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Isham Davis Home

Iola, Grimes County

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Built 1848. Has hand-hewn cedar in log foundation, ceilings and beams. For 115 years in family of Isham D. Davis, whose wife, Martha, was a daughter of Mathew Caldwell, one of the signers of Texas Declaration of Independence. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1965

Marker Details

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Location Description From Iola take FM 244 S approximately 4.3 miles to CR 162 (Lake Grove Cemetery Rd.) then E on CR 162 approximately 2 miles to CR 157; then N on CR 157 approximately .8 miles (structure is on a hilltop approximately 200 yards from road).
Marker # 8569
Dedicated 1965
Size, Type Medallion and Plate
Code houses, residential buildings
Latitude, Longitude 30.694788, -96.059945

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