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Earle-Napier-Kinnard House

Waco, McLennan County

Marker Text

Original two rooms were built in 1850's by John Baylis Earle. He married Emma C. Nelson; their children--J.B., JR., Henry S., Nelson, Anne--were born here. Earle manufactured Confederate uniforms in mill built in 1861. Main house was built in 1868 by J.S. Napier and wife Mary, who with seven children moved here from Alabama. The Rev. D.C. Kinnard married Sarah Napier; Mary, the Kinnards' daughter, lived here until her death, 1957.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description 814 S. 4th (at corner of 4th & I-35), Waco
Marker # 1335
Dedicated 1969
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 31.537474, -97.092589

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