Cemetery 5.8 miles east of Ratcliff on SH 7, then 2 miles south on CR 4740 This cemetery was established in the late 1880s in association with Enon Baptist Church. A one-room church building was also used for a public school. ... 11233 Evergreen Cemetery 6.6 miles northeast of Grapeland on FM 228, then north on FM 2022 1 mile to cemetery road, then west .2 mile A rural community of farming families once existed in this area. Known as Evergreen, it was named for the numerous evergreen trees in the vicinity. ...

7924 First Baptist Church of Crockett 801 East Goliad in Crockett A Baptist church, led by pioneer James T. Heplin, was meeting in Crockett as early as 1846. A second Baptist congregation was formally organized ... 11215 First Baptist Church of Grapeland 402 W. Chestnut, Grapeland As Baptists from surrounding rural communities began to move to the thriving railroad town of Grapeland, the need for a Baptist church in town led ... 13468 First Baptist Church of Kennard 100 Carson St In October 1903, approximately fourteen men and women organized the First Baptist Church of Kennard. The congregation selected four trustees: Dr. ... 11214 First Baptist Church of Lovelady Read and Dill Streets The earliest recorded Baptist activity in Lovelady was a union Sunday school that was organized by 1876. Although an exact date for the formation ... 11194 First Christian Church of Crockett corner of Mimosa and Gordon in Crockett Members of this congregation met for abut two years before they were formally organized in 1901 under the leadership of the Reverend Harry Hamilton. ... 11127 First Christian Church of Grapeland 301 N. Market Street Congregation organized about 1870 in community of Red House (3 mi. east), where Indian village had once stood. When Grapeland was founded with coming ... 11128 First Methodist Church 701 E. Goliad City's first congregation and one of the oldest in Texas. Formed 1839 with Henderson Palmer as pastor. Noted Minister Littleton Fowler was presiding ... 14768 First National Bank Building Crockett 11130 First National Bank of Crockett 415 East Goliad in Crockett Founded about 1881 as sideline in mercantile store of W.E. Mayes (1837-1915), who aided customers by keeping cash and currency in his safe, issuing ... 11131 First Presbyterian Church of Crockett 713 East Houston This church was established in 1854 by an act of the East Texas Presbytery. The Rev. W.C. Dunlap was organizer of the congregation and served as ... 11129 First United Methodist Church of Lovelady corner of Read and Pennington in Lovelady This church was organized in 1872, the year Lovelady was founded. It grew from a Sunday School started by Mrs. J.R.B. Barbee and was chartered by ... 11132 Five Courthouses of Houston County west side of Courthouse Square in Crockett On June 12, 1837, President Sam Houston authorized the formation of Houston County, the first newly created county in the Republic of Texas. Andrew ... 20014 Fodice Cemetery 7446 County Rd. 4200 11134 Fodice Community School from Pennington (Trinity County) west on Fodice Road .2 miles to Fodice Cemetery Road on U.S. Hwy 287; west on cemetery road 4.4 miles The Fodice Community School began in the 1880s and was housed in the local Methodist church until about 1900 when a schoolhouse was built west of ... 11241 Former Rosenwald School SH 7 near school campus (Now "The Little Red Schoolhouse") A symbol of Black America's pride in education, plus crusade of Julius Rosenwald (1862-1932), a Chicagoan who ... 7040 Four C Mill SH 7 .5 mile west of Ratcliff R.M. Keith, agent for Central Coal & Coke Co., Kansas City, Mo., in Oct. 1899., began purchasing the virgin pine timberlands of this region. Lumber ... 11189 Frank Mulder Gossett Glenwood Cemetery (Aug. 25, 1892 -- Sept. 22, 1974) Houston County native Frank M. Gossett was the grandson of Andrew E. Gossett, Sr., donor of the Crockett townsite. ... 11202 Franklin Columbus (Peter) Fleeks Jasper Cemetery, 4.3 miles southeast of Crockett on US Hwy 287 11064 Franklin Columbus Woodard Grapeland Memorial Park, near intersection of FM 1272 and Redbud (April 1, 1847 -- January 31, 1911) Alabama native Franklin Columbus Woodard settled in this area with his parents about 1850. After being educated ...

10969 George G. Alford Glenwood Cemetery (June 17, 1793 -- April 1, 1847) New York native George G. Alford, an officer in the War of 1812, came to Texas from Missouri in 1836. During the ... 11135 Georgia Camp Baptist Church from Austinio southeast on FM 1280 2 miles to CR 3385, then north .3 mile This congregation and the Community it serves take their names from the early settlers from Georgia who camped on the nearby creek. According to ... 11195 Germany intersection of CR 1655 & CR 1650: 10.5 miles east of Crockett on SH 21, then north on CR 1545 .8 mile, then northeast .8 mile to CR 1650 Settled by families of former slaves following the Civil War, this community received its name, according to local tradition, in reference to the ... 9864 Givens Homesite SH 19 3 miles south of Crockett Solomon George Givens and his wife Lula (Burleson), both born in Houston County in 1871, were the children of former slaves. They were married in ... 10992 Givens Homesite 3 miles south of Crockett on SH 19 Solomon George Givens and his wife Lula (Burleson), both born in Houston County in 1871, were the children of former slaves. They were married in ... 7029 Glenwood Cemetery E. Pease Street, Crockett Crockett's Oldest Burial Ground - Glenwood Cemetery. In original townsite of Crockett. Opened soon after Houston County was created and the county ... 7030 Glenwood Cemetery (North Sector) E. Pease Street, Crockett In original townsite of Crockett. Opened soon after Houston County was created and the county seat founded in 1837. Burials include early Texas heroes ... 10962 Glover School SH 21 southwest of Weches, marker is on east side of road between FM 227 and PR 5162 Established in 1881, the Glover School served residents of the rural Glover Community. Under the direction of teacher James Breeze, a one-room schoolhouse ... 12082 Greater St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church 307 S. 2nd St. A small group from Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Crockett withdrew in 1884 to create their own congregation. The St. Paul Missionary Baptist ... 7059 Grounds Cemetery from Crockett SH 21 10.5 miles to CR 1545, then north .8 mile to CR 1655, then .2 mile northeast to cemetery George (1803-1860) and Catherine (Rice) Grounds (1810-1880) settled in this area about 1829. Their arrival coincided with that of Catherine's brother, ... 9463 Guiceland Cemetery 5.2 miles north of Grapeland on US 287, then .8 mile east on county road This cemetery was established about 1871, when William Guice, infant son of Benjamin and Caston Dania Guice, was buried on family land. The oldest ...

9464 Hagerville Community 1.4 miles east of Kennard on SH 7 Kentuckian James Henry Hager (1822-1879) and his wife Naoma (Clark) came to Texas in the 1840s. Hager, a farmer and cabinet maker, opened a blacksmith ... 12083 Hall Cemetery FM 229, 10.9 mi. NW of Crockett Joshua James Hall (1790-1871) gave a portion of his land on this site about a mile from his homestead to be used as a burial ground. Hall Cemetery ... 9465 Hall's Bluff from Loop 304 in Crockett take FM 2076 west .1 mile Maryland native Joshua James Hall migrated to Texas and purchased a land grant in 1839 on the east side of the Trinity River. Hall and his son, James ... 11015 Harry Frederick Moore Glenwood Cemetery, East Pease Street, Crockett (December 15, 1854 -- April 20, 1926) Harry F. Moore began his banking career in Ohio, where he married Anna Laura May in 1885. They moved to Galveston ... 11198 Hayes Park Augusta, south side of FM 227 between CR 1560 and CR 1685 Named for Dr. J.W. Hayes (1854-1932), who came from Tennessee to Texas in 1860s and was a trail driver, locomotive engineer, and rancher. Entering ... 11223 Henry Allen Pennington House 7 miles west of Grapeland on FM 227, then north on CR 2245 Built in 1889 as a dog trot cabin with four rooms, this house originally served as the residence of the Henry Allen Pennington family. Houston County ... 10963 Hill Cemetery 9.3 miles south of Kennard on FM 2781, then east on Hill Cemetery Road (CR 4570) 1.4 miles This family cemetery was established in November 1900 when Maxie Gregg Hill (1859-1935) and his wife Mollie (Dominy) (1869-1942) set aside a plot ... 15007 Hill Cemetery Kennard 11199 Homesite of Samuel Cartmill Hiroms .3 miles west of Austonio on SH 21 One of the community's pioneer settlers, Samuel Cartmill Hiroms (1836-1920) was born in Polk County. His parents were among Stephen F. Austin's "Old ... 11203 Hopewell Community and Gudeblye School 6 miles southeast of Crockett on US Hwy 287 -- 11210 House Built by A. T. Monroe 707 E. Houston. Also known as George W. Crook Home. 1969 RTHL marker for Monroe-Crook House on same site. House built by A. T. Munroe, nephew of U.S. president who issued the Monroe Doctrine. Structure is hand-hewn Louisiana heart oak over brick inner ... 11212 Houston County 4th Street near the intersection with Patterson -- 12422 Houston County Courthouse Houston County Courthouse grounds In early 1938, the Houston County commissioners court, with County Judge B. F. Bradley presiding, began making plans for construction of the county's ... 7055 Houston-Leon County Coal Company SH 19, 3 miles north of Lovelady The Houston County Coal and Manufacturing Company was formed in 1900 for the purpose of mining lignite. Near this site, a slope mine was opened and ... 14051 Houston's Mound Mound City community, NE of Grapeland at SW corner of FM 2022 and CR 1709 At 552 feet above sea level this oblong knoll rises to the highest elevation in the area. Known as Houston's Mound as early as the 1830s, it afforded ...

10984 Isaac Adair Daniel Glenwood Cemetery (February 18, 1864 -- December 17, 1924) A native of Houston County, Ike Daniel was a prominent businessman with assets in Kennard and Crockett. ... 7053 Ivie Cemetery From Kennard take FM 357 southeast 7 miles to Ivie Cemetery Road, then west 2 miles to Ivie Church Road, then south .5 mile This cemetery began in 1861 with the interment of Henry G. Ivie (b. 1811), an early settler in southeastern Houston County. It is located on property ...

10985 James Elbert Downes Glenwood Cemetery (October 31, 1845 -- January 25, 1917) A native of Houston County, James Elbert Downes was the son of area pioneers. He served in the Civil War and ... 10991 James English Jim English Cemetery; east of Crockett 8 miles on SH 7, then north on CR 1030 about 1.5 miles to CR 1040, then east about .6 miles to CR 1055, then north 1 mile to cemetery (1810 - 1871) A native of Tennessee who settled in East Texas in the 1820s, James English fought in the siege of Bexar (1835) and served as comissioner ... 7922 Jane Dotson Lively Livelyville Cemetery; 1.3 miles north of Grapeland on FM 228, then 2.5 miles north on CR 1880 (July 25, 1822 -- October 10, 1922) A native of Alabama, Jane Dotson Lively came to Houston County in 1850 with her husband Thomas Lively, for whom ... 14884 Jasper Cemetery Crockett 10989 Jim English Cemetery east of Crockett 8 miles on SH 7, then north on CR 1030 about 1.5 miles to CR 1040, then east about .6 miles to CR 1055, then north 1 mile to cemetery This burial ground, located on a 640 acre grant that James English received for his service in the Texas Army, originally served the Randolph Community. ... 11204 John A. Box Beeson-Box Cemetery; 3 miles south of Crockett on SH 19 -- 11242 John and Lucinda Nugent Sheridan Augusta Cemetery, Augusta community 10 miles east of Grapeland John and Lucinda (Nugent) Sheridan left North Carolina in the mid-1820s and became two of Houston County's first permanent settlers. John (Apr. ... 12343 John Edens Cemetery 6 miles east of Grapeland on FM 2423, then 1.1 mile south on FM 2022 to CR 1655 (3 miles east) Among the earliest burials in this family cemetery on John Edens' land are believed to be the victims of the Edens-Madden massacre, ... 11017 John Edward Nite_Lucy Stepp Nite Glenwood Cemetery John Edward Nite (1805-1849) Lucy Stepp Nite (1807-1865) John Edward Nite, born in North Carolina, married Lucy Stepp, a native of Georgia, in 1826. ... 11231 John Gordon Beasley Evergreen Memorial Park (July 3, 1888 -- April 5, 1959) A leading figure in 20th-century Crockett history, John Gordon "Big Jack" Beasley, Sr., was involved in a number ... 11190 John Lawrence Hall Glenwood Cemetery. Marker reported damaged Jan. 2018. (October 25, 1809 -- August 25, 1857) ' Maryland native John Lawrence Hall lived in New Orleans before coming to Texas in 1831. Hall served in the ... 12932 John Long Glenwood Cemetery, south sector. Marker reported missing Jan. 2018. (May 7, 1792 - Oct. 17, 1859) Tennessee native John Long served in the War of 1812 before moving to Texas with his wife, Elizabeth, between 1836 ... 11243 John T. Smith Glenwood Cemetery (March 5, 1815 -- February 16, 1874) New York-born John Titus Smith moved to Texas from Georgia in 1849. He settled on a cotton plantation at McKenzie's ... 11062 John Wortham three miles north of Crockett on U.S. Hwy 287, at intersection with FM 2160 A pioneer area landowner and farmer, John Wortham (1804-67) was a petitioner for the creation of Houston County in 1837. He later served as a captain ... 11061 Joseph Randolph Yarbrough Grapeland Cemetery, corner of FM 1272 and Redbud (Jan. 31, 1817 -- Mar. 26, 1867) A native of Louisiana, Joseph Randolph Yarbrough served in the Texas War for Independence from Mexico and was assigned ... 11222 Joseph Redmond Rice and Willie Masters Rice Rice Family Cemetery; 4.5 miles east of Crockett on SH 21 Joseph Redmond Rice (May 24, 1805 - Aug. 11, 1866) and Willie Masters Rice (Aug. 17, 1809 - Sept. 6, 1881) Tennessean Joseph R. Rice married Willie, ... 7919 Joseph T. Bowman Guiceland Cemetery; 5 miles north of Grapeland on US Hwy 287, then east on Anderson CR 174 .7 mile A native of Illinois, Joseph T. Bowman was the son of Jesse B. Bowman, who died at the Alamo. Arriving in Texas in 1835, Joseph T. Bowman enlisted ... 10990 Joshua English Jim English Cemetery; east of Crockett 8 miles on SH 7, then north on CR 1030 about 1.5 miles to CR 1040, then east about .6 miles to CR 1055, then north 1 mile to Jim English Cemetery 11201 Judge Elijah Gossett Glenwood Cemetery, East Pease Street Judge Elijah Gossett A solider in the Army of Texas, 1836 Chief Justice of Houston County, 1841 Born in Tennessee Feb. 1, 1788 Died Nov. 24, 1848 ...

7051 Kennard corner of SH 7 and Main Street in Kennard The town of Kennard was founded in 1903 by the Louisiana and Texas Lumber Company and platted on 160 acres. Land agent Alexander McTavish also acted ... 15391 Kings Highway Crockett 16239 King's Highway - Camino Real - Old San Antonio Road Pink granite marker 23 of 128 placed in 1918.

23841 Lake Creek Cemetery Lake Creek Cemetery, 5175 County Road 4545, E side CR 4545 about 3.7 mi. W of CR 2781. Map dot approximate. Emancipated African Americans established the Durden and Lake Creek communities in the area following the Civil War. For many years most families ... 11679 Latexo Baptist Church SH 19/US 287 at FM 2663, Latexo The community of Stark Switch, originally known as Oldham, was the home of Protestant worship for early settlers from the mid-19th century. Stark ... 23227 Lawrence House marker pending marker pending 9466 Liberty Hill Community 12 miles east of Grapeland on FM 227, then 1.5 miles north on FM 3016, then right on CR 1597 .5 mile Among the earliest settlers in this area of Houston County were George W. Wilson and his family who came here from Kentucky in 1835. Other early ... 10994 Livelyville Cemetery Livelyville Cemetery, 1.3 miles north of Grapeland on FM 228 to CR 1880 (Livelyville Cemetery Road), then north about 2.5 miles South Carolina native Thomas Lively (1812-69) moved to Houston County in 1850. The community that developed around his land was named Livelyville ... 11235 Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery SH 19, W side, 150 feet N of Lovelady Rd (CR 4020). Marker is near cemetery entrance W of railroad tracks. The community cemetery dates to the 1870s, when Lovelady was developing as a railroad center for the surrounding agricultural area. Land for the ... 14866 Lovelady School Site Lovelady 12448 Lula Demby Dailey Demby Family Cemetery near Wheeler Springs community off CR 2080 on private property (June 16, 1878 - December 19, 1976) Born in the Wheeler Springs community, Lula Demby attained bachelor's and master's degrees from Prairie View ...

11249 Madden Massacre 10 miles east of Grapeland In a log cabin built here in 1832 by James Madden seven white women with their children were killed by Indians in 1833 while their husbands were ... 11217 Major Isaac Watts Burton Glenwood Cemetery, East Pease Street Veteran of San Jacinto Commander of the "Horse Marines" in June, 1836 A Senator in the Congress of the Republic 1836-1839 Born in Georgia in 1805 ... 7056 Mary Allen Seminary corner of Spring and Fourth (US 287) Streets in Crockett In 1886 the Board of Missions for Freedmen of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, under the leadership of the group's secretary the Rev. ... 15096 McCarter Cemetery from Crockett, 9 mi. NNE on FM 2022, then NNW on CR 1640 Born in Pennsylvania in 1813, John McCarter (McCarty) came to Texas in 1832. He married Jane Lasiter in August 1854, and the couple had nine children: ... 11227 Miller-Spinks-Mayes Property facing N. 4th St., north of E. Houston Ave. (SH 21) This corner of the town square was developed as a law office after state legislator and Houston County judge S.A. Miller (1805-1893) purchased it ... 14465 Milligan Cemetery Latexo Settlers in this area established the Ephesus community and used this site as a burial ground. Also known as Millican Cemetery, the Milligan Cemetery ... 7013 Mission San Francisco de los Tejas Mission Tejas State Park, near Weches, marker is near entrance facing SH 21 First Spanish Mission in East Texas. Established in 1690 by Franciscan friars to convert the Tejas Indians. "Tejas", a Spanish rendition of the Indian ... 14922 Mission San Francisco de los Tejas Mission Tejas State Park, near Weches Was founded near this marker May 24, 1690, at the Nabedache (Tejas) Indian Village ----------------- Erected, A. D. 1934, by DeZavala Chapter, Texas ... 7012 Mission Santissimo Nombre de Maria 4 miles east of Weches on SH 21 Was founded in this vicinity summer 1690 "on the banks of the Arcangel San Miguel" (Neches) River. Erected A.D. 1934 by De Zavala Chapter, Texas ... 11211 Monroe-Crook House 707 E. Houston. 1965 marker for A. T. Monroe House on same site. Built 1854 by A.T. Monroe, prominent merchant and grandnephew of U.S. President James Monroe. Style is Greek Revival. Bricks between the inner and ... 11229 Mount Pleasant C.M.E. Church 15 miles southeast of Crockett on US Hwy 287, then west on Fodice Cemetery Road 3.5 miles to CR 4260 intersection Though Methodist worship had long been organized among area African Americans, the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church of America was founded locally ... 10965 Mt. Vernon Church and Cemetery from Ratcliff take CR 1155 east about 3 miles Henry Warren Payne (1833-1898) and W.M. Conner gave this land for a church and a cemetery. In 1871 a church house used as a school was erected. The ...

11205 Nelson Box Beeson-Box Cemetery; 3 miles south of Crockett on SH 19 -- 7050 New Energy Cemetery SH 21 12 miles east of Crockett Established with the burial of a traveler on the land of Mary (Polly) Rice, this cemetery dates to the Civil War era. The first grave that bears ... 11220 Newton-Norris House 902 East Goliad Charles M. and Elizabeth Aldrich Newton had this house built in 1899, but lived in it only five years. It was acquired by Willis A. and Alice Parker ...

12085 Oak Grove Baptist Church 1.4 mi. N of Grapeland on Fm 2968 at intersection with CR 2330 Organized in 1848 as Friendship Baptist Church, this congregation was housed in a small wooden structure on this site. The people called the Rev. ... 14736 Oakland SH 7, 6.6 mi. W of Crockett Named for the oak trees in the vicinity, Oakland was a rural settlement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A townsite was never platted, ... 7031 Old Glover Cemetery 14 miles east on SH 21 from Crockett, 4 miles on CR 1560 to cemetery road, then .2 mile in cemetery This cemetery originally served pioneer residents of the Glover Community, which began about 1879. The earliest burial was that of Grady Holcomb ... 23994 Old McCann Cemetery marker pending marker pending 18281 Old Shady Grove Cemetery FM 2781 9.5 mi to CR 4545. Right for 4.3 mi and veer left at intersection. Travel 0.1 mi and veer left. Travel 1.0 mi on FSR 587. Turn right and follow pipeline. Cemetery is on the easy side of pipeline. Only three years after moving to Texas, John Hallmark (1775-1840), signer of the Houston County Petition of 1837, died. He was buried here by his ... 10968 Old Shiloh Methodist Church and Campground 10 miles north of Crockett on FM 2110 As early as 1834, was site of worship services conducted by Stephen F. Box (1760?-1844). A log house built about 1848 served as both church and school. ... 12373 Old Zion Cemetery 4.1 miles north of Kennard on CR 1095 Although the origins of this cemetery are undocumented, local oral history indicates early settler James McCevey buried his slaves at this site. ... 7039 Original Site of the Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin SH 21, 4 miles northeast of Crockett Joseph Redmond Rice (1805-1866) and his wife, Willie Masters Rice (1809-1881), natives of Tennessee and Kentucky, built a one-room log cabin on this ...

7047 Parker Cemetery 2.9 miles northwest of Grapeland on FM 1272 to Parker Cemetery Road (CR2305), .5 mile to cemetery Willis Parker arrived in this area from North Carolina in the 1850s. Many of his relatives later joined him in Texas. Upon Willis Parker's death ... 14390 Parker Cemetery 9.25 mi. N of Crockett on FM 2022, then 2 mi. E on CR 1545 Alabama native Joseph A. (also Joe, Jo or Josephus) Parker settled in East Texas by 1847. In October of that year, he wed Nancy Ann Allen in Cherokee ... 11221 Patton-Buchanan Building 311 East Goliad, Crockett Crockett merchant William Monroe Patton (1855-1915) built this commercial structure about 1903. It was the fourth of six buildings he constructed ... 12086 Pine Springs Campground SH 21, east side, about 4.5 miles southwest of Weches, between FS Road 524 and CR 1560 A favorite campsite of Tejas Indians in the years before European settlers arrived, this location was used in turn by explorers, Spanish missionaries, ... 7032 Pioneer Settlers of Coltharp from Kennard take SH 7 east 1.4 miles to CR 4700, then southeast 1.2 miles One of Houston County's important early communities, Coltharp was settled at this site in the 1850s. Pioneer settlers included Eli and Eliza Jane ... 7038 Plain Community 4 miles north northeast of Ratcliff off FM 227 Led by members of the Conner, McKinney and Drennan families, this East Texas farming community was permanently settled in the 1850s. Named for the ... 11224 Pleasant Grove Baptist Church 9 miles south of Lovelady on SH 19, then west 4 miles on FM 1893 J.M. Russell, one of six original charter members, established this church in 1862. The congregation's first church structure, located about two ... 11246 Porter Springs Community and Cemetery 7 miles west of Crockett on SH 21, then take FM 132 southwest 2.5 miles to Porter Springs Cemetery Road, then northwest 1.2 miles Several Republic of Texas land grants were acquired in this area during the 1830s. Elisha Clapp's burial in a nearby cemetery (1 mile SE) in 1856 ... 12808 Post Oak School 3 miles south of Crockett on FM 2712, then 2 mi. S on CR 4020 to intersection with CR 4015 A lasting reminder of the importance of educational institutions in the heart of rural East Texas, Post Oak School held its first classes in September ...

7036 Randolph Community Davy Crockett National Forest, SH 7 W of Kennard, 0.3 mi. W of FM 1733 (1 mile north) In 1838, Cyrus Halbert Randolph (1817-1889) established the Randolph community on the San Felipe de Austin-Nacogdoches mail route. ... 7016 Ratcliff SH 21 Ratcliff About 1875, a 32-wagon train of settlers came here from Georgia. Jess H. Ratcliff (1844-1920) built a sawmill about 1855, drawing more people. Post ... 7035 Ratcliff CCC Camp 19.8 miles east of Crockett on SH 7, then .2 miles north on FM 227 J.H. Ratcliff's 1880s sawmill and village here gave way to major timber industry operations that by the early 1930s had decimated Houston County's ... 12669 Read's Opening FM 2110, 2 mi. SW of SH 19 The wide open expanse of land in this area was known to travelers in the 19th Century as an accessible route to and from the Trinity River. A landmark ... 15541 Refuge Cemetery Grapeland Reuben (1805-1859) and Sarah Parker (1807-1852) Brown came from Illinois to settle here in 1833. Their oldest son, John (1837-1921), lived his entire ... 11206 Reverend Thomas Box Beeson-Box Cemetery; 3 miles south of Crockett on SH 19 -- 7034 Reynard Community CR 2210, N side opposite CR 2215, 2.7 mi. SW of FM 229. Marker reported damaged (needs refinishing) Jun. 2021. Map dot approximate. Pioneer settlers began arriving in this area in the late 1830s. By the late 1850s a rural community known as Trinity Chapel had built up. Thomas ... 7042 Rice Cemetery SH 21, 4 miles northeast of Crockett Joseph Redmond Rice (1805-1866) and his wife Wille Masters Rice (1809-1881) erected a log cabin across the San Antonio Road from this site in 1828. ... 11216 Richard (Dick) King and Rachel Ellis King Jasper Cemetery, 4.3 miles southeast of Crockett on US Hwy 287 Richard (Dick) King (July 4, 1849 -- September 28, 1948) and Rachel Ellis (March 20, 1849 -- February 1, 1930), both born into slavery in Alabama, ... 11225 Robert S. Patton Family Cemetery 5.6 miles north of Ratcliff on FM 227 Arriving in Texas in December 1834, Robert S. Patton (1816-1864) received a land grant and was among Houston County's earliest settlers. He married ... 12375 Rockland Cemetery, Church and School 5.3 miles north of Lovelady on SH 19, then 0.6 mile east on CR 4035 Benjamin Thomas Ellis (1825-1870) was born to John I. and Elizabeth Ann (Goolsby) Ellis in Alabama. The family moved to Texas in 1839, and by 1850 ... 11193 Rudd Crawford Spinks Evergreen Memorial Park, near intersection of SH 19 and US Hwy 287 (Feb. 13, 1857 -- Nov. 24, 1938) Native Texan Rudd Crawford Spinks came to Houston County in 1878. The owner of a jewelry and music store in Crockett, ...

24185 "Slocum Massacre" in Houston County marker pending marker pending 7602 Samuel Fisher Tenney Glenwood Cemetery, East Pease Street in Crockett (March 26, 1840 -- July 2, 1926) Civil War veteran Samuel Fisher Tenney, a Georgia native, graduated from the University of Georgia and from a South ... 11019 San Pedro Community 11 miles north of Crockett on FM 2423, then 50 feet west on FM 2423 to cemetery In the 1830s immigrants from the southeastern U.S. settled here along San Pedro Creek and the stage route to nearby Rusk. A stage stop and general ... 12080 Site of Center Grove School 3.6 mi. E of Lovelady on FM 1280; 2mi. N on FM 1390 Houston County school records dating from 1904 list two schools for African American students: Center Hill and Smith Grove. The schools merged in ... 7921 Site of Daniel McLean Claim 1.5 west of Weches on SH 21. Marker missing as of Sept. 2006. Daniel McLean (1784-1837) first came to Texas in 1813 with the Gutierrez-Magee expedition, and was one of 93 survivors of the fateful Battle of the ... 11187 Site of Old Block House SH 21 at FM 1280 Established before 1836 Used by Elisha Clapp and neighboring settlers as a place of defense against the Indians Abandoned about 1844 Erected by the ... 11067 Site of Old Town and Post Office of Weldon Weldon near post office on FM 230 In 1850 William Morrow built a cotton gin about a mile north of here, opening a settlement. An early post office in the vicinity was renamed Weldon ... 9800 Site of Old Town of Augusta Augusta, south side of FM 227 between CR 1560 and CR 1685 Settled 1821 by frontiersman Daniel McLean and brother-in-law John Sheridan. Aldrich, Davis, Edens, Kyle, Maden and Wilson families soon located ... 11240 Site of R. E. McConnell Property 617 East Houston, inside Crockett State Bank John McConnell (1818-98) came to Crockett from Ireland in 1847 and opened a blacksmith shop at this site. Later, with his sons, he moved to another ... 11089 Site of the Crockett Hotel NE corner of Houston and 5th on town square in Crockett James H. Collard, a surveyor, opened a general store on this site in 1837. Four years later he sold the business to Thomas Collins (1800-1869). Members ... 7052 Site of the Jones School House 5.9 mi. NE of Latexo, FM 2022 near CR 1630. Map dot approximate. (100 yards west) On land given by John Jesse Jones (1820-1872), who with his wife Margaret Kyle (1830-1896) moved from Alabama to Texas in the 1850s. ... 13804 Site of the Town of Alabama CR 3120 (Alabama Ferry Road) at CR 3130 Important shipping point before the Civil War. Here was established Trinity College, the first institution of higher education in Houston County. ... 11069 Site of Volga Community 7.6 miles west of Lovelady on FM 230, then west on Hyde's Ferry Road 1.8 miles to CR 3485, then north on CR 3485 .6 mile Westward-moving pioneers settled this area after the Civil War. Attracted by good farmland, timber, and water, they established homes and called ... 12804 Site of Wheeler Springs School Wheeler Springs community, intersection of CR 2080 and CR 2016, 13.6 mi. NW of Crockett via FM 229 and CR 2080. School site is 0.4 mi. NW on CR 2016. Map dot approximate. The Wheeler Springs community was shaped in part by its school, which began on land donated in 1905 by French Taylor. The Houston County school ... 11244 Smith Brothers Old SH 21, .5 mile west of intersection with Loop 304 Houston County natives Francis Albert (1875-1949) and James Henry (Jim) Smith formed a business partnership in 1904 called Smith Brothers. Among ... 8810 Spence-Chamberlain House 717 E. Houston Ave. This house was built by teacher and lawyer John Spence and his wife Adele, also a teacher, about 1870. John died in 1879, and in 1891 Adele sold ... 11192 Spinks-Mayes Building corner of West Houston Ave. and North 4th in Crockett Built in 1891-92 by Rudd Crawford Spinks, This structure originally housed his jewelry and music store and included upstairs living quarters. The ... 8809 Stage Coach Inn SH 21 4.5 miles east of Crockett Built as a home by Joseph D. Rice, Sr., who came to Texas in 1828. In 1838 it was designated as a stopping place for the stage coach from Nacogdoches ... 7044 Stanton Cemetery SH 7 east 7.7 miles east of Crockett Stanton Cemetery began with the burials, just days apart, of the young daughter (Sarah A.) and infant son (William H.) of William and Nancy Stanton ... 7045 Strode-Pritchett Log Cabin Davy Crockett Spring Park This log cabin was constructed on the Jeremiah Strode League (12 mi. E). It is believed to have been built in the 1850s by B.R. Wallace (1800-73), ... 12930 Stubblefield Church 6 mi. S on FM 357, then 0.1 mi. W on CR 4690 Stubblefield Church Records indicate that Civil War veteran Wyatt M. Stubblefield bought land in this area from J.D. Poole in August 1872, and the ...

9462 The Edens-Madden Massacre Augusta, south side of FM 227 between CR 1560 and CR 1685 A famous tragedy of the 1830s. While able-bodied men where away fighting Indians, six or seven women, some young children, and four elderly men -- ... 7017 The Joseph R. Rice Log Cabin Mission Tejas State Park, near Weches Joseph Redmond Rice (1805-1866) cut timber; then his young wife, Willie Masters Rice (1809-1881), snaked the logs to a homesite 16 miles southwest ... 11063 The Rev. John C. Woolam Glenwood Cemetery, East Pease Street in Crockett (January 15, 1813 -- January 18, 1894) South Carolina native John C. Woolam lived in Tennessee and served in the Florida Indian Wars before coming ... 7057 The Rev. Thomas Nelms Mainer Lovelady Evergreen Cemetery (Feb. 24, 1877-Nov.6, 1968) Born in Lovelady, the Rev. Thomas Nelms Mainer was the son of merchant N.J. Mainer. After editing the local newspaper ... 7028 Town of Latexo 388 FM 2663 Early community called Oldham, near Bethel Church and school, was renamed Starks' Switch when International & Great Northern Railroad in 1872 laid ... 7020 Town of Lovelady park on SH 19 Lovelady Founded by Houston and Great Northern Railroad investors as line was built through grant of Cyrus Lovelady, near communities of Nevil's Prairie, ...

7601 Vicory Barker Tunstall Evergreen Memorial Park in Crockett (October 21, 1876 -- February 8, 1953) Born west of Crockett. A noted musician. Houston County District Clerk, 1918-22. A barber by trade. In boyhood, ...

10964 W. E. Mayes Property 509-513 E. Goliad in Crockett Alabama native William Elbert "Buck" Mayes (1836-1915) came to this area in 1856. After serving in the Civil War, he returned home to Houston County ... 11238 W.V. McConnell Building 113 4th Street, west side of courthouse aquare Crockett native William Van McConnell (1855-1919) built this victorian commercial structure soon after he purchased the site in 1891 from Maj. J.C. ... 11068 Waneta Community and School nine miles northeast of Grapeland on FM 228, then .5 mile east on CR 1475 to intersection with Cr 1750 Settlement of the Waneta Community can be traced to 1852, when Charles W. Butler purchased land and established a farm. By the 1870s a number of ... 7021 Weches CCC Camp 1 mile west of Weches on SH 21 Weches Camp P-58-T was established by the Federal Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) on June 19, 1933. Manned by Company 888, the Weches camp was ... 11066 Weldon Cemetery 12.5 miles south of Lovelady on FM230, then east 1 mile on CR 3575 The Thompson Brothers Lumber Company (later Champion Lumber Company) donated four acres of land at this site to the people of the Weldon Community ... 11065 Wesley Chapel Church and Cemetery five miles northwest of Crockett on FM 229, then northeast .2 mile on CR 2130 (Wesley Chapel Cemetery Road) A Methodist church was built here in 1903 and named in honor of John Wesley, founder of Methodism. In 1913 a two-room schoolhouse was erected to ... 10966 Wheeler Springs Community 9.2 mi. NW of Crockett, SW corner FM 229 and CR 2080 (Wheeler Springs Rd.). NOTE: Wheeler Springs community is 4.4 mi. W of this marker. See also marker for Site of Wheeler Springs School. (4.4. miles west) Settlement in this area began in 1835, when Joshua J. Hall (1790-1871) established a community south of here along the Trinity ... 10967 Whitehead Cemetery From Crockett take FM 2022 north 10 miles to CR 1650, then east on CR 1650 1 mile to Whitehead Cemetery Road, then north about .2 mile on Cemetery Road The Henry Whitehead family came to Texas from Mississippi during the 1850s and settled in Houston County about 1862. A confederate veteran, Henry ... 11197 William Calvert Hallmark Bynum Cemetery: 9 miles south of Crockett on FM 2110, then .5 mile on CR 3370, then 1 mile west on CR 3390 William Calvert Hallmark, A Veteran of San Jacinto. Born in Tennessee, May 20, 1804. Died January 26, 1880. 7920 William Elbert "Buck" Mayes Glenwood Cemetery (July 14, 1837 -- August 27, 1915) Alabama native William Elbert "Buck" Mayes, son of The Rev. Isaac C. Mayes and Lucinda Fuller, came to Texas in ... 11016 William Kyle McLean Evergreen Cemetery in Crockett (October 14, 1902 -- September 6, 1971) Descended from the first permanent settlers in this area, William Kyle McLean made significant contributions ... 11018 William Monroe Patton Glenwood Cemetery (1855-1915) William Monroe Patton moved to Crockett from Tadmor in 1899 after the death of his brother James H. Patton, with whom he owned a dry ... 12087 William Preston and Rebecca Kate Conner House 1 mi. N of Ratcliff on Fm 227; 2 mi. N on CR 1165; .5 mi. E on CR 1170; .5 mi. N on CR 1175 (Forest Road 511) Built on land purchased in 1852, the W. P. "Press" and Rebecca Kate Conner house was constructed by W. C. McKelvey in 1891 with logs harvested on ... 11239 William Van McConnell Glenwood Cemetery (April 18, 1855 -- March 17, 1919) A native of Crockett, William V. McConnell was the son of Irish-born blacksmith John McConnell. After helping ... 15229 Wingate, Mrs. Isabella Grapeland 14314 Wortham, Major John Crockett