{"sEcho":1,"iTotalRecords":100,"iTotalDisplayRecords":100,"aaData":[{"mkr_id":1,"mkr_name":"Allen's Chapel Methodist Church & Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Allen's Chapel Methodist Church & Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.6448","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.9452","mkr_dir":"This marker is located inside the fence at the Allens Chapel Cemetery. From Honey Grove, drive 2 miles west on US 82, turn north for 4 miles on FM 1396 to intersection of FM 1396 and CR 2750. Turn east on CR 2750 for 1 mile to cemetery.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

In 1842, a Methodist Episcopal Church, South, congregation organized and built a log chapel on land given by Wilson Allen<\/sa>. Early leaders were the Revs. J.H. Graham<\/sa> and J.W.P. McKenzie<\/sa>; trustees and family names included Allen<\/sa>, Hamil<\/sa>, Ramsey<\/sa>, Wheeler<\/sa>, Spence<\/sa>, Stroud<\/sa>, Meade<\/sa>, Dutton<\/sa>, Johnson<\/sa>, Cobb<\/sa>, Massengale<\/sa> and Prickett<\/sa>. The settlement was called Allen's Chapel Community. Due to declining attendance, the church disbanded in 1916. Ministering again to the larger church community, former members gave the church and its fixtures to the local Vineyard Grove Baptist congregation in 1926. The graveyard, still used and maintained by a community cemetery association, remains a landmark to the early settlement. (2002)<\/p>","mkr_img":"allenschap_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"allenschap_thumb.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":3,"cem_name":"Allens Chapel Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":2,"mkr_name":"Arledge Ridge Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Arledge Ridge Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.518","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.1706","mkr_dir":"This marker is located on the R.O.W. to Arledge Ridge Cemetery. From Bonham take SH 78 south approx. 4 miles to the cemetery.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Among the early settlers of this area were Joseph<\/sa> and William Arledge<\/sa>, brothers who arrived from Alabama in the 1850s. Both established successful farms in the area, and the growing settlement became known as Arledge Ridge. Joseph Arledge<\/sa> operated one of the earliest freight lines in Fannin County, with regular routes to the port city of Jefferson. William Arledge<\/sa> established a cotton gin in the central part of the county and later sold an acre of land to be used for a community school and church.<\/p>

A tract of land, deeded by William Arledge<\/sa> in 1876, was designated as a community burial ground. According to local tradition, burials may have taken place in the cemetery as early as the 1840s, but the oldest documented grave is that of Joseph Arledge<\/sa> who died in 1855. <\/p>

Interred in the Arledge Ridge Cemetery are many early settlers, as well as a number of Civil War veterans. Additional land acquisitions in 1893, 1948, and 1965 enlarged the cemetery tract. The Arledge Ridge Cemetery Association, organized in 1948, maintains the historic graveyard and sponsors an annual homecoming event.<\/p>","mkr_img":"arledgeridge_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"arledgeridge_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":5,"cem_name":"Arledge Ridge Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":3,"mkr_name":"Ashley Lodge No. 681, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_name_sort":"Ashley Lodge No. 681, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_lat":"33.4332","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.16545","mkr_dir":"Marker is located at 115 N. Main in Bailey, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Chartered on December 12, 1889, this was the seventh Masonic lodge organized in Fannin County. The first official meeting occurred in January 1890, in a two-story frame building which the lodge shared with the Baptist church. In 1912 the lodge purchased a separate building in downtown Bailey. The second floor was reserved for lodge meetings, while the first floor was leased to a variety of retail businesses. That structure burned in 1950, and Ashley Lodge members met in the Grove Hill Lodge in Leonard until a new building was completed in 1952.<\/p>","mkr_img":"ashley_lodge_681_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"ashley_lodge_681_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":6,"twn_name":"Bailey","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":40,"mkr_name":"First Baptist Church of Bailey","mkr_name_sort":"Bailey, First Baptist Church","mkr_lat":"33.4353","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.16725","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Bailey, Fannin Co., TX at 309 W. Church","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

On May 23, 1888, a small group of neighbors met together at the home of Mr.<\/sa> and Mrs. Baywood Atkins<\/sa> to discuss forming a Baptist church. Assisted by the Rev. J. L. Mays<\/sa> and the Rev. R. L. Pearce<\/sa>, a congregation was begun with twelve charter members: Mr.<\/sa> and Mrs. Baywood Atkins<\/sa>, Mr.<\/sa> and Mrs. T. F. Gray<\/sa>, Dr. A. J. Ray<\/sa>, Mr.<\/sa> and Mrs. Elijah H. Smith<\/sa>, Mrs. Mary Branch Sisson<\/sa>, Mr.<\/sa> and Mrs. John Turner<\/sa>, Charles T. Turner<\/sa>, and George Turner<\/sa>.<\/p>

The group first met in the Portland schoolhouse, and the congregation was named Corinth Baptist Church. Services were held in the schoolhouse once a month until 1890, when the church relocated to its present site in Bailey. The name was changed to First Baptist Church of Bailey, and the congregation shared a building with the local Masonic lodge.<\/p>

In 1912 the church began construction of a new sanctuary, which was completed and dedicated in May 1913. It was used until 1940, when a larger brick building was erected.<\/p>

Over the years, the First Baptist Church of Bailey has actively served its community. A part of Fannin County history for over one hundred years, the church continues to be a vital part of the town of Bailey.<\/p>","mkr_img":"first_baptist_bailey_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"first_baptist_bailey_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":6,"twn_name":"Bailey","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":89,"mkr_name":"Old Baldwin Home","mkr_name_sort":"Baldwin Home","mkr_lat":"33.5647","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.001433","mkr_dir":"Marker located at Windom, Fannin Co., TX at 708 Main St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Mid-Victorian architecture; built 1890s by John Baldwin<\/sa>. His cotton gin patrons -- 70 or 80 per day -- were guests at meals in the home. During early 1940s many legislators, two governors -- Coke Stevenson<\/sa>, W. L. O'Daniel<\/sa> -- were entertained here. RTHL - 1967<\/p>","mkr_img":"baldwin_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"baldwin_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":95,"twn_name":"Windom","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":104,"mkr_name":"Bartley-Woods School","mkr_name_sort":"Bartley-Woods School","mkr_lat":"33.48923","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.02935","mkr_dir":"From Windom, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 1743 south 6.6 mi. to FM 1550, then west on FM 1550 approx .2 mi. to R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Several rural schools existed in Fannin County in the 1890s, including Bartley School and Woods School. In 1932 the County School Board consolidated the schools, along with Providence School and formed the Bartley-Woods School. Three teachers were responsible for not only the consolidation, but for teaching a wide range of subjects.<\/p>

A new brick building, designed by architect Hoke Smith<\/sa>, was erected here in 1940 on land acquired by the Bartley-Woods School District. Constructed with assistance from the Works Progress Administration, the new school building included seven classrooms, a library, cafeteria, and an auditorium with seating for 300 people. The modern campus served a large area. By 1941 seven teachers instructed about 200 pupils. A gymnasium was added to the school in the early 1950s.<\/p>

The school not only provided quality education for youth, but also community programs that benefited farmers and returning veterans after World War II. The building also served as a community center for the area for several years.<\/p>

The County School Board closed the Bartley-Woods School in 1958. The building was razed in 1991. (1996)<\/p>","mkr_img":"b-wschool-hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"b-wschool-tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":37,"twn_name":"Gober","mkr_sch_fk":7,"sch_name":"Bartley Woods"},{"mkr_id":122,"mkr_name":"William W. Bell Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Bell, William W. - Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.655989","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.369491","mkr_dir":"From FM 1752 and US Hwy. 82 in Savoy, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 1752 north approximately 4.3 mi. to gravel road; then west on gravel road approximately .7 mi. to large iron-gated entrance - go north approximately .2 mi.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

William W. Bell<\/sa> (1794 -1845) immigrated to the United States from his native England in 1820. By 1836 he had come to Texas, where he enlisted in the Republic of Texas army in February 1837. He later served in a company of Texas Rangers and was granted a contract by the Republic of Texas to carry mail from Independence to Nashville. <\/p>

Bell<\/sa> was married to the former Elizabeth Weaver<\/sa> , and they were the parents of eight sons and one daughter. This cemetery traces its beginnings to 1845, when William W. Bell<\/sa> died and was buried here by his family. Also interred in the graveyard are Elizabeth Weaver Bell <\/sa> (1804 - 1894) and five of the Bells' nine children: daughter Texana Bell Henry<\/sa> (1837 - 1859); sons Stephen<\/sa> (1823 - 1900), D. J. <\/sa> (1825 - 1899), Albert H. <\/sa> (1830 - 1880), and A. Jessie<\/sa> (1834 - 1856).<\/p>

There are five other marked graves of family members, as well as several unmarked burials. Family tradition states some of the unmarked graves may be those of slaves.<\/p>

The William W. Bell Cemetery Association, formed by Bell<\/sa> descendants in 1985, maintains the historic graveyard.<\/p>","mkr_img":"bell_cemetery_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"bell_cemetery_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":216,"cem_name":"Bell Cemetery (aka Bell-Youree)","mkr_twn_fk":79,"twn_name":"Savoy","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":6,"mkr_name":"Bethel Lodge No. 134 A. F. & A. M.","mkr_name_sort":"Bethel Lodge No. 134 A. F. & A. M.","mkr_lat":"33.4262","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.9464","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX at the NE corner of the town square on FM 34","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Operating under a dispensation issued in 1853, this organization was formally chartered by the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1854. Wesley C. Walker<\/sa> served as the first worshipful master. The membership, like the general population of the area, was comprised of pioneer settlers, many of whom migrated to the new state of Texas from the older states of the South. Early meetings were conducted in a lodge hall at the Rehobeth community (6 mi. SW) in Fannin County.<\/p>

Bethel Lodge relocated to Ladonia in the 1870s. Meetings were first held on the west side of town but were moved here after a fire destroyed the early lodge hall. The group leased meeting space at this location from 1896 until 1912 when it purchased the structure. The building served the organization until members voted to have it razed and replaced with a new hall in 1957. Four years later, Yowell Lodge No. 858 merged with Bethel.<\/p>

Since the ante bellum days of Fannin County, Bethel Lodge No. 134 has played an important role in the development of the area. Its members have included leaders in civic activities and in regional and state Masonic programs.<\/p>","mkr_img":"bethel_lodge134_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"bethel_lodge134_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":7,"mkr_name":"Bethlehem Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Bethlehem Baptist Church","mkr_lat":"33.5880","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.181","mkr_dir":"Marker is located at 1415 Franklin in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Organized in 1871 under the Revs. Billy Cox<\/sa> and H. E. Cleveland<\/sa>. First church was a log cabin on estate of Mrs. Annie Garrett<\/sa>, between Preston and Lee streets. In 1872 missionary society bought present lot. Building then here was remodeled by the Rev. N. L. Wirdlow<\/sa> and congregation. A new church was erected in 1926 during pastorate of the Rev. R. E. Jones<\/sa>. In 1949, present church was built while the Rev. U. S. Cornelius<\/sa> was minister. By 1952, mortgage on building was paid. On April 25, 1971, congregation celebrated centennial with the Rev. E. J. Rhodes<\/sa> as minister.<\/p>","mkr_img":"Bethlehem_BC_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Bethlehem_BC_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":8,"mkr_name":"Biard Home","mkr_name_sort":"Biard Home","mkr_lat":"33.582033","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.179166","mkr_dir":"Marker is at 905 N. Main St. in Bonham, Fannin Co. TX. It is located on the south side of North Main street, about 4 blocks West of the Square between 9th and 10th streets. The marker itself is on the front wall of the home next to the front door.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Built 1857 by hemp factory owner Z. K. Sims<\/sa>. Later owned by Thomas R. Williams<\/sa>, industrialist who brought to Bonham Dr. Charles Carlton<\/sa>, founder of Carlton College; Col. James Q. Chenoweth<\/sa>, first auditor of the U.S. Treasury; Judges James C. Clark<\/sa> and R. M. Lusk<\/sa>. Biard<\/sa> residence since 1909. Registered Texas Historical Landmark - 1964<\/p>","mkr_img":"biardhome-hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"biardhome-hm-thumb.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":67,"mkr_name":"James Fowler Biggers","mkr_name_sort":"Biggers, James Fowler","mkr_lat":"33.4745","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.1933","mkr_dir":"From Bailey, Fannin Co., TX, take SH 78 north approx. 1.5 miles to FM 1553; then west on 1553 approx. .8 miles to CR 4245; then north on 4245 approx. 1 mile to gravel road going west; go west on gravel road .8 miles.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(January 21, 1829 - October 26, 1914)<\/p>

A native of South Carolina, James Fowler Biggers<\/sa> grew up in Mississippi. In 1869 he and other members of his family traveled to Texas by wagon train and settled in Fannin County. Biggers<\/sa> helped establish the White Rock Primitive Baptist Church and often serve the congregation as a lay preacher. He was also instrumental in organizing a school in the church building and in establishing the White Rock Community Cemetery.<\/p>","mkr_img":"biggers_james_fowler_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"biggers_james_fowler_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":6,"twn_name":"Bailey","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":9,"mkr_name":"Biggerstaff Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Biggerstaff Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.50138","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.07196","mkr_dir":"From Dodd City, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 2077 south approx. 5.2 miles to FM 1550; then east on FM 1550 .6 miles to cemetery","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The families of Oliver<\/sa> (1812-1872) and Mary (Livingston) Jackson<\/sa> (1818-1890) and George<\/sa> (1823-1906) and Didama (Jackson) Biggerstaff<\/sa> (1835-1902) moved here from Missouri and settled on adjoining farms in 1854. The Jacksons<\/sa> erected a schoolhouse on their property and this cemetery was established on the Biggerstaff<\/sa> farm. The first recorded burial here was that of Grant Clutter<\/sa> in 1864. The cemetery, which contains about 50 burials, served as the graveyard for the Jackson<\/sa> and Biggerstaff<\/sa> families and their descendants. The last recorded burial was that of Russell McCormack<\/sa> in 1935. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995<\/p>","mkr_img":"biggerstaff_cemetery_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"biggerstaff_cemetery_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":13,"cem_name":"Biggerstaff Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":23,"twn_name":"Dodd City","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":10,"mkr_name":"Blanton Chapel Methodist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Blanton Chapel Methodist Church","mkr_lat":"33.397133","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.293566","mkr_dir":"From Leonard, Fannin Co., TX take SH 78 west 3 miles to FM 981; then north on FM 981 1.5 miles","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Built 1872; rebuilt after storm destruction in 1910. Oldest family chapel in continuous use in county. Benj. F. Blanton<\/sa> (b.1838) organized it and preached there until his death 1917. His grandchildren are still in congregation. Scene of reunions of the Blanton<\/sa> family as late as 1963. Descendants still go there for their weddings. Several distinguished Blantons<\/sa> have gone from here as teachers and preachers and Dr. Earl Blanton<\/sa> of Denton College.[notes from application]<\/p>","mkr_img":"blanton_chapel_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"blanton_chapel_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":11,"mkr_name":"Bonham Cotton Mill","mkr_name_sort":"Bonham Cotton Mill","mkr_lat":"33.573566","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.17935","mkr_dir":"Marker is located at 1 Main St., Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

In 1900, nine Bonham businessmen formed a corporation to construct and operate a cotton mill near this site. The town's presence on the northern edge of the blackland prairie made it an idea location for textile manufacturing, since cotton was one of the area's principal crops.<\/p>

The Bonham Cotton Mill, which opened in 1901, was the town's first significant industrial plant. The corporation constructed a series of company homes and provided free day care for children of employees.<\/p>

In 1920, the company merged with Consolidated Textile Corporation, which was based on the east coast. Management of the mill remained in the hands of John C. Saunders<\/sa> until his death in 1934. The Bonham Cotton Mill closed in 1930 with the onset of the Great Depression. In 1931, Bonham businessmen rechartered it as a Texas corporation.<\/p>

After reaching its peak of production during the 1940s, the cotton mill declined in the post-World War II years. The plant merged with the Brenham Cotton Mill in 1958 but closed eventually in the 1970s. As Bonham's principal employer for many years of the 20th century, the cotton mill had a major impact on the city's social and economic history. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986<\/p>","mkr_img":"bonham_cotton_mill_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"bonham_cotton_mill_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":12,"mkr_name":"Bonham Daily Favorite","mkr_name_sort":"Bonham Daily Favorite","mkr_lat":"33.57655","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.177933","mkr_dir":"Marker is located at 314 N. Center St., Bonham, Fannin Co., Tx","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

In 1887 Dr. J. M. Terry<\/sa>, who gave up medicine for journalism, established the \"Weekly Fannin Favorite.\" He expanded in 1892 by starting this newspaper, the oldest daily publication in Fannin County. For 45 years its offices were in the 500 block of North Main before moving here in 1953.<\/p>

Although ownership has changed many times, the award-winning newspaper has maintained high standards of news coverage. The \"Daily Favorite\" recorded the public career of Sam Rayburn<\/sa> (1882-1961), Congressman from this district and longtime Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.<\/p>","mkr_img":"Bonham_Daily_Favorite_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Bonham_Daily_Favorite_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":13,"mkr_name":"Bonham High School Auditorium & Gymnasium","mkr_name_sort":"Bonham High School Auditorium & Gymnasium","mkr_lat":"33.584566","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.17935","mkr_dir":"This medallion\/plate marker is located at the high school at N. Main and 12th St. in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Using funds from the Federal Public Works Administration and local tax dollars, this structure was built to provide space for school and community assemblies, performances and athletic events. Architects Voelcker<\/sa> and Dixon<\/sa> of Wichita Falls designed the auditorium with Romanesque influences in its arched window and entrance openings and its brick detailing. The 1937 Junior-Senior prom was the first official school function held here, followed later that school year by commencement exercises in the auditorium. It remains in use for community functions. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2001<\/p>","mkr_img":"bonham_gym_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"bonhamgym_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":116,"sch_name":"Bonham High"},{"mkr_id":43,"mkr_name":"First Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Bonham, First Baptist Church","mkr_lat":"33.580528","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.177171","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at Center (SH 78) & 8th St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Organized November 1852 under the Rev. J. R. Briscoe<\/sa> with six charter members. The first log church on this site doubled as the school. Cost of this lot-- then outside city limits -- was $50. Indian trail lay northeast. In 1855 a new frame church was built; baptisms were held in Saunder's pool on West 7th. Other denominations were also allowed to worship here. New churches were built in 1882 and 1921, the latter being dedicated by George W. Truett<\/sa>, noted evangelist. The present church was dedicated 1959 under the Rev. Jack M. Carson<\/sa>, pastor.","mkr_img":"FBC_Bonham_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"FBC_Bonham_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":44,"mkr_name":"First Christian Church of Bonham","mkr_name_sort":"Bonham, First Christian Church","mkr_lat":"33.580304","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.179311","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at 7th & N. Main","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Congregation organized in 1868 by Charles Carlton<\/sa> (1821-1902). Born in England, he was educated in West Virginia under Alexander Campbell<\/sa> , founder of Disciples of Christ movement. Carlton<\/sa> moved to Bonham in 1867 and here organized Carlton College. First Christian Church was established on May 31, 1868, with 27 charter members. This lot was bought from Col. Jack R. Russell<\/sa> in 1877, and a frame building was erected in 1878. Present classical revival structure was built in 1912. The Rev. Charles M. Schoonover<\/sa> was minister at its dedication","mkr_img":"first_christian_church_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"first_christian_church_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":48,"mkr_name":"First National Bank","mkr_name_sort":"Bonham, First National Bank","mkr_lat":"33.577183","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.180183","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at 120 W. Sam Rayburn","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Oldest bank in Fannin County. Chartered December 12, 1883. At that time, county had 25,000 people; farming and industry prospered; a new railroad was being built; seven schools and colleges and three newspapers were in operation. Growth of the bank has paralleled and contributed to Bonham's growth. Many descendants of the 24 original stockholders remain affiliated with its interests. Presidents have been: W. A. Nunnelee<\/sa>, 1883-1897; S. B. Allen<\/sa>, 1897-1902; A. B. Scarborough<\/sa>, <\/sa> 1902-1921\/1925-1944; D. W. Sweeney<\/sa>, 1921-1925; Dick Saunders<\/sa>, 1944- RTHL - 1966","mkr_img":"FNB_Bonham_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"FNB_Bonham_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":50,"mkr_name":"First Presbyterian Church","mkr_name_sort":"Bonham, First Presbyterian Church","mkr_lat":"33.581533","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.179033","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at 9th &amp;amp; N. Main","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

First Presbyterian Church, U.S. erected 1885. Congregation organized in 1872. Only church in area with spire and belfry. RTHL \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 1965<\/p>","mkr_img":"FPC_Bonham_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"FPC_Bonham_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":51,"mkr_name":"First United Methodist Church of Bonham","mkr_name_sort":"Bonham, First United Methodist Church","mkr_lat":"33.581594","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.181401","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at 8th & Star St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Founded in 1844 in the Republic of Texas by a circuit rider, the Rev. James H. Graham<\/sa> (1815-1884), this church first met in a log cabin, which it shared with Baptist and Presbyterian congregations. Charter members included the families of Bailey English<\/sa> (1797-1867), founder of the town of Bonham, and his brother-in-law, James P. Simpson<\/sa>. The log cabin was replaced in 1872 by a frame church, which the Methodists shared on alternate Sundays with Cumberland Presbyterians until 1881. A brick church building was erected in 1887 and rebuilt one year after it was destroyed by a fire in 1898. The Women's Missionary Society, organized in 1887, enabled Lelia Roberts<\/sa> (1861-1950), a lifelong members of this congregation, to begin a mission school in Mexico. Miss Roberts<\/sa>, along with her sister, Martha<\/sa>, operated the school for 44 years until it was taken over by the Mexican government in 1930. A memorial fund, established by the church in 1950, continues the missionary efforts begun by Miss Roberts<\/sa>. An education building was constructed in 1952-53 and the present sanctuary in 1960-61. With a current (1975) membership of 841, this is one of the largest congregations in Fannin County.","mkr_img":"FUMC_Bonham_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"FUMC_Bonham_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":116,"mkr_name":"Trinity Episcopal Church","mkr_name_sort":"Bonham, Trinity Episcopal Church","mkr_lat":"33.580016","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.18195","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at Star & W. 7thSt","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Episcopal missionary work began in Fannin and surrounding counties in the mid-1870s, and Trinity Church was organized in Bonham as a mission in 1877. Services were held in the homes of church members, and in the First Baptist Church building for a few years.<\/p>

The Reverend T. B. Lawson<\/sa> deeded land in 1882 to the church for the site of a church building. During construction, the congregation were seated on rough planks. A crude board nailed on a strip of wood served as the altar. The frame church building was completed in 1883. Full parish status was granted to Trinity Episcopal Church in 1885. A rectory was added in 1886, with some rooms used as a school. Gifts in the early 1900s from church members included a handpainted memorial altar and a marble baptismal font.<\/p>

For many years the church continued without the benefit of a full-time resident priest, with priests from area churches conducting Sunday services. The church was returned to mission status.<\/p>

A fire in 1961 destroyed the historic church structure. A new cedar-sheathed church building reminiscent of the original structure was completed in 1962. One of the twelve founding churches of the Diocese of Dallas, the church has served the area for over 100 years.<\/p>","mkr_img":"trinity_episc_church_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"trinity_episc_church_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":106,"mkr_name":"Bralley-Pendleton School","mkr_name_sort":"Bralley-Pendleton School Site","mkr_lat":"33.579271","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.908060","mkr_dir":"This marker is located in Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX at 87 S. 8th St","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The first school for African Americans in Honey Grove began in 1882 with 20 students and one teacher. The school was named for F. M. Bralley<\/sa>, an early superintendent. By 1911 there were 188 students and two teachers. Bralley<\/sa> became a high school in 1925 when Smith Hill School opened for elementary grades, but the two schools were joined again in 1934. In 1959 the school was renamed in honor of its long-term principal John W. Pendleton. <\/sa> After the Honey Grove schools were integrated in 1965-66, the Bralley-Pendleton School buildings were sold and razed. (1997)<\/p>","mkr_img":"bralley_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"bralley_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":119,"sch_name":"Bralley-Pendleton"},{"mkr_id":93,"mkr_name":"Old W. W. Brownlee Home","mkr_name_sort":"Brownlee, W. W. Home","mkr_lat":"33.5793","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.181133","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at 220 W. 6th","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

\r\nBuilt 1872 with lumber hauled from Jefferson. Second story was added later. Bought 1946 by Alex Longmire. RTHL - 1968<\/p>","mkr_img":"brownlee_home_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"brownlee_home_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":14,"mkr_name":"Buchanan Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Buchanan Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.48225","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.2654","mkr_dir":"From Randolph, Fannin Co., TX, take SH 11 east approx .5 mi. to CR 4550; then south on CR 4550 .4 mi. to cemetery","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Alexander Buchanan<\/sa> (1796-1846), his wife Delilah<\/sa> (1806-1870), and their eleven children moved to the Republic of Texas from Illinois in 1844. They settled on a 320-acre farm at this site in January 1846. Alexander Buchanan<\/sa> died that same year and was buried on his farm in what became the Buchanan Cemetery. Delilah Buchanan<\/sa> continued to live on the farm until her death and was buried next to her husband. Some of their children and descendants, many of whom became Fannin County business and civic leaders, also are interred in the family graveyard.<\/p>","mkr_img":"buchanan_cemetery_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"buchanan_cemetery_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":22,"cem_name":"Buchanan Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":71,"twn_name":"Randolph","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":15,"mkr_name":"Burns Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Burns Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.438","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.3216","mkr_dir":"From Trenton, Fannin Co., TX, take SH 121 east 1 mile, then on gravel\/paved road where Shizi veers north for a distance of .5 miles to cemetery","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Land for this cemetery was donated in 1876 by Tennessee native William Boyd Burns<\/sa> (1821-1907), whose log cabin home was located adjacent to the site. Pioneer settler of the Trenton community, he also gave nearby property for a Union church building, Burns<\/sa> Chapel, which served as an early schoolhouse for the surrounding rural area.<\/p>

The cemetery was first used in 1877 for the burials of Burns<\/sa>' stepson John Patton<\/sa> and daughter Priscilla Burns<\/sa>, who at 16 was a teacher in the Orangeville Academy. Other graves include those of pioneer area settlers and prominent leaders of Trenton.<\/p>

Among the Civil War veterans interred here and early physician Dr. W. C. Holmes<\/sa>, who fought at Shiloh, and John W. Connelly<\/sa>, a former teacher in the Indian Territory who became a popular local preacher.<\/p>

For well over a century the Burns<\/sa> Cemetery has served residents of the Trenton area. The original tract has been enlarged through a donation of land and the purchase of additional property. Still in use, the cemetery serves as a historic reminder of the region's rich heritage and as the site of an annual memorial service honoring the settlers who led in the area's development.<\/p>","mkr_img":"burns_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"burns_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":24,"cem_name":"Burns Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":86,"twn_name":"Trenton","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":84,"mkr_name":"Military Headquarters Northern Sub-District of Texas, C.S.A.","mkr_name_sort":"C.S.A., Military Headquarters Northern Sub-District of Texas","mkr_lat":"33.580283","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.19415","mkr_dir":"Marker is located at Bonham, Fannin Co., near W. 10th & SH 121 in Willow Wild Cemetery (near entrance)","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Established at this site as a key part of Civil War defense of Texas by General Henry E. McCulloch<\/sa>, frontier fighter and Ranger of long experience. With supervision of 7 brigades fighting in Texas, Indian Territory and Arkansas, McCulloch<\/sa> had here only 2 cavalry and 4 infantry units to patrol and defend 600 miles along the Red River and western frontier against hostile indians, bands of armed deserters, Federals attempting invasion and disloyal citizens encouraging invasion. Food and arms were also furnished from here for armed forces and for friendly Indian families.<\/p>

Colonel William C. Quantrill<\/sa>, C.S.A., and his notorious guerrilla raiders, including future members of the James<\/sa> and Younger<\/sa> gangs, attached themselves in 1863-64 to this command. Though the guerrillas were credited with stopping cattle thefts along the Red River, Quantrill<\/sa> had to be arrested for killing draft evaders and deserters and shooting up towns. However, he soon escaped. Lines of communication and supply were kept open and lives of hundreds of settlers were saved through the operations of this command.<\/p>","mkr_img":"northernsub_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"northernsub_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":16,"mkr_name":"Carlton College","mkr_name_sort":"Carlton College","mkr_lat":"33.582666","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.175966","mkr_dir":"This marker is located at 302 E. 10th St. in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Formally chartered in 1881, Carlton College began under the direction of Charles Carlton<\/sa> (1821-1902) as the Bonham Female Institute. Carlton<\/sa>, a native of England and a Disciples of Christ minister, had come to Bonham in 1867 to take charge of the institute, which soon became a coeducational school known as Bonham Seminary. Carlton<\/sa>, several of his children, and his second wife, Sallie<\/sa>, taught many of the classes at his Bonham schools. In 1882, the first of several Carlton College buildings was constructed in this block of East Tenth St. Carlton College admitted all young men and women who demonstrated a sincere desire for education. As the Carltons<\/sa> grew older, they decided to limit enrollment, and the college became an all-female school in 1887. By the time of Carlton's<\/sa> death in 1902, approximately 3600 pupils had attended his schools in Bonham. Carlton College declined with the death of its founder and in 1914 was merged with a school in Sherman to form Carr-Burdette College. When that institution closed in 1916, the graduates of Carlton were adopted into the alumni fellowship of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. <\/p>","mkr_img":"carlton_college_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"carlton_college_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":117,"sch_name":"Carlton College"},{"mkr_id":17,"mkr_name":"Carson Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Carson Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.6106","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.28155","mkr_dir":"From Ector, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 898 north approx. 2.5 miles to R.O.W","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

According to local oral tradition, this cemetery was named for John Carson<\/sa>, who once owned the adjacent land. Some sources say one grave was in existence before 1842; others maintain the first graves date to an 1842 Indian raid at the nearby home of Dr.<\/sa> and Mrs. W. M. Hunter<\/sa>. The three victims of the raid were Mrs. Minerva Hunter<\/sa>, her young daughter Elizabeth<\/sa>, and an African American maid whose name is unknown. By 1878, the cemetery trustees acquired title to the land and they later added more acreage. Among those buried here are land donors Mr.<\/sa> & Mrs. W. E. Alderson<\/sa>, Mr.<\/sa> & Mrs. W. R. Luton<\/sa>, and T. M. Newell<\/sa>. Minerva Hunter's<\/sa> grave was marked in 1942, a century after her death. (1974, 1998)<\/p>","mkr_img":"carson_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"carson_hm_thumb.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":26,"cem_name":"Carson Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":26,"twn_name":"Ector","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":18,"mkr_name":"Central National Road","mkr_name_sort":"Central National Road","mkr_lat":"33.437185","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.875166","mkr_dir":"This marker was stolen and has not been replaced. Former location: From Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 64 east approx. 4 miles to FM 904; then north on FM 904 100 ft","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Created 1844 to connect Texas Republic with the United States. Route began in Dallas, to go to Kiomatia Crossing on Red River. Surveyed by Maj. George W. Stell<\/sa>, road was to be 30' wide and clear of tree stumps more than a foot high. Route ran north of land of John H. Loring<\/sa> (1 mi. E of present Ladonia), coming eastward to make abrupt north turn here and push over Sulphur River at crossing named for Isaac Lyday<\/sa>, who came here in 1836. A small segment of the road may still be seen (1972) skirting Lyday Cemetery in the W. D. Wehrmann, Jr.<\/sa> pasture, just east of FM 904, southwest of Dial. Marker Sponsors: Walter Long, W. D. Wehrmann, Jr. and Pecan Gap Friends<\/p>","mkr_img":"","txt_img":"","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":19,"mkr_name":"Charles Henry Christian","mkr_name_sort":"Christian, Charles Henry","mkr_lat":"33.566933","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.18025","mkr_dir":"Near SH 78 and S. Main St. in Gate&amp;#039;s Hill Cemetery. Gate&amp;#039;s Hill Cemetery is located at the South end of Bonham, Fannin Co., TX just off of State Hwy 78, traveling on 78 North into the city","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(July 29, 1916 - March 2, 1942)<\/p>

As a child Bonham native Charles (Charlie) Christian<\/sa> was exposed to the guitar artistry and soprano solos of his parents Clarence<\/sa> and Willie Mae Christian<\/sa>. Though taught in the guitar chord technique, he developed a unique single-string style that made his reputation and earned him a place in music great Benny Goodman's<\/sa> band in 1939. A jazz guitar prodigy, he played with Goodman<\/sa>, Count Basie<\/sa>, and at Carnegie Hall before dying of tuberculosis at the age of 25.<\/p>","mkr_img":"christian_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"christian_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":51,"cem_name":"Gates Hill Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":20,"mkr_name":"Church of St. Mark, The Evangelist, Episcopal","mkr_name_sort":"Church of St. Mark, The Evangelist, Episcopal","mkr_lat":"33.582216","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.907883","mkr_dir":"Marker located at 8th &amp; Market in Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

This congregation was organized in 1876 by the Rt. Rev. Alexander C. Garrett<\/sa>, bishop of the Missionary District of Northern Texas, and later bishop of Dallas. In 1883, this building was constructed during the ministry of the Rev. J. P. Lytton<\/sa>. Of wood frame construction, the Gothic revival structure features lancet windows and a varnished pine interior with a cathedral ceiling. It stands as a reminder of Honey Grove's pioneer heritage. Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1984<\/p>","mkr_img":"stmark_episc_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"stmark_episc_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":21,"mkr_name":"Clark Memorial United Methodist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Clark Memorial United Methodist Church","mkr_lat":"33.57075","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.1849","mkr_dir":"Marker is located at S. Gates &amp; S. 4th in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The organizational meeting for this church was held at the home of Mrs. S. J. Stevenson<\/sa> in 1893. The new congregation met for worship at the Stevenson<\/sa> home until 1901 when they constructed a small building on this site. Although many additions to the church complex have been made, the original building still serves as the sanctuary. During the 1920s the church was named Clark Memorial Methodist Church in honor of longtime member Mrs. John Clark<\/sa>. The congregation has produced a number of ministers from its membership","mkr_img":"Clark_Memorial_UMC_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Clark_Memorial_UMC_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":134,"mkr_name":"Clendenen-Carlton House","mkr_name_sort":"Clendenen-Carlton House","mkr_lat":"33.58105","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.179266","mkr_dir":null,"txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"National Register of Historic Places","mkr_img":"clendenen-carlton.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":23,"mkr_name":"Confederate Commissary","mkr_name_sort":"Confederate Commissary","mkr_lat":"33.57895","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.179066","mkr_dir":"This marker is located at the SE corner of 6th &amp;amp; N. Main in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Army supply headquarters for northern sub-district of Texas. Dispensed uniforms, clothing, blankets, harness, bridles, gear, saddles, food rations. Beef, pork and wild game were cooked in an Army mess kitchen furnace on this site. At least 7 brigades defending the northeastern frontier of Texas drew supplies here. To keep the 1861 Confederate treaty with friendly tribes in Indian Territory, food rations were issued here to civilians of the Choctaw, Cherokee and other nations fighting for the South. <\/p>","mkr_img":"csa_commissary_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"csa_commissary_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":24,"mkr_name":"Confederate Statue","mkr_name_sort":"Confederate Statue","mkr_lat":"33.577733","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.1789","mkr_dir":"This marker is located at SE corner of 6th & N. Main in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Civil War marker erected 1906 by Daughters of the Confederacy and Veterans of Confederacy<\/p>","mkr_img":"","txt_img":"","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":26,"mkr_name":"Constantine Lodge No. 13, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_name_sort":"Constantine Lodge No. 13, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_lat":"33.578755","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.179303","mkr_dir":"This marker is located at the SE Corner of 6th and N. Main at 517 N. Main St. in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Organized at the former county seat of Warren on Nov. 3, 1840, this was one of the earliest Masonic lodges in Texas. Dr. Daniel Rowlett<\/sa> (1786-1848), Fannin County pioneer and Republic of Texas Congressman, was one of the first officers. The lodge moved to Bonham in 1844 and opened a girls' school here in 1867. Since 1878, this group and Haywood Lodge No. 168, I. O. O. E., have jointly operated Willow Wild Cemetery. The lodge hall has also been located on this site since 1878. Members have included many community and Masonic leaders. <\/p>

Supplemental: <\/sa> This marker was first mounted on the lodge hall at the northeast corner of Center and E. Sam Rayburn. The lodge moved here in Feb 1981.<\/p>","mkr_img":"constantine_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"constantine_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":27,"mkr_name":"Crockett Park","mkr_name_sort":"Crockett Park","mkr_lat":"33.5822","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.9163","mkr_dir":"This marker is located in Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX near the corner of Spring and Market St. in the park","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Named for David Crockett<\/sa> (1786-1836), the colorful Tennessee pioneer and congressman who rallied to cause of Texas in her war for independence. Late in 1835, Crockett<\/sa> traveled by riverboat, horseback, and on foot, entering Texas along the Red River (NE of here). Camping at a site half a mile northeast of this park, he found wild bees and honey in hollow trees. In letters to family and friends, Crockett<\/sa> called the campsite a \"honey grove.\" It is said he told his friends he would settle here later, but in a few weeks he died in cause of freedom at the Alamo.<\/p>\r\n

One of Crockett's<\/sa> old friends, Tennessee surveyor Samuel A. Erwin<\/sa> (1786-1854), became the first settler here (1839) and first postmaster (1846). Benjamin S. Walcott<\/sa>, arriving in 1848, added land of his own to his wife's legacy from James Gilmer<\/sa>. With Erwin<\/sa> as co-founder, he platted town of Honey Grove on the Gilmer grant. He also erected first stone building.<\/p>\r\n

By 1885, Honey Grove had many businesses, including a weekly newspaper, \"The Independent.\" Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad reached here in 1887. A peak of 4,000 inhabitants was attained in 1890.<\/p>\r\n

Situated on land bought from W. J. Erwin<\/sa> (1919) this park provides recreation for a dynamic community.<\/p>","mkr_img":"crockett_park_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"crockett_park_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":28,"mkr_name":"Dial Home","mkr_name_sort":"Dial Home","mkr_lat":"33.5864","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.907516","mkr_dir":"This marker is located at 808 N. 8th in Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

This Queen Anne house was built in 1890, seventeen years after the town of Honey Grove was chartered. It was constructed for William H<\/sa>. and Martha (O'Kelley) Gross<\/sa>. A prominent area lawyer, Gross<\/sa> served as the first city attorney for Honey Grove. In 1905 the property was purchased by local merchant Samuel M. Dial<\/sa> and his wife Ruby (Rutherford<\/sa>). Dial<\/sa> was a native of the nearby community of Lane's Academy, later renamed Dial<\/sa> in honor of his family. Deeded to the Dial\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s<\/sa> son Harry<\/sa> in 1932, the residence remained in the family for over sixty years.","mkr_img":"dialhouse_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"dialhouse_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":107,"mkr_name":"Site of Dial Schools","mkr_name_sort":"Dial Schools","mkr_lat":"33.49682","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.8715","mkr_dir":"This marker is located at Dial, Fannin Co., TX on the north side of town on FM 824","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

School in this community was held 1840-80 in a log cabin used also for church and community activities. Cotton gin and grist mill of Dial<\/sa> family attracted settlers. Dial Post Office opened May 24, 1880. In July 1880 a site was provided for academy which gained renown under a superior educator, Robert W. Lane<\/sa> (1825-91), a Confederate veteran.<\/p>\r\n

One of later (1903-05) teachers in Dial community was the Hon. Sam Rayburn<\/sa> (1882-1961), United States Congressman from Texas 1913-61, who set a record of 17 years as Speaker of the House of Representatives.<\/p>","mkr_img":"dial_schools_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"dial_schools_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":22,"twn_name":"Dial","mkr_sch_fk":29,"sch_name":"Dial"},{"mkr_id":29,"mkr_name":"Dial United Presbyterian Church","mkr_name_sort":"Dial United Presbyterian Church","mkr_lat":"33.4974","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.8702","mkr_dir":"Marker located across from Dial Cemetery in Dial, Fannin Co., TX on FM 824","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Successor to Bethel Society, founded with 26 charter members in 1846 as first Presbyterian church in Bethel (present Dial) community. Early services were held in a one-room log school shared by all denominations.<\/p>

The first Sunday School was organized on January 27, 1874.<\/p>

The first church building was dedicated in 1900 on land given by James Dial<\/sa>, prominent citizen.<\/p>

In 1958 \"United\" was added to name after two branches of the Presbyterian church throughout America were united. The present church was built in 1925, using materials from first structure.<\/p>

Recorded Texas Historical Landmark - 1969<\/p>","mkr_img":"dial_presbyterian_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"dial_presbyterian_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":22,"twn_name":"Dial","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":33,"mkr_name":"East Shady Grove Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"East Shady Grove Baptist Church","mkr_lat":"33.3796","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.2948","mkr_dir":"From Leonard, Fannin Co., TX, take SH 78 west (south) 3 miles to FM 981; then north on FM 981 .3 miles","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Organized Oct. 26, 1884, by 18 members who met at nearby school to found a missionary Baptist church. T. P. Reece<\/sa> was the first of 25 pastors here. The Sunday School was founded Feb. 22, 1885. Dedication of present church was July 16, 1911. <\/p>","mkr_img":"East_Shady_Grove_BC_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"East_Shady_Grove_BC_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":34,"mkr_name":"Ector Lodge No. 687, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_name_sort":"Ector Lodge No. 687, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_lat":"33.5789","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.27325","mkr_dir":"Marker located at 201 N. Main St. in Ector, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

This lodge began in 1887, when a group of Masons in the town of Ravenna joined together and petitioned the Grand Lodge of Texas for a charter. In 1889 the lodge was moved to the new railroad town of Ector, and in 1901 the name was changed to Ector Lodge No. 687. The membership met in several locations before moving to this building in 1980. Throughout its history, the lodge has maintained an active interest in the community and in charitable projects. Members of Ector Lodge have included area pioneers and prominent citizens.<\/p>","mkr_img":"ector_lodge687_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"ector_lodge687_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":26,"twn_name":"Ector","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":35,"mkr_name":"Ector Methodist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Ector Methodist Church","mkr_lat":"33.58016","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.27476","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Ector, Fannin Co., TX on Church St. 3 blocks N of US Hwy. 82 and one block west of FM 898","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The community of Ector was established in 1874 on the route of the Texas & Pacific Railroad. The Ravenna Circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was created in 1885, and the Ector congregation, which met in a nearby school, was served by the Rev. R. R. Nelson<\/sa>. A frame church with twin steeples was built in 1888. It was razed in 1960, and an educational building was erected in 1963. The congregation was renamed Ector United Methodist Church in 1968, and a new sanctuary was built in 1976. This church has served its community for over one hundred years. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986 <\/p>","mkr_img":"Ector_MC_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Ector_MC_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":26,"twn_name":"Ector","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":136,"mkr_name":"Edhube Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Edhube Baptist Church","mkr_lat":"33.525467","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.21696","mkr_dir":"595 FM 2815, Bonham, TX 75418. From TX HWY 121, turn East on CR 1629, then South (first right) onto CR 2815. Just after the intersection with CR 4225, the church and historical marker will be on your left.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Baptist Missionary Minister Henry Fountain Jones, who served several Baptist churches in Fannin County, organized this congregation on September 18, 1894, with eighteen charter members: Fannie Cooper Benton, W. L. and M. B. Bradshaw, Thomas S. and Mary F. Cooper, Myrtle Cunningham, Alice J. McClure Evans, Mrs. M. A. Grimes, M. and S. A. Higginbotham, Louise P. Jenkins, William A. Lipscomb, G. W. Maxwell, Robert J. and Lucy Ann Shive, Eula A. Cooper Watson, Florence Cooper Watson Richards, and Mrs. M. E. Whaley. Early worship services were held in a local schoolhouse, and the Sunday School was organized in 1897.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The church and community initially were named Bentonville in honor of Confederate veteran Edmond Hugh Benton. After the town's name was shortened to Edhube (using the first two letters of Benton's three names) in the early 1900s. The church became known as Edhube Baptist Church.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Church members built their first sanctuary in 1900 on land donated by the Benton family. The congregation also built a brush arbor to house summer services, and baptisms took place in area creeks and ponds. The church complex was enlarged over the year with the addition of educational facilities and parsonages.<\/p>","mkr_img":"edube_baptist_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"edube_baptist_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":27,"twn_name":"Edhube","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":36,"mkr_name":"Ely","mkr_name_sort":"Ely","mkr_lat":"33.5234","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.3128","mkr_dir":"This marker is located 6 miles southwest of Ector, Fannin Co., TX on FM 898","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

A veteran of the Civil War, Levi Wells Ely<\/sa> (1829-1904) and his wife Laura (Page)<\/sa> migrated to this area from Georgia in 1882. The settlement that grew up around their farm became known as the Ely community. Settlers were attracted to this cotton-producing area by the fertile soil and nearby rail lines. Ely was the site of a general store, cotton gin, blacksmith shop, barber shop, and churches. A post office, opened in 1895, closed in 1905. A school was located here until 1949 when it was consolidated with the Whitewright District. (1980) <\/p>","mkr_img":"ely_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"ely_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":26,"twn_name":"Ector","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":101,"mkr_name":"Samuel Augustus Erwin","mkr_name_sort":"Erwin, Samuel Augustus","mkr_lat":"33.5908","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.910","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX at Oakwood Cemetery on FM 100 (near main entrance)","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(March 17, 1786 - July 13, 1854)<\/p>

Virginia-born Samuel Erwin<\/sa> was married in 1819 in Tennessee to Sally Rodgers Crisp<\/sa> (1795-1860), in a ceremony performed by local magistrate David Crockett<\/sa>. First settler in the Honey Grove area, Erwin<\/sa> arrived here in 1837 and surveyed land grants for other pioneers. A surveyor by profession, he platted the townsite for his friend B. S. Walcott<\/sa> in 1848. He was the town's first postmaster and one of Fannin County's earliest justices of the peace.<\/p>","mkr_img":"erwin_samuel_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"erwin_samuel_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":92,"cem_name":"Oakwood Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":39,"mkr_name":"Fannin County","mkr_name_sort":"Fannin County","mkr_lat":"33.57785","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.17895","mkr_dir":"Moved to the Courthouse Square in 2016.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The area was first settled by Anglo-Americans who traveled up the Red River by steamboat in 1836. Fannin County was created in 1837, organized in 1838, and named for James W. Fannin<\/sa> (1805-36), who was massacred with his soldiers at Goliad (March 27, 1836) after surrendering to the Mexican Army. County officials first met at Jacob Black's<\/sa> cabin on the Red River. The county seat was moved in 1840 to Warren and in 1843 to Bois d'Arc, which was renamed in 1844 in honor of James Butler Bonham<\/sa> (1807-36), a hero of the siege of the Alamo.","mkr_img":"Fannin_County_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Fannin_County_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":38,"mkr_name":"Fannin County Courthouses","mkr_name_sort":"Fannin County Courthouses","mkr_lat":"33.577283","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.1787","mkr_dir":"This marker is located on the square in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Commissioners Court first met at Jacob Black's<\/sa> cabin on Feb. 26, 1836, before Fannin County was officially organized. In 1838 Warren (near present Ambrose in Grayson County) was named the county seat. The courthouse built there in 1840 was a two-story oak and cedar structure with rough plank floors. In 1843 the county seat was moved to Bois d'Arc; town's name was changed to Bonham, for an Alamo hero, the next year. Judge John P. Simpson<\/sa> donated land for the small log courthouse of 1843. Later another cabin was built with a breezeway connecting the two. In the early courthouse jurors sat above the courtroom in a loft that could be reached only by an outside ladder. This log building served until 1881 when a two-story brick structure was erected at the same location.<\/p>

This was replaced in 1888 by a 3-story courthouse made of native stone from Gober, south of Bonham, and built by Scottish-born stonemasons Kane<\/sa> and Cormack<\/sa>. Fire in 1929 destroyed the clock steeple, and the building was remodeled.<\/p>\r\n

Using part of the 1888 structure, this courthouse was constructed in 1965-66 with a facade of Leuders stone. It was dedicated by Governor John Connally<\/sa>.<\/p>","mkr_img":"fannin_courthouses_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"fannin_courthouses_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":73,"mkr_name":"Joseph F. Fenner","mkr_name_sort":"Fenner, Joseph F.","mkr_lat":"33.4323","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.2190","mkr_dir":"From Leonard, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 1553 north 3.5 miles to Grove Hill Cemetery to this grave marker","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Star and Wreath Texas War for Independence veteran. Member Shackelford's Company, Colonel Fannin's command, 1836. Erected by the State of texas, 1962<\/p>","mkr_img":"Joseph_Fenner_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Joseph_Fenner_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":54,"cem_name":"Grove Hill Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":128,"mkr_name":"First Baptist Church of Trenton","mkr_name_sort":"First Baptist Church of Trenton","mkr_lat":"33.431666","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.3376","mkr_dir":"302 N. 2nd Street, Trenton","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"On January 7, 1877, Trenton Baptists began worshiping in the\r\nBurns school house. The church body organized as Smyrna Baptist Church of Christ, with Martin W. Gentry as the first pastor. In 1886, the church called their second pastor in Jno. William Connelly. The church entered into fellowship with the Sister Grove Association in 1878 until the Fannin County\r\nBaptist Association formed in 1889. In 1897, under the leadership of Rev. J. M. Harder, the church built a frame building on the present site. A fire in November 1953 completely destroyed the sanctuary. The congregation met in the high school auditorium until a new church was completed in July 1954. The church continues to support global missions and community needs.","mkr_img":"first_baptist_trenton.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":86,"twn_name":"Trenton","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":45,"mkr_name":"First Fannin County Settlement","mkr_name_sort":"First Fannin County Settlement","mkr_lat":"33.7995","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.13635","mkr_dir":"From Elwood; Fannin Co., TX, take FM 2554 west 4.5 miles to R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(one mile east of landing) Established April 1836 by five pioneers moving to Texas on the \"Rover,\" one of few steamboats to pass around snags and bends of Red River to this area. The colonists -- from four states of the \"Old South\" -- were Richard Locke<\/sa>, Dr. Daniel Rowlett<\/sa>, Daniel Slack<\/sa>, Edward<\/sa> and John Stephens<\/sa>. They were soon joined by Jabez Fitzgerald<\/sa> and Mark Roberts<\/sa> and families, who traveled overland. Leader of settlers was Rowlett<\/sa>, planter and lawyer as well as doctor, instrumental in creation of Fannin County, 1837; he served Republic of Texas in army and in 2nd, 4th and 8th Congresses.","mkr_img":"First_Fannin_Settlement_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"First_Fannin_Settlement_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":28,"twn_name":"Elwood","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":118,"mkr_name":"Vicinity of Fort Inglish","mkr_name_sort":"Fort Inglish Vicinity","mkr_lat":"33.581815","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.167790","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX near the corner of Lipscomb and 9th St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(exact original location unknown)<\/p>

Spot where settlement of town of Bonham began. On 1,250-acre land grant of Texas Republic to Bailey Inglish<\/sa> (1797-1867), former Miller County, Ark., sheriff who led train of settlers traveling by oxcart to this site in 1837. Here they built a log stockade and blockhouse with gun ports for use in community defense. In a typical fight (1841), the Indians were repulsed, but captured two young boys hunting cows near the fort. (The boys returned later.)<\/p>

Called Bois d'Arc in 1840, town was renamed (1843) to honor Texas War for Independence hero, Col. James Butler Bonham<\/sa> (1807-1836).<\/p>","mkr_img":"Fort_Inglish_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Fort_Inglish_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":108,"mkr_name":"Site of Fort Lyday","mkr_name_sort":"Fort Lyday","mkr_lat":"33.4738","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.87695","mkr_dir":"From Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 64 east 4 miles to FM 904; then north on FM 904 4 miles to R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Early Texas pioneer Isaac Lyday<\/sa> built a fort in this area soon after settling here in 1836. The compound consisted of living quarters, storerooms, and a large community well. As many as eighty families gathered inside the fort during Indian attacks. Due to an increase in Indian raids, the settlement was almost abandoned until Texas Ranger Captain William B. Stout<\/sa> came in 1838 to organize a Ranger force. Lyday<\/sa> was elected captain of the company and served until 1839. Fort Lyday continued to shelter settlers until Indian trouble subsided after the Civil War. <\/p>","mkr_img":"Fort_Lyday_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Fort_Lyday_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":53,"mkr_name":"Fort Warren","mkr_name_sort":"Fort Warren","mkr_lat":"33.5954","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.3515","mkr_dir":"From Savoy, Fannin Co. TX, take US 82 east .5 miles to R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(site six miles north)<\/p>

First settlement and fort in Fannin County. Built in 1836 by Abel Warren<\/sa>, Indian trader from Arkansas, to protect his trading post. Constructed of Bois d'Arc wood, the structure had a two-story guardhouse at all four corners. Kiowa, Tonkawa, Caddo, Wichita and other Indians came here to trade furs for paint, knives and trinkets.<\/p>

In the Civil War, Fort Warren was a transport and food supply center, where goods were sent to Confederate Indian refugees and troops in Indian Territory (to the north) and to soldiers in Louisiana and Arkansas.<\/p>","mkr_img":"fort_warren_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"fort_warren_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":79,"twn_name":"Savoy","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":54,"mkr_name":"Fry Homestead","mkr_name_sort":"Fry Homestead","mkr_lat":"33.415066","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.93485","mkr_dir":"From the square in Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX, proceed east of Main Street .5 miles, turn right\/south on Texas Highway 50 proceed .7 miles to FM-2456 and turn left on FM-2456 and proceed .2 miles to the marker on the house on the left side of the road.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Built 1854 by Abraham K. Fry<\/sa> on land bought in 1844 in Texas Republic. Continuously owned by Fry<\/sa> family to present time.<\/p>","mkr_img":"fry_homestead_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"fry_homestead_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":55,"mkr_name":"Galbraith House","mkr_name_sort":"Galbraith House","mkr_lat":"33.5722","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.9557","mkr_dir":null,"txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"

Marshall A. Galbraith<\/sa> (1829-1918) came to Texas from Kentucky in 1847 and settled here. He joined Confederate Army, 1862, serving in Col. Alexander's<\/sa> regiment, 34th Texas Cavalry. A prominent farmer and businessman, Galbraith<\/sa> built this Greek revival house about 1870. Although several alterations and additions have occurred over the years, the house still retains its late 19th century character. House is still occupied by Galbraith<\/sa> descendants. RTHL - 1973<\/p>","mkr_img":"galbraith_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"galbraith_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":68,"mkr_name":"James G. Gilmer","mkr_name_sort":"Gilmer, James G.","mkr_lat":"33.590783","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.909916","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX at Oakwood Cemetery on FM 100 (near main entrance)","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(1814-1846)<\/p>

One of the courageous men who helped civilize the wilderness. Moved here from Kentucky in 1845 with his wife Elizabeth (Parrish) <\/sa> and children William S. <\/sa>, George A.<\/sa>, and Thomas S.<\/sa> James P. Gilmer<\/sa>, the fourth son, is said to have been first Anglo-American born at present Honey Grove. A few months after he settled here, James G. Gilmer<\/sa> died; his burial established this cemetery. On his land grant, left to his wife, the town was later built.<\/p>","mkr_img":"gilmer_james_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"gilmer_james_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":92,"cem_name":"Oakwood Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":56,"mkr_name":"Gober Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Gober Baptist Church","mkr_lat":"33.46878","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.09307","mkr_dir":"From the intersection of FM 271 & FM 68 in Gober, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 68 west approx. 3 miles","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

This congregation was organized on August 4, 1889 by the Rev. S. P. Clement<\/sa> and twelve charter members. Early worship services were held in the one-room Gober schoolhouse and in a brush arbor. In 1893 a sanctuary, the first church structure built in Gober, was completed on land donated by Mr. and Mrs. James Eads<\/sa>. It was replaced by a two-story frame building in 1924, which was in turn replaced by a new structure at this site in 1953. Throughout its history Gober Baptist Church has been involved in domestic and foreign missions support and activities.","mkr_img":"Gober_BC_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Gober_BC_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":37,"twn_name":"Gober","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":57,"mkr_name":"Gober Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Gober Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.46592","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.08372","mkr_dir":"This marker is located on FM 68, 10 mi. SE of Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at the entrance of Gober Cemetery. The cemetery is visible from the road 6\/10's of a mile East of Gober on FM 68 \/ FM 271 at the intersection with CR 3735.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The earliest recorded grave in this cemetery is that of R.M.C. Self<\/sa> (d.1865). Attracted by the beauty of the site, area settlers built a tabernacle here ten years later. According to oral history, the community purchased a marble slab for the grave of Aaron Massenger<\/sa> (1860-1907), as was the custom for those who had no family or funds. The Carpenter<\/sa> family, longtime residents, donated 2.5 acres for the cemetery in 1909. A caretaker was hired in 1942 and community members began to gather yearly for Memorial services, forming a Cemetery Association in 1977. A 1997 count revealed 916 marked and 71 unmarked graves; many are those of veterans of the US Military Forces. The graveyard continues to serve the community. (1998)<\/p>","mkr_img":"gober_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"gober_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":53,"cem_name":"Gober Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":37,"twn_name":"Gober","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":125,"mkr_name":"Gober Garage","mkr_name_sort":"Gober Garage","mkr_lat":"33.46897","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-096.08762","mkr_dir":null,"txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"

Vernon C. Shive and John N. Glover operated a garage in Gober as early as 1933. After Shive died in 1944, John and Ruth Glover acquired a full share in the Gober Garage. In 1956, E. F. Anderson built a new facility with clay tile walls and steel trusses and windows. This vital community business offered maintenance and repair services for automobiles and farm equipment. It also became a community meeting place for farmers taking a break from their fields. Glover's family continued to operate the Gober Garage after his death in 1994, but the business closed a few years later. Its story reflects the dependence of many rural Texas towns on transportation in the 20th century.<\/p>","mkr_img":"gober_garage_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"gober_garage_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":37,"twn_name":"Gober","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":58,"mkr_name":"Gober Public Schools","mkr_name_sort":"Gober Public Schools","mkr_lat":"33.46878","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.09122","mkr_dir":"This marker is located in Gober, Fannin Co., TX at FM 271 & FM 68","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The town known as Gober was settled in the 1840s, and was first called Grittersville. A town site was platted in 1885 and the town was renamed to honor early settlers. Public education in Gober began in a one-room schoolhouse that also served as a church and social center. In 1924 fire destroyed the school, but it was replaced by a two-story frame structure. A new brick school was erected in 1938-39, and the Gober Independent school District was formed. The school closed in 1969 due to declining enrollment.","mkr_img":"Gober_Public_Schools_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Gober_Public_Schools_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":37,"twn_name":"Gober","mkr_sch_fk":118,"sch_name":"Gober"},{"mkr_id":60,"mkr_name":"Grove Hill","mkr_name_sort":"Grove Hill","mkr_lat":"33.43216","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.21993","mkr_dir":"From Leonard, Fannin Co., take FM 1553 north 3.5 miles to cemetery and church, R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The earliest settler in this area was George M. Smith<\/sa>, a native of Georgia, who moved here in 1844. By the early 1850s, a community had developed and a post office was established under the name Oak Hill. The first church, a Baptist congregation, was organized in 1855 at the home of pioneer settler Joseph Ring<\/sa>. During the Civil War several residents formed a Confederate militia unit known as the Oak Hill Home Guard.<\/p>

The first church building, completed in 1869, was also used for Masonic Lodge meetings and school classes. In 1878 William Thomas Clark<\/sa>, F. K. Taylor<\/sa>, and T. C. Cobb<\/sa>, trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church, purchased four acres at this site for a community schoolhouse, sanctuary, and cemetery.<\/p>

The earliest marked grave in the community burial ground is that of William B. A. Thomas<\/sa> (d. 1862). Other graves include those of pioneer settlers and at least one former slave, Jack Sudderth<\/sa> (1799-1898).<\/p>

The settlement of Grove Hill began to decline in the early 1880s after the nearby railroad town of Leonard (3.5 mi. SW) was established. The Masonic Lodge moved there soon after and the school merged with the Leonard District in 1942.<\/p>","mkr_img":"grove_hill_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"grove_hill_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":54,"cem_name":"Grove Hill Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":59,"mkr_name":"Grove Hill Masonic Lodge","mkr_name_sort":"Grove Hill Masonic Lodge","mkr_lat":"33.386464","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.240261","mkr_dir":"This marker was not found in 2014. It was formerly located in Leonard, Fannin Co., TX one block south of US 69 near the corner of US 69 and College St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Chartered in 1873 with fifteen members, this Masonic Lodge was organized in the Grove Hill community (3.5 mi. NE). The first meetinghouse was constructed there on property purchased in conjunction with the Grove Hill School District, which used the facility for classes. The Lodge moved to Leonard in 1882, shortly after the town was founded. Meetings were conducted in the city hall until a separate Lodge hall was built on the square in 1890. Other buildings later served the Lodge, which has included many prominent leaders of Grove Hill and Leonard.<\/p>","mkr_img":"Grove_Hill_Masonic_Lodge_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Grove_Hill_Masonic_Lodge_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":61,"mkr_name":"Haden House","mkr_name_sort":"Haden House","mkr_lat":"33.4263","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.952683","mkr_dir":"This marker is located in Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX at Richard & Bonham Sts.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Built 1894 by craftsmen Martin<\/sa> and Krause<\/sa> for local merchant, J. B. Haden<\/sa>, and wife Elizabeth<\/sa>. Remained in Haden<\/sa> family until 1963. Cypress construction with ornate gingerbread trim. Interior has fine woodwork. Late Victorian architecture. RTHL - 1966<\/p>","mkr_img":"Haden_House_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Haden_House_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":109,"mkr_name":"Site of Hockaday Homestead","mkr_name_sort":"Hockaday Homestead Site","mkr_lat":"33.4371","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.8683","mkr_dir":"Marker is located at Pecan Gap, Fannin Co., TX .5 miles east of FM 904 and FM 64 intersection on FM 64","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

After a noted career as an educator and founder of Giles Academy (4 mi. E), Virginia-born Thomas Hart Benton Hockaday<\/sa> (1835-1918) bought over 280 acres in this area in 1870. He farmed the land and built and operated a cotton gin. He later sold much of the property but maintained an 80-acre homestead on this site for his wife Maria<\/sa> and their seven children. Following Maria's<\/sa> death in 1881, he married Misouri Bird<\/sa> in 1892. Hockaday<\/sa> sold his property to Laurence Pickard<\/sa> in 1916 and moved to Ladonia (4.5 mi. W) where he spent the remaining two years of his life. Pickard<\/sa> moved the Hockaday house in 1921 and divided it into rent houses for the farm's employees. Although the house itself is gone, the existing barn was constructed from Hockaday's cotton gin. T. H. B. Hockaday's<\/sa> youngest child, Ela<\/sa> (1875-1913), followed her father's footsteps into education. In 1913, at the peak of a teaching career that began at age eighteen, she established the Hockaday School in Dallas. In the 33 years she was with the school, Hockaday<\/sa> earned national recognition as an excellent college preparatory school for girls. Ela Hockaday<\/sa> was instrumental in the founding of the Hockaday Alumnae Association which continues to carry on the Hockaday tradition. (1981, 1998)<\/p>","mkr_img":"Hockaday_Homestead_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Hockaday_Homestead_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":63,"twn_name":"Pecan Gap","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":69,"mkr_name":"James Thomas Holt","mkr_name_sort":"Holt, James Thomas","mkr_lat":"33.589983","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.908816","mkr_dir":"Marker located at Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX at Oakwood Cemetery (grave marker)","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(Aug. 21, 1841 - Sept. 4, 1919)<\/p>

A native Virginian, James Thomas (\"Tank\") Holt<\/sa> came to Fannin County with his parents in 1849. After serving in the Confederate cavalry during the Civil War (1861-65), he started a freighting operation. He invested his profits in such ventures as ranching, the Honey Grove Cotton Oil Mill, and Planters National Bank. He built Honey Grove's first public water system and owned a store and hotel in Mineral Wells.<\/p>\r\n

Married to Margaret Elizabeth Self<\/sa> (1843-1928), he had four children<\/p>","mkr_img":"holt_jt_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"holt_jt_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":92,"cem_name":"Oakwood Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":63,"mkr_name":"Honey Grove City Hall","mkr_name_sort":"Honey Grove City Hall","mkr_lat":"33.583933","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.909433","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX at Hickory & 6th St","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

In 1885, ten years after the town of Honey Grove was incorporated, Mayor J. P. Gilmer<\/sa> brought to the attention of the City Council the need for a city hall and jail building. This structure was completed four years later. It is Fannin County's only original civic building that is still standing.<\/p>

The minutes of the City Council meetings during the years 1885-1889 are full of the deliberations concerning the construction of the city hall, including the matters of lot selection, financing, selection of a builder, and selection of material. A piece of property secured by the City Hall and Jail Committee in 1886 later was thought to be too small to serve Honey Grove's future needs, and this site was selected in 1888. The Fannin County Commissioners Court offered $500 in financial aid, but when the commissioners requested a 25 percent interest in the building, the City Council voted to reject their offer.<\/p>

W. N. Allen<\/sa> was awarded the construction contract in October 1888. Stone for the building was secured from the Floyd Quarry, an early Honey Grove industry. Bad weather delayed the completion of the new city hall and jail until October 1889. It has since continued to serve as the seat of government in Honey Grove.<\/p>","mkr_img":"honey_grove_city_hall_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"honey_grove_city_hall_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":64,"mkr_name":"Honey Grove Lodge No. 164, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_name_sort":"Honey Grove Lodge No. 164, A. F. & A. M.","mkr_lat":"33.583483","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.9092","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX at 6th &amp;amp; Hickory","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Granted a dispensation by the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1854, the Honey Grove Masonic Lodge was officially chartered in 1856. Early meetings were held in the attic of the old Smith Hotel on the town square and on the second floor of the Walcott School Building. In 1914 the Lodge moved to a building on N. 6th Street shared with the newspaper office. After it burned in 1955, the Lodge and newspaper built adjacent structures at this site. The Lodge facilities are shared by four Masonic organizations, which support many programs in Honey Grove.","mkr_img":"honey_grove_lodge_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"honey_grove_lodge_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":41,"mkr_name":"First Baptist Church of Honey Grove","mkr_name_sort":"Honey Grove, First Baptist Church","mkr_lat":"33.583365","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.907516","mkr_dir":"This marker is located in Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX at 410 Hickory St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Originally organized in November of 1847 by Pastor W. M. Pickett<\/sa>, a missionary from the Southern Baptist Convention Home Mission Board, the First Baptist Church of Honey Grove met in a log schoolhouse at nearby Allen's Chapel. Nine charter members formed the church. After several years, there was a dispute between Allen's Chapel Methodists and the First Baptist Church over use of the schoolhouse. The Baptists erected a new structure in 1852. The following year the Baptist church split; remaining members called themselves Honey Grove Baptist Church. They held services in a frame schoolhouse for several years.<\/p>\r\n

In 1856, the Baptists, Methodists, Cumberland Presbyterians an Disciples of Christ built the first public building in Honey Grove. Called the Union Church, it was the only house of worship in the community for twenty years. When the Baptists acquired their own building, with a seating capacity of 350, in 1884, they inherited the Union Church bell. The First Baptist Church completed a new sanctuary in 1912. Solid brick walls, a metal roof and ceilings, cement foundation and cork linoleum flooring were highlights of the new building.<\/p>\r\n

In 1888 a former pastor of the First Baptist Church, John H. Boyett<\/sa>, and Lewis Holland<\/sa> printed the \"Baptist News\" in Honey Grove. Distributed to members of the faith throughout the state, the publication was a predecessor to \"The Baptist Standard,\" which celebrated 100 years of publication in 1988. Marking 155 years of worship in 1997, the First Baptist Church of Honey Grove continues the traditions of its founders with a variety of religious life and community service programs. (1999)","mkr_img":"first_baptist_church_hg_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"first_baptist_church_hg_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":65,"mkr_name":"Indian Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Indian Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.3757","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.35628","mkr_dir":"From Leonard, Fannin Co., TX, take SH 78 west 6.4 miles to R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The oldest readable gravestone in this burial ground bears the date 1870, four years before the founding of the Indian Creek Baptist Church. Worship services were first held in a schoolhouse 1\/4 mile south of this site. Dock Holcomb<\/sa> donated this property adjacent to the cemetery, and a church building was completed in 1882 using lumber hauled by wagon from Jefferson. For over a century the burial ground was under the direct care of the congregation. An annual cemetery decoration day was begun in 1900. (Historic Texas Cemetery medallion added - designated 2004)<\/p>","mkr_img":"Indian_Creek_BC_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Indian_Creek_BC_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":65,"cem_name":"Indian Creek Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":66,"mkr_name":"Inglish Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Inglish Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.579616","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.168383","mkr_dir":"Marker is located near 9th and Lynn Streets in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(1838-1964)<\/p>

County's oldest. Bailey Inglish<\/sa> donated plot near old Fort Inglish (called Bois d'Arc, later Bonham).<\/p>

Pioneers buried here include 1838 Indian massacre victims Andrew Daugherty<\/sa>, Wm. McCarty<\/sa>; 1836 Fannin County colonizers Bailey Inglish<\/sa> and Daniel Rowlett<\/sa>; and Texas Revolution veterans James Tarleton<\/sa>. Fannin County Historical Survey Committee, 1964.<\/p>","mkr_img":"inglish_cemetery_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"inglish_cemetery_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":66,"cem_name":"Inglish Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":4,"mkr_name":"Bailey Inglish","mkr_name_sort":"Inglish, Bailey","mkr_lat":"33.577666","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.188783","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at the corner of Sam Rayburn &amp; Chinner St. in front of Fort Inglish Museum","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(ca. 1797-1867)<\/p>

In 1837, Bailey Inglish<\/sa> moved his family to this area from western Arkansas, where he had been an influential leader of pioneer settlers. Here he was active in the formation of Fannin County, serving on the land board and later as chief justice. To guard against repeated Indian raids, he built a fort on his land for area residents. The settlement that developed, first know as Bois d'Arc, became Bonham. Inglish<\/sa> was instrumental in its early growth through active public service and donations of land for town lots, a cemetery, and a female seminary. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986.<\/p>","mkr_img":"inglish_bailey_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"inglish_bailey_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":66,"cem_name":"Inglish Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":72,"mkr_name":"Jones' Mill Community","mkr_name_sort":"Jones' Mill Community","mkr_lat":"33.7073","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.91225","mkr_dir":"This marker is located 11 mi. N of Honey Grove on FM 100, N of intersection with CR 2800 at the Selfs Community","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

In the 1840's, New Jersey Natives John W.<\/sa> and Tamson (Tamezine) Finley Jones<\/sa> settled in Fannin county, Joining them later, other family members included sons who had served as missionaries to the Choctaw and Chickasaw Nations. The Jones' Mill Community arose around the family's flour mill and cotton gin. Four decades later, the Self<\/sa> brothers built a mill, and the population shifted and became known as the Selfs Community. Eventually, Honey Grove became the predominant area settlement. Over the years, many from Jones' Mill contributed to development of churches and other institutions in Honey Grove. Today, the Jones' Mill Community is represented by its Historic Cemetery (1\/4) mi. E.) with grave markers dating to 1850. (2006)<\/p>","mkr_img":"jones_mill_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"jonesmill_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":71,"cem_name":"Jones Cemetery (@ Jones Mill)","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":32,"mkr_name":"Dr. William Chamberlayne Jones","mkr_name_sort":"Jones, Dr. William Chamberlayne","mkr_lat":"33.3829","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.25295","mkr_dir":"This grave marker is located on Hunt St. in Leonard Cemetery, Leonard, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

A native of Alabama, William Chamberlayne Jones<\/sa> migrated\r\nto Texas in 1852 and resided near the Monkstown settlement in \r\nNortheastern Fannin County. Trained as an attorney, he sold his Red River Plantation after the Civil War and began studying medicine in New Orleans. He later served this area as a physician in the Grove Hill and Leonard Communities.\r\nJones<\/sa> and his wife, Ellen O'Meara (Birmingham)<\/sa> had fifteen children. Recorded 1981 by the Texas Historical Commission<\/p>","mkr_img":"Jones_William_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Jones_William_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":74,"cem_name":"Leonard Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":91,"mkr_name":"Old Kirkpatrick Home","mkr_name_sort":"Kirkpatrick Home","mkr_lat":"33.51265","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.3803","mkr_dir":"From Whitewright take FM 151 east .5 miles","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Victorian architecture. Built 1899 by family of Rev. W. A. Kirkpatrick<\/sa>. Still has original cypress roof, bois d'Arc foundation, some of first furnishings. Center, social life old Grayson College, and Presbyterian community. RTHL - 1967<\/p>","mkr_img":"Kirkpatrick_Home_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Kirkpatrick_Home_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":94,"twn_name":"Whitewright","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":77,"mkr_name":"Ladonia","mkr_name_sort":"Ladonia","mkr_lat":"33.4253","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.9471","mkr_dir":"Marker is located at Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX on the south side of Town Plaza","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Settled about 1840 by James McFarland<\/sa> and Daniel Davis<\/sa>, this community was first called McCownville after early settler Frank McCown<\/sa>. The town's first merchant, James H. Cole<\/sa>, a carpenter who moved to the county in 1855, planned and staked out the town site and included wide streets. According to local legend McCown<\/sa> changed the town name in 1857 to honor Ladonna Millsay<\/sa>, a traveler on a wagon train from Tennessee who entertained residents with her singing. By 1858 the settlement had a post office named Ladonia.<\/p>

The town grew rapidly after 1860 because of its fertile farming area. The community incorporated in 1885 and had a population of 700, two cotton gins, a bank, a flour mill, a school, and several churches. The arrival of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway in 1887 made Ladonia an agricultural marketing town for cotton, corn, oats and wheat and resulted in a business boom. The population had increased to 2,000 by 1897 and the town included 100 businesses.<\/p>\r\n

The town declined slowly as agricultural goods were shipped over improved roads and citizens moved to larger cities. By 1936 Ladonia had 1,119 citizens and 39 businesses. By 1990 the population was 658. (1997)<\/p>","mkr_img":"ladonia_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"ladonia_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":75,"mkr_name":"Ladonia Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Ladonia Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.4276","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.9461","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX on N. Church St. (near intersection of 200 Church and 200 Paris St","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The principal burial ground for members of the Ladonia community, this graveyard has historically been divided into two sections: The I.O.O.F. (Odd Fellows) Cemetery and the Presbyterian Cemetery.<\/p>

The oldest recorded grave, that of Joe Shelby<\/sa> (d. 1866), infant daughter of J. E.<\/sa> and S. T. Shelby<\/sa>, is located in the Presbyterian Cemetery section. Also in that section is the \"Stranger's Tomb,\" marking the grave of an unknown traveler who died in October 1867. Another early burial is that of William Lovelace Foster<\/sa> (1830-1869), Civil War veteran and pastor of Ladonia's first Baptist church at the time of his death.<\/p>

The I.O.O.F. section of the cemetery was originally maintained by the local Odd Fellows Lodge. The earliest recorded grave there is that of Mrs. P. T. (Marie) Hockaday<\/sa> (1838-1881). The Lodge continued to care for its section of the cemetery until about 1902, when management of the two sections of the graveyard were merged.<\/p>

Those interred in the Ladonia Cemetery include veterans of the Civil War, World War I, and World War II, as well as early settlers of the area, Fannin County officials, and many generations of Ladonia citizens.<\/p>","mkr_img":"ladonia_cemetery_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"ladonia_cemetery_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":143,"cem_name":"Ladonia Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":76,"mkr_name":"Ladonia Presbyterian Church Building","mkr_name_sort":"Ladonia Presbyterian Church Building","mkr_lat":"33.42635","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.946083","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX at Church and Paris St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The Ladonia Presbyterian Church, U. S. A., originally organized in the mid-19th century, erected this structure between 1910 and 1912. The building contract was awarded to W. H. Markley<\/sa> of Commerce for $6,400. An excellent example of 20th century mission revival style adapted to an ecclesiastical mode, the structure exhibits fine detailing and proportions with a simplicity of form. The congregation was dissolved by 1976. The character defining central parapet was reconstructed in 1997. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1997 <\/p>","mkr_img":"ladoniapresby_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"ladoniapresby_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":42,"mkr_name":"First Baptist Church of Ladonia","mkr_name_sort":"Ladonia, First Baptist Church","mkr_lat":"33.4251","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.9426","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX at 301 E. Main St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Ladonia's Baptists trace their history to 1859, when the Rev. Robert Cooke Buckner<\/sa> began traveling from Paris, Texas to Ladonia to preach monthly services.<\/p>\r\n

On January 8, 1860 the congregation formally organized as the First Baptist Church. The Rev. A. J. Moffat<\/sa> became the first pastor. Before the congregation built its first church building in 1877, services were held in a combination church\/schoolhouse, where worshipers used split logs for seats for several years.<\/p>\r\n

The congregation became actively involved in both Baptist affairs and missionary endeavors early in its development. In 1867, Ladonia was the site of the Baptist convention of eastern Texas, though attendance was somewhat low due to a yellow fever outbreak. However, the next year Ladonia continued hosting other Baptist events and participating in local, county, and regional association meetings. As early as 1869, women's groups were active in local missionary programs, and at the turn of the century the congregation as a whole began to support a nearby orphanage as well as foreign missions.<\/p>\r\n

Throughout its history, the First Baptist Church of Ladonia has played an important role in the religious life of this community.<\/p>","mkr_img":"ladfirbap_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"ladfirbap_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":78,"mkr_name":"Leonard","mkr_name_sort":"Leonard","mkr_lat":"33.37973","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.2481","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Leonard, Fannin Co., TX at the west end of the Town Square","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Settlers began arriving in this area in the 1840s and 1850s. Solomon L. Leonard<\/sa> (1811-1861) planned to move here from Missouri because of his sympathy with the Confederate cause. Before his death, he accumulated holdings of 10,000 acres on the prairie around Wildcat Thicket, where fugitives and outlaws often hid. Bob Lee<\/sa> (1834-1869), a leader in the Lee-Peacock feud, and a Confederate Army captain, was ambushed in the thicket by Union sympathizers. In 1880 when the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad came through, the Leonard heirs had the 100-acre townsite of Leonard laid out. They donated land for a depot, streets, a small park, and this town square. On July 22, 1880, a public auction took place here to sell town lots. A picnic was held and continues as an annual event. Mark Daniels<\/sa> bought the first lot and erected a saloon. Soon there was a hotel, a post office, and \"The Graphic\" newspaper. By 1881 a schoolhouse was built and area churches moved into town. Leonard was incorporated in 1889 and the town boundaries were extended one-half mile in each direction from the city hall building on the town square. For years Leonard has been the marketing center of this agricultural area.","mkr_img":"Leonard_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Leonard_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":49,"mkr_name":"First Presbyterian Church of Leonard","mkr_name_sort":"Leonard, First Presbyterian Church","mkr_lat":"33.38485","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.248433","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Leonard, Fannin Co., TX at Connett & Thomas St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

This congregation was organized as a mission of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., in 1875 at Valley Creek (3 mi. N) through the efforts of H. L. Parmele<\/sa>, the community's founder and leading merchant. The Rev. DeCosta Howard Dodson<\/sa>, a noted Christian educator, became the first pastor.<\/p>

After a spring storm damaged the church building in 1883, the congregation moved to the new town of Leonard, created by the coming of the Denison and Southeastern Railroad. They built the town's first church building on the corner of Houston and Main streets. In 1905 Leonard Presbyterian Church merged with the local Cumberland Presbyterian Church, which had been organized at Grove Hill (3.5 mi. NE) in 1870. The Rev. N. M. Grafton<\/sa> became the new pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, as it was named after the union.<\/p>

The church structure on this site was used for worship by the Cumberland Presbyterian congregation and continues in use today. Additional facilities were built as membership increased.<\/p>

Members here have included pioneer settlers and prominent community leaders who made significant contributions to the area's development and heritage. <\/p>","mkr_img":"first_presby_church_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"first_presby_church_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":52,"mkr_name":"First United Methodist Church of Leonard","mkr_name_sort":"Leonard, First United Methodist Church","mkr_lat":"33.382483","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.247316","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Leonard, Fannin Co., TX at Main & Houston St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

This brick structure was built as the second sanctuary for the Leonard Methodist congregation, which was organized three years after the founding of the town in 1880. Completed in 1906, it was constructed during the pastorates of the Rev. E. G. Robert<\/sa>s and the Rev. S. P. Ulrich<\/sa>. Three years later the building was dedicated free of debt at a special service which included a sermon by Bishop W. B. Murrah<\/sa>. The styling features Gothic revival detailing. RTHL - 1980","mkr_img":"FUMC_Leonard_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"FUMC_Leonard_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":79,"mkr_name":"Lindsey - Randolph Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Lindsey - Randolph Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.4911","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.2502","mkr_dir":"From Randolph take SH 121 Bus. north approx .5 miles to cemetery R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Tennessee native Thomas Lindsey<\/sa> (b. 1794) brought his family to this part of Fannin County in 1837. In the late 1840s, Lindsey<\/sa> donated four acres of his farmland for a school and cemetery. The first burial in the cemetery was for one of Lindsey's slaves. The one-room schoolhouse built next to the graveyard served as a community church where funeral services were held.<\/p>\r\n

Over the years, this cemetery has served residents of the surrounding area, including the community of Randolph, which was founded in 1887 on the Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas Railroad. The main street in Randolph was located about 3\/4 mile southwest of the Lindsey School and cemetery, and a wooden sidewalk connected the two. In the middle 1890s, the Lindsey School was moved to Randolph, and the original school grounds were added to the cemetery.<\/p>\r\n

Among those buried here are Thomas Lindsey<\/sa> and his wife, Rebecca<\/sa>, and their son-in-law, the Rev. Burwell Cox<\/sa>, who organized several Presbyterian churches in the area. Other graves located here include those of businessmen, farmers, doctors, pioneer citizens and their descendants, and veterans of several wars.<\/p>","mkr_img":"lindsey_randolph_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"lindsey_randolph_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":75,"cem_name":"Randolph-Lindsey Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":71,"twn_name":"Randolph","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":127,"mkr_name":"Little Bethel Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Little Bethel Baptist Church","mkr_lat":"33.423666","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-095.95633","mkr_dir":"120 South Wilson Street, Ladonia","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"Little Bethel Baptist Church was established in the community of Stall Cup, outside of Ladonia, on April 14, 1912. At that time, there was no nearby church for African Americans living in southeast Fannin County. Around 1932, Deacon John Marshall moved Little Bethel to Ladonia because poor road conditions were affecting the Church's membership. In 1938, several members purchased the current property and a church building was constructed to replace the previous structure that had burned down. For 100 years, the Little Bethel Baptist Church has served, and continues to serve, Ladonia and surrounding communities with charity, leadership, and spiritual guidance.","mkr_img":"little_bethel.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":80,"mkr_name":"Little Jordan Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Little Jordan Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.5851","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.3135","mkr_dir":"From Savoy take US 82 east 3 miles to R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Sid H.<\/sa> (1833-1914) and Suzan Brown Pierce<\/sa> (1845-1923) donated this burial ground, near the Little Jordan Baptist Church (active 1850-1893).<\/p>\r\n

The Ector Baptist Church, organized by former Little Jordan members, deeded the cemetery to Savoy Baptist Church, 1953. Pioneers' heirs fenced the area in 1966.<\/p>","mkr_img":"littlejordan_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"littlejordan_hm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":76,"cem_name":"Little Jordan Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":79,"twn_name":"Savoy","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":126,"mkr_name":"Main Street Presbyterian Church","mkr_name_sort":"Main Street Presbyterian Church","mkr_lat":"33.582783","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.907283","mkr_dir":"404 Main Street, Honey Grove","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"Early Honey Grove settlers bought land for a Union Church in 1855, with the sanctuary to be shared by Methodist, Baptist, Christian and Cumberland Presbyterian congregations, each holding services one Sunday per month. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church officially organized in February 1858 with Rev. R. M. Rudolph as minister and S. Sloan and Orville Smith as elders. The Cumberland Church bought its own lot on Main Street in 1881 and met in a school building before their new sanctuary, designed by architect Joseph Scott and Built by contractors J. S. and J.B. Boone, was completed in 1884. The congregation also hosted the first meeting in the Honey Grove tabernacle completed in 1907. At about this time, the name changed from Cumberland Presbyterian to Main Street Presbyterian Church. In 1911-12, a brick veneer was applied to the sanctuary, and a portion of the First Presbyterian building became the fellowship hall.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nFive historic congregations comprise the current Main Street Presbyterian Church. After uniting with First Presbyterian Church in Honey Grove (organized 1861) in 1911, Main Street Presbyterian Church also incorporated members from Rock Point Presbyterian Church (organized 1891) in 1939, Spring Hill Presbyterian Church (organized 1854) in 1966, and Dial United Presbyterian Church (organized 1846) in 1993. Main Street participates with other churches in the Greater Honey Grove Ministerial Alliance in 5th Sunday singings and community Thanksgiving services, as well as joint vacation Bible school programs and contributions to those in need. In February 2013 the historic church building was destroyed by fire. The congregation continues as an important part of the spiritual community of Honey Grove.\u200b","mkr_img":"Main Street.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":131,"mkr_name":"McClellan-Cunningham House","mkr_name_sort":"McClellan-Cunningham House","mkr_lat":"33.58022","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.18173","mkr_dir":"304 W. 7th Street, Bonham","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"District Judge Eugene David McClellan and his wife, Carlton College piano teacher Alice (Hunt), built this home in 1879. In 1907, the McClellans' daughter Cornelia married attorney Henry Allen Cunningham, and the couple moved into the house, which stayed in the family until the 1960s. The exterior of the two-story Queen Anne-style house features a projecting bay and full-gallery veranda porches with elaborate jigsaw trim. Dormers and gables are prominent, as are patterns of fish-scale shingles and sunburst designs in the gables, back porch and interior stairway.","mkr_img":"mcclellan-cunningham_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"mcclellan-cunningham_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":71,"cem_name":"Jones Cemetery (@ Jones Mill)","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":81,"mkr_name":"McCraw's Chapel Methodist Church and Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"McCraw's Chapel Methodist Church and Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.525876","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.956696","mkr_dir":"From Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX, take SH 34 south 3.5 miles to McCraw's Chapel Cemetery Rd.; then west on cemetery road 1.5 miles","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Settlers farming the blackland prairie in this area gathered in the home of Ezekiel Phillips Warren<\/sa> (1828-1903) in 1859 to organize a Methodist congregation. Warren<\/sa>, a native of Tennessee who moved here in 1856, hosted the group for several years.<\/p>\r\n

In 1877 two acres of land for a church and cemetery were donated by William Bain McCraw<\/sa> (1841-1878) and others. The Rev. N. A. Keen<\/sa> was then minister for the Dodd City Circuit, which included the church here. McCraw<\/sa>, a native of Kentucky who served in the Confederate Army, was the first to be buried in the cemetery. An additional four acres adjacent to the church grounds were purchased in 1887.<\/p>\r\n

In the late 19th century, 10-day-long camp meetings were held on the church grounds in August. John M. Raiden<\/sa> taught school in the church building during the same years.<\/p>\r\n

A tornado destroyed the structure in 1918, and meetings were held in the nearby schoolhouse. A new building was erected in 1919, serving as an anchor for the congregation and the community. Membership fell from 170 in 1933 to 38 in 1963, and the church was disbanded in 1966. The building was razed in 1983, but the grounds continue to host an annual community homecoming on the first Sunday in May. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986<\/p>","mkr_img":"mccraws_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"mooreschapel_hm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":79,"cem_name":"McCraws Chapel Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":82,"mkr_name":"McFarland Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"McFarland Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.466667","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.951111","mkr_dir":"This cemetery marker is located at Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX. Cemetery is about one mile northwest of Hwy 34 and south of CR3375","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

James M. McFarland<\/sa> moved to this area from Missouri in 1837 with his wife, Jane Jackson McFarland<\/sa>, and eleven children. He received 1,280 acres of land, and son A. Jackson McFarland<\/sa>, age 20, was given 320 acres of his own. The two men formally received their land grants in 1845.\r\n

Family lore holds that during an Indian raid on the McFarland<\/sa> property, the family and the Native Americans suffered casualties. When the members of the of the Indian party returned to retrieve their dead, they found the McFarlands<\/sa> had buried them alongside their own, so they called for a truce. These were reportedly the first burials at the McFarland<\/sa> Cemetery. The earliest marked grave is that of William McFarland<\/sa>, a son of James<\/sa> and Jane<\/sa> who died in 1852. There are possibly other unmarked graves at the cemetery, which lies in the southeast corner of the McFarland<\/sa> land grant.\r\n

McFarland<\/sa> was a founder of the town of Ladonia, where Jackson<\/sa> established a store in 1877. He and his wife, Artemissa<\/sa>, were charter members of the Oak Ridge Church of Christ. The family name, significant in area history, is preserved and commemorated in this cemetery, maintained by a trust and descendants. [Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002]<\/p>","mkr_img":"mcfarland_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"mcfarland_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":8,"cem_name":"Beasley Vault Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":83,"mkr_name":"McKenzie Methodist Church","mkr_name_sort":"McKenzie Methodist Church","mkr_lat":"33.585033","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.90855","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX at 7th & Pecan St","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

This church traces its history to early Methodist services held in the Union Church of Honey Grove in the 1840s. Methodist members of the Union Church erected their first church building here in 1881 and named it for J. W. P. McKenzie<\/sa>, a pioneer Methodist preacher in North Texas. This Gothic structure, built in 1912 incorporating native stone salvaged from the 1881 church building, features distinctive conical towers and arched doors and stained glass windows. Recorded Historic Texas Landmark - 1995","mkr_img":"mckenzie_methodist_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"mckenzie_methodist_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":85,"mkr_name":"Moore's Chapel Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Moore's Chapel Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.53117","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.1398","mkr_dir":"From Bonham, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 271 SE 4 miles to cemetery","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Missouri native Alexander Moore<\/sa> married Virginia native Mary Jane Jones<\/sa> in St. Genevieve, Missouri, in 1856. They moved to Texas and purchased land in this area in 1857. The Moores<\/sa> donated two acres here to a rapidly growing community for cemetery purposes in the mid-1870s. The first recorded burial was that of Martha Cashion<\/sa>, early pioneer settler and a friend and neighbor of the Moores<\/sa>, on March 11, 1876.<\/p>

Area Baptists erected a sanctuary just north of the cemetery on land donated by the Moores<\/sa> that became known as Moore's Chapel Church. The community and this cemetery also became known as Moore's Chapel.<\/p>

An unusually high number of infant burials during the 1880s and 1890s reflect an outbreak of typhoid fever. Alexander Moore<\/sa> was buried here in 1915.<\/p>

Moore's Chapel Cemetery and adjacent church and school buildings made up the community center. The cemetery contains the burials of many of the area's pioneer settlers and their descendants and veterans of wars ranging from the Civil War to World War II. The cemetery is maintained by an association and continues to serve the community.<\/p>","mkr_img":"mooreschapel_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"mooreschapel_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":83,"cem_name":"Moores Chapel Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":86,"mkr_name":"Morrell Boarding House","mkr_name_sort":"Morrell Boarding House","mkr_lat":"33.4271","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.941233","mkr_dir":"This building had fallen into disrepair and burned in 2014. Marker was formerly located on Jackson St. north of Jackson and E. Paris St. intersection in Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Built 1864 by Rev. D. B. Morrell<\/sa> and wife Laura<\/sa>. Housed Featherstone Institute students. Oldest house in Ladonia. RTHL - 1965<\/p>","mkr_img":"","txt_img":"","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":135,"mkr_name":"Mulberry Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Mulberry Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.728283","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.275200","mkr_dir":"From the intersection of TX-78 and US-82 in Bonham, head north on TX-78 approximately 9 miles to FM-274. Turn left onto FM-274 for 5.1 miles to the cemetery.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Located approximately two miles south of Red River, Mulberry was established in the early 1880s as a small farming community. One of the first settlers in Mulberry was Civil War Captain Thomas Lightfoot and his family from Alabama, who bought several thousand acres of land along Red River. In 1883, Thomas Lightfoot donated land to the Mulberry community to be used for a cemetery and a one-room school. Eventually, Mulberry school closed and half of its property was sold by D. B. Deupree in 1951 to the cemetery. Joe C. Denton paid for the land as a gift to the community.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nThe oldest part of the cemetery is located on the north end overlooking Mulberry bottom. The first recorded burial on the property was that of two-year-old Allis May, in 1876. Other early burials date as far back as 1881. In the northwest corner of the original burial ground is the Mexican section shaded with trees. The first Mexican family to come to Mulberry was Ferman and Rossaria Portillo and their three children in 1902. Over the years the community experienced multiple natural disasters which took several lives. Some of these events include: the 1905 flooding of Mulberry bottom, 1919 Mulberry cyclone and the 1959 tornado which destroyed many of the tombstones and cemetery fence.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nThere are several war veterans buried in the cemetery including the only known buried Civil War veteran B. F. Mosley. All veterans are honored by the main gate entrance flag pole, which is set in a concrete stand embedded with the veterans of foreign wars emblem. A cross and monument stand on the midpoint between the original burial ground and the site of the old Mulberry school in memory of those lost and unmarked graves.<\/p> \r\n

Historic Texas Cemetery<\/p>","mkr_img":"mulberry_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"mulberry_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":86,"cem_name":"Mulberry Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":56,"twn_name":"Mulberry","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":70,"mkr_name":"John Cadwallader Neale","mkr_name_sort":"Neale, John Cadwallader","mkr_lat":"33.3832","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.2532","mkr_dir":"This marked is located in Leonard Cemetery on Hunt St. in Leonard, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(Apr. 20, 1838 - Dec. 13, 1906)<\/p>

Born in middle Tennessee, John Cadwallader Neale<\/sa> enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and served with the 9th Tennessee Cavalry. In 1877, three years after he migrated to Fannin County, he purchased a nearby farm. He later opened a family grocery in Leonard and became a leading businessman of the community. He was also a Mason and a church deacon. Twice married, Neale<\/sa> was the father of fourteen children.<\/p>","mkr_img":"neale_john_c_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"neale_john_c_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":74,"cem_name":"Leonard Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":87,"mkr_name":"New Salem Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"New Salem Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.702066","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.8995","mkr_dir":"From Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX, marker is 7.5 mi. N on FM 100, then 2 mi. E on CR 2805","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Pioneers began settling this area in the mid-1840s, and Philip Greenleaf Williams<\/sa> was among them. He arrived in 1844 and established a water-powered gristmill south of Bois D'Arc Springs. He left for Virginia to bring his wife and family to the area in 1848, but he drowned in the Red River on the return journey. Williams'<\/sa> family buried him here, where a young boy had reportedly already been interred. Williams'<\/sa> gravestone bears the earliest date. Several of his family members, including his wife, Nancy (Chaney)<\/sa>, remained in the area and are also interred here.<\/p>\r\n

The names of many of the area's pioneer families are found on the grave markers in New Salem Cemetery. These include members of the Self<\/sa> family, for whom the surrounding community is named. Other families represented here include Broadfoot<\/sa>, Craddock<\/sa>, Dobbs<\/sa>, Denison<\/sa>, Elam<\/sa>, Gilbert<\/sa>, Jones<\/sa>, Newberry<\/sa>, Pitts<\/sa> and Shipman<\/sa>.<\/p>\r\n

Today, a cemetery association maintains the burial ground, which serves as a link to the dispersed community that formed in this area in the era when Texas transitioned from Republic to statehood. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003<\/p>","mkr_img":"newsalem_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"newsalem_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":89,"cem_name":"New Salem Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":139,"mkr_name":"Oak Ridge Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Oak Ridge Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.481266","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-095.97138","mkr_dir":"From Ladonia, head North on Hwy 50 four miles then West on FM 1550 (West of Bug Tussle). Oak Ridge Church of Christ is across the road.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Beginning as part of a rural community under the leadership of Arthur McFarland, S. D. Johnston, and Joel T. Hulsey, who served as trustees for land purchased on June 19, 1874, Oak Ridge Cemetery was first established by the Hulsey family. two acres of land were conveyed by Joel T. Hulsey\u2019s son, John Wesley, and his wife, Naomi E. (Burnett), for use as a school and a cemetery. a school and church were soon built in 1879. The school closed in 1940, but the church known as Oak Ridge Church of Christ still remains to this day.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nInitially known as the Hulsey Cemetery, the Oak Ridge Cemetery contains the graves of several early Fannin county Hulseys, including Joel T. Hulsey and his sons, John Wesley, Wiley, Simeon, and William. Though the land was dedicated as a cemetery in 1874, records show that the land had already been used as a burial ground with the oldest burial being from 1860. The first document with the Oak Ridge Cemetery name to have been used was in 1939. the cemetery has grown through the years with the Russell family, also descendants of the Hulsey family, having donated parcels of land both in 1972 and 1995. many veterans from the Civil War, WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam wars are buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery. A veterans memorial granite marker was dedicated near the iron gate in 2006 in their memory.<\/p>

\r\n\r\nThe Oak Ridge Cemetery Association was formed in 1958 to provide maintenance for the burial grounds. Many of the Hulsey descendants still attend the Oak Ridge Cemetery annual homecoming the first Saturday in May.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Historic Texas Cemetery \u2013 2017<\/p>","mkr_img":"oak_ridge_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"oak_ridge_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":91,"cem_name":"Oak Ridge Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":88,"mkr_name":"Oakwood Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Oakwood Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.591483","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.910083","mkr_dir":"Marker located at Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX on FM 100 (100 yds. north of main entrance to cemetery)","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Established in 1846, this cemetery was originally known as the Walcott Graveyard. The earliest documented burial in the cemetery is that of James G. Gilmer<\/sa> (1814-1846). A native of Kentucky, Gilmer<\/sa> came to Texas in the late 1830s and settled in this area. He was buried on his family land, and his widow, Elizabeth Parrish Gilmer<\/sa>, later married Benjamin Stuart Walcott<\/sa>. Mr<\/sa>. and Mrs. Walcott<\/sa> gave the land containing Gilmer's<\/sa> grave to the community as a public graveyard. It later became known as Oakwood Cemetery because of the area's large oak trees.<\/p>

Members of Honey Grove's early pioneer families are interred in the graveyard, as are many of their descendants. Over 275 veterans of the Civil War, World War I, and World War II are represented here, some with gravestones and some, whose bodies were not returned, with memorials. Also buried here are members of Honey Grove's pre-Civil War slave community and freed black citizens.<\/p>

Land acquisitions over the years have increased the size of the cemetery. An entrance gate was erected in 1910, and a fence was built around the graveyard about 1913. the Oakwood Cemetery Association, formed in 1923, maintains the historic cemetery.<\/p>","mkr_img":"oakwood_cemetery_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"oakwood_cemetery_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":92,"cem_name":"Oakwood Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":95,"mkr_name":"Portland","mkr_name_sort":"Portland","mkr_lat":"33.4453","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.14688","mkr_dir":"From Bailey take SH 78N .5 miles to FM 1552; then east on FM 1552 1.5 miles to R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The earliest known settler in the Portland community was Jesse Green London<\/sa> (1843-1875). A native of Missouri and a Confederate veteran who brought his family here in 1873. Other early settlers included members of the Tefteller<\/sa>, Cline<\/sa>, Bell<\/sa>, Henderson<\/sa>, Goin<\/sa>, and Biggerstaff<\/sa> families.<\/p>

The small farming community boasted several business establishments, including a blacksmith shop and a wood shop by the late 1880s. The six-grade Portland School opened in 1879 and met in a one-room log building until the school district was consolidated with two other area schools in 1898. The grocery store served as a residence and post office as well. Founded at the end of the 19th century, the Portland Congregational Methodist Church worshiped in the old log schoolhouse until 1909 when a sanctuary was built at this site.<\/p>

The opportunity for Portland to grow and prosper was denied when the rail line was laid south of the settlement. Although a few homes and this church building are all that remain of the community, the settlers left a rich heritage for their descendants, many of whom still live in the area.<\/p>","mkr_img":"portland_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"portland_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":66,"twn_name":"Portland","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":100,"mkr_name":"Sam Rayburn","mkr_name_sort":"Rayburn, Sam","mkr_lat":"33.5802","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.193916","mkr_dir":"This marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at Willow Wild Cemetery (near W. 10th& SH 121); very near the main entrance","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(Jan. 16, 1882 - Nov. 16, 1961)<\/p>\r\n

Tennessee native Sam Taliaferro Rayburn<\/sa> moved to Texas with his family in 1887. His long and successful political career began with his election to the Texas Legislature in 1906. It continued through 25 consecutive terms in the U. S. House of Representatives, where Rayburn<\/sa> served with 8 presidents and held the speakership for 17 years. His funeral at the First Baptist Church in Bonham was attended by 30,000 people, including 4 presidents and 105 Congressmen. Recorded - 1986<\/p>","mkr_img":"sam_rayburn_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"sam_rayburn_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":134,"cem_name":"Willow Wild Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":25,"mkr_name":"Congressman Sam Rayburn","mkr_name_sort":"Rayburn, Sam - Congressman","mkr_lat":"33.570017","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.2079","mkr_dir":"From Bonham, Fannin Co., TX, take US 82 west 1.5 miles to Sam Rayburn House Museum","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Born in Tennessee on Jan. 6, 1882. Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn<\/sa> came to north Texas with his parents in 1887. His political career began in 1906 with his election to the Texas House of Representatives, where he was Speaker of the 1911-13 Session.<\/p>

Rayburn<\/sa> was elected to the U.S. Congress from the 4th District in 1912, the first of his 25 consecutive terms there. Rising quickly to a leadership position, he was chairman of the Democratic party caucus in 1921. As head of the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee (1931-37) and then Majority Leader (1937-40), Rayburn<\/sa> sponsored much of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's<\/sa> New Deal legislation.<\/p>

On Sept. 16, 1940 . Rayburn<\/sa> was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives. Except for the 80th (1947-49) and 83rd (1953-55) Congresses, when he was Minority Leader, Rayburn<\/sa> held the speakership until 1961, longer than anyone in the nation's history. A party leader as well, he was chairman of the Democratic National Conventions of 1948, 1952, and 1956.<\/p>

Rayburn<\/sa> died on Nov. 16, 1961, and Presidents Harry S Truman<\/sa>. Dwight Eisenhower<\/sa>, and John F. Kennedy<\/sa>, along with Lyndon B. Johnson<\/sa>, were among national figures at his funeral. He is buried in Willow Wild Cemetery. (1975)","mkr_img":"congressman_sr_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"congressman_sr_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":134,"cem_name":"Willow Wild Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":114,"mkr_name":"The Sam Rayburn Homesite","mkr_name_sort":"Rayburn, Sam - Homesite","mkr_lat":"33.53108","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.01578","mkr_dir":"From Windom, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 1743 south 2.8 miles to R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn<\/sa> (1882-1961), son of William Marion<\/sa> and Martha (Waller) Rayburn<\/sa>, was born in Tennessee; moved to Texas, 1887. Educated at East Texas State University and the University of Texas Law School, became lawmaker: Texas House of Representatives, 1906-13 (House Speaker, 1911-13), United States Congress, 1913-61. World famous as Speaker, United States House of Representatives, 17 years, in terms of Presidents F. D. Roosevelt<\/sa>, Harry S Truman<\/sa>, Dwight Eisenhower<\/sa> , J. F. Kennedy<\/sa>. His homesite (1887-1912) was half a mile south of this marker. Incise on base: Marker Sponsors: Jack Kreck, Robert West, John Barrett, Fannin National Bank.<\/p>","mkr_img":"Sam_Rayburn_Homesite_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Sam_Rayburn_Homesite_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":95,"twn_name":"Windom","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":99,"mkr_name":"Sam Rayburn House","mkr_name_sort":"Rayburn, Sam - House","mkr_lat":"33.57","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.207616","mkr_dir":"From Bonham, Fannin Co., TX, take US 82 west 1.5 miles","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

In 1916, three years after he began his career in the U.S. Congress, Sam Rayburn<\/sa> built this home for his parents, who had left their farm at Windom. The 2-story house had a front porch on each floor. In 1934 architect W. B. Yarborough<\/sa> enlarged \"The Home Place,\" turning the porches into a 2-story portico. When not in Washington, Rayburn<\/sa> lived here with other members of the family. Deeded to the Texas Historical commission in 1972, the house is now (1974) a museum. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965<\/p>","mkr_img":"sam_rayburn_house_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"sam_rayburn_house_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":124,"mkr_name":"Sam Rayburn Library and Museum","mkr_name_sort":"Rayburn, Sam - Library and Museum","mkr_lat":"33.57818","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.187716","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX on the northeast corner of Sam Rayburn (TX-56) and Chinner St. east of the Fort Inglish Museum.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Speaker Sam Rayburn<\/sa> and Dallas Architect Roscoe Dewitt<\/sa> designed this facility to house Sam Rayburn<\/sa>'s archives, books and artifacts. Rayburn<\/sa> served Fannin and surrounding counties for more than 55 years as State Legislator and U. S. Congressman, including 17 years as Speaker of the House. The Library, built n 1955-57, reflects the classical revival Architecture of Federal buildings in Washington D. C. The steel construction building features a marble facade, copper roof, and ionic columns supporting an entablature at the main entrance. The building also includes an exact replica of the Speaker's office. Recorded Texas HIstoric Landmark 2008.<\/p>","mkr_img":"sam_rayburn_library_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"sam_rayburn_library_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":123,"mkr_name":"Y. B. Reed Building","mkr_name_sort":"Reed, Y. B. Building","mkr_lat":"33.4308","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.3385","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Trenton, Fannin Co., TX at the corner of Pearl & Hamilton (downtown plaza)","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Built 1910 by Y. B. Reed<\/sa>, who in 1894 had bought out grandfather and uncle, Burgher<\/sa> & Burgher<\/sa>.<\/p>

A complete hardware store: had plows, binders, hay balers, hand tools. Sold wagons and buggies, nails, wire, hinges, nuts, bolts.<\/p>

Harness Division made goods it sold. Tin shop made gutters and tanks; also sold windmills.<\/p>

Site of voting in elections. Visits and arguments went on by the heater in winter, or by the door in summer. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965<\/p>","mkr_img":"yb_reed_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"yb_reed_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":86,"twn_name":"Trenton","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":97,"mkr_name":"Rehobeth Cemetery Chapel","mkr_name_sort":"Rehobeth Cemetery Chapel","mkr_lat":"33.39666","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.023433","mkr_dir":"From Ladonia, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 34 west 4.7 miles to Rehobeth Cemetery Rd.; then south 1.3 miles","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

First house of worship in this part of Fannin county. Place for camp meetings, burials, annual reunions since 1840. Chapel built 1850 was ruined by tornado and rebuilt in 1885. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1964<\/p>","mkr_img":"Rehobeth_Cemetery_Chapel_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Rehobeth_Cemetery_Chapel_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":1,"cem_name":"Allen & Morgan Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":46,"twn_name":"Ladonia","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":92,"mkr_name":"Old Rhine Home","mkr_name_sort":"Rhine Home","mkr_lat":"33.580839","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.176374","mkr_dir":null,"txt_dir":"","mkr_text":"

Colonial style home built 1871. Wooden pegs used in construction. Bought by Eugene Risser, Sr. <\/sa>, in 1912. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967<\/p>","mkr_img":"Rhime_Home_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Rhime_Home_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":98,"mkr_name":"Risser Hospital","mkr_name_sort":"Risser Hospital","mkr_lat":"33.582516","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.17805","mkr_dir":"This marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at 921 N. Center","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Constructed about 1915 by John Sparger, Jr. <\/sa>, this building first served as the residence of D. W. Sweeney<\/sa>, a local merchant and banker. In 1956 it was purchased by Dr. Joe A. Risser<\/sa> and opened as an 18-bed hospital, one of several doctor-operated clinics that served the medical needs of Bonham residents. Risser Hospital gained national attention on Nov. 16, 1961, when Sam Rayburn<\/sa>, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, died in the northeast downstairs room while a patient here. Dr. Risser<\/sa>, Rayburn's<\/sa> personal physician, operated the facility until 1971, when it was closed. (1981)<\/p>","mkr_img":"risser_hospital_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"risser_hospital_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":30,"mkr_name":"Dr. Daniel Rowlett","mkr_name_sort":"Rowlett, Dr. Daniel","mkr_lat":"33.579966","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.169116","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in Inglish Cemetery, near 9th & Lynn St. in Inglish Cemetery in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(b. Virginia, 1786 - d. Texas, 1848)<\/p>\r\n

Came to Texas 1836. Caused Fannin County to be created, 1837. Served as Congressman, Republic of Texas, 1837-38, 1839-40, 1843-44. Helped (1840) organize Constantine Lodge No. 13, A. F. & A. M., and was its first Worshipful Master. Was most versatile pioneer here.","mkr_img":"rowlett_daniel_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"rowlett_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":66,"cem_name":"Inglish Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":102,"mkr_name":"Savage","mkr_name_sort":"Savage","mkr_lat":"33.3993","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.2139","mkr_dir":"From Leonard, Fannin Co., TX, take SH 78 NE 2.5 miles to R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

William Hamilton \"Uncle Billy\" Savage<\/sa> (1822-1909) and his wife Elizabeth (Henson) <\/sa> moved to this area in 1869. Due to bad road conditions, they often stocked extra supplies and sold them to their neighbors. Their store became the center of Savage community (2.5 mi. E). The village had a doctor, blacksmith, cotton gin, stores, school, church, and a post office established in 1891. Savage began to decline after World War I (1917-18) when it was bypassed by construction of new roads in the area. Annual reunion activities are held in Leonard (3 mi. SW). (1980)<\/p>","mkr_img":"Savage_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Savage_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":103,"mkr_name":"Savoy Methodist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Savoy Methodist Church","mkr_lat":"33.59796","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.36458","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Savoy, Fannin Co., TX at the NW corner of Commerce & Fowler St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

This congregation traces its beginning to 1873, one year after William Savoy<\/sa> founded the town of Savoy on the Transcontinental (Texas & Pacific) Railroad line. Led by the Rev. James Graham<\/sa>, the members first met in the Roberts schoolhouse on the old Whitewright Road. They built their first sanctuary in 1876-1878, and it was one of the few buildings not destroyed when a tornado ravaged the town in 1880. A shared station with other area churches throughout its history, the Savoy church has emphasized educational and missionary activities.<\/p>","mkr_img":"Savoy_MC_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Savoy_MC_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":79,"twn_name":"Savoy","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":90,"mkr_name":"Old Home of Pioneer Banker A. B. Scarborough","mkr_name_sort":"Scarborough, Banker A. B. Pioneer Home","mkr_lat":"33.576785","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.181233","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at the corner of Star and Sam Rayburn","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Built 1897. The massive architecture combines Gothic, Grecian and 17th century features in arches, balconies, cupola, turrets, gables. An example of Victorian Romanesque, bought 1937 and preserved by Joe C. Denton. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966<\/p>","mkr_img":"Scarborough_Home_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Scarborough_Home_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":62,"mkr_name":"Home of T. H. Sears","mkr_name_sort":"Sears, T. H. - Home","mkr_lat":"33.512283","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.373433","mkr_dir":"From Trenton, Fannin Co., TX take FM 151 north (1 mile north of SH 11) 6 miles to site","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Colonial style home built by T. H. Sears<\/sa>, son of Christopher C. Sears<\/sa>, pioneer. Situated on part of original land grant. Show place since 1909. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1967<\/p>","mkr_img":"Sears_Home_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Sears_Home_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":86,"twn_name":"Trenton","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":130,"mkr_name":"Shiloh Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Shiloh Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.6854","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.9423","mkr_dir":"From Honey Grove, go north on FM 100 for 6.9 miles, and then turn west on CR 2730 and drive for about 2.5 miles.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"Early settlers to this area included Melchezedec Self, who arrived in 1845; William Newton Wright, who came around 1852; and brothers John and Henry Whittenberg, who came in the early 1860s. These men, their families and others established several farming communities throughout this part of Fannin County. These pioneer settlers typically had family burial plots, and early members of the Wright and Self families are buried in the Wright Family Cemetery.\r\n\r\nTradition holds that John M. Gross deeded land for this community cemetery sometime before 1871. By that time, others had been buried here. The first known burial lis that of John Gwaltney, whose gravesite dates to the early 1860s. In 1878, W. P. and Louisa Bennett deeded land at this site to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. In 1880, Shiloh School was established on adjacent property, and it remained in operation until 1940.\r\n\r\n\u200bToday, Shiloh Cemetery is the final resting place for generations of area residents. it is also the site of family reunions and annual homecomings. Maintained by an association since 1952, it is an important link to the community's history.","mkr_img":"shiloh_cemetery_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"shiloh_cemetery_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":111,"cem_name":"Shiloh Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":71,"mkr_name":"John P. Simpson","mkr_name_sort":"Simpson, John P.","mkr_lat":"33.580216","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.194933","mkr_dir":"Marker located at SH 121 at 7th St., in Willow Wild Cemetery (Section E), in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(Oct. 17, 1806 - Jan. 13, 1884)<\/p>

Significant for his contributions to the formative years of Bonham and Fannin County, Tennessee native John P. Simpson<\/sa> arrived in Texas about 1837. In that year he signed the petition to create Fannin County and began to farm his land in this area. An early elected official, Simpson<\/sa> served as county sheriff and as county judge (then called the chief justice) in the 1840s and 1850s. He donated land that became Bonham's downtown commercial district and the courthouse square. Simpson<\/sa> also served a time as head of the Fannin Guards, which provided frontier defense for this region. Recorded - 2001 <\/p>","mkr_img":"simpson_john_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"simpson_john_thumb.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":134,"cem_name":"Willow Wild Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":110,"mkr_name":"The Smith Plantation","mkr_name_sort":"Smith Plantation","mkr_lat":"33.73168","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.2553","mkr_dir":"From Bonham, Fannin Co., TX, take SH 78 north 10 miles to FM 274; then west on FM 274 4 miles to R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Gideon Smith<\/sa> (b. 1815), a native of Alabama, moved to Fannin County in 1851 and purchased a 3000-acre tract. He deeded half of the property to his brother John C. Smith<\/sa>, who joined him in 1855. Gideon Smith<\/sa> served one term in the Texas Legislature (1857-1858) and participated in the Civil War as a colonel in the Confederate Army. John Smith<\/sa> became a doctor and practiced medicine in the area. Both men were successful planters. Part of the plantation, one of the earliest in the area, has been continuously in production of grain and cattle since 1851.<\/p>","mkr_img":"Smith_Plantation_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Smith_Plantation_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":56,"twn_name":"Mulberry","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":37,"mkr_name":"Erwin Evans Smith","mkr_name_sort":"Smith, Erwin Evans","mkr_lat":"33.592733","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.911166","mkr_dir":"FM 100 in Oakwood Cemetery (in far NW corner) in Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(August 22, 1886 - September 4, 1947)<\/p>\r\n

Artist-photographer Erwin Evans Smith<\/sa>, a Fannin County native, was enchanted as a youth with the culture and folklore of ranching in the southwest. He studied art in Chicago and Boston in hopes of becoming a western sculptor. For several summers in the early 1900s, he visited ranches to sketch and photograph cowboys at work and leisure. He never realized his dream of sculpting but left over 2000 photographs as a priceless record of life on the range.<\/p>","mkr_img":"smith_erwin_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"smith_erwin_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":92,"cem_name":"Oakwood Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":74,"mkr_name":"Joseph Sowell","mkr_name_sort":"Sowell, Joseph","mkr_lat":"33.73706","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.1882","mkr_dir":"Marker is located 10.5 mi. north of Bonham, Fannin Co., TX on SH 78 at intersection with FM 274","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

In September 1836, Joseph Sowell<\/sa> (1804-1841) came to Texas shortly after the republic was established. Settling on his 1280-acre land grant just south of the Red River, Sowell<\/sa> made his home about 1.5 miles northwest of this site.<\/p>\r\n

In the short time he lived in Texas, Sowell<\/sa> was closely involved with the creation and development of Fannin County and with the protection of the frontier settlers. Upon the creation of Fannin County in 1837 and its organization the following year, Sowell<\/sa> was appointed to the county board of land commissioners and served as county treasurer. He and fellow pioneer J.S. Scott<\/sa> built a tavern at Warren, the first county seat, where Sowell<\/sa> had served as postmaster. As leader of his militia company to defend the frontier and its settlers, Sowell<\/sa> led several attacks against the region's Native Americans. Additionally, he served as quartermaster for the Army of the Republic of Texas.<\/p>

On October 31, 1841, a band of Indians raided the horse stable at the tavern in Warren. In the ensuing struggle, which involved the guests and proprietors of the tavern as well, Joseph Sowell<\/sa> was killed, leaving behind a widow and four children. He was buried near his homesite.<\/p>

As an early settler in northeast Texas whose interest and concern for his duty as a citizen was realized in the positions he held and his active involvement in local affairs, Joseph Sowell<\/sa> played a significant role in Fannin County's early development. (2003)<\/p>","mkr_img":"Joseph_Sowell_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Joseph_Sowell_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":31,"mkr_name":"Dr. Tom Douglas Spies","mkr_name_sort":"Spies, Dr. Tom Douglas","mkr_lat":"33.579446","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.197552","mkr_dir":"Marker is located in the central rear part of Willow Wild Cemetery, near W. 10th & SH 21, in Bonham, Fannin Co., Tx","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(Sept. 21, 1902 - Feb. 28, 1960)<\/p>\r\n

A native of the Fannin County community of Ravenna, Dr. T. D. Spies<\/sa> was an eminent authority in the study of nutritional diseases. In the 1930s, he led in the discovery of a cure for pellagra, a disorder caused by inadequate diet that once afflicted thousands in the South. He received many honors, including the American Medical Association's Distinguished Service Award in 1957 and citations from Cuba and Puerto Rico for his work in tropical medicine.<\/p>","mkr_img":"Spies_Tom_Douglas_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Spies_Tom_Douglas_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":134,"cem_name":"Willow Wild Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":112,"mkr_name":"Stagecoach Inn","mkr_name_sort":"Stagecoach Inn","mkr_lat":"33.57475","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.0659","mkr_dir":"This building was destroyed by fire in 1976. Previously, from Dodd City, Fannin Co., TX, take SH 56 west 1 mile to former site","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Early-day stagecoach stop, post office, home. Built by Edmund H. Dodd<\/sa>, 1839. Owned by the John Kincaid<\/sa> family. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965<\/p>","mkr_img":"","txt_img":"","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":23,"twn_name":"Dodd City","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":111,"mkr_name":"Site of Steger Opera House","mkr_name_sort":"Steger Opera House","mkr_lat":"33.579083","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.17783","mkr_dir":"This marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at the NE corner of N. Center & 6th","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

1890-1920<\/p>\r\n

An opera house was constructed at this site in 1890 by a stock company headed by Benjamin Dabney<\/sa>. Two years later it was purchased by Ed D. Steger<\/sa>. Under his direction, the Steger Opera House became a popular spot for early residents of the Bonham area. It was the scene of many theater productions, traveling shows, civic activities and local talent events. the opera house later briefly served as a motion picture theater and then was used by a variety of commercial establishments. A landmark in the town for many years, it was razed in 1980.<\/p>","mkr_img":"steger_opera_house_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"steger_opera_house_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":96,"mkr_name":"R. E. (Bob) Stokes Homestead","mkr_name_sort":"Stokes, R. E. (Bob) Homestead","mkr_lat":"33.377535","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.200311","mkr_dir":"From Leonard, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 272 NE 3 miles","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

In 1895 R. E. (Bob) Stokes<\/sa> (1865-1944), his wife Ada<\/sa>, and their children migrated from Mississippi to Hickory Creek community in Fannin County. Stokes<\/sa> purchased this farm in 1901 and erected this house the following year. Nearby there was a log barn and a two-room workers' house.The family had ten children. Stokes<\/sa> served as trustee of the Bralley School and helped erect a new schoolhouse and Bethel Baptist Church building. Peddlers traveled dirt roads which Stokes<\/sa> helped maintain with a drag hitched to four mules.<\/p>","mkr_img":"Stokes_Homestead_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Stokes_Homestead_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":94,"mkr_name":"On Route of Early Texas Streetcars","mkr_name_sort":"Streetcar Route of Early Texas","mkr_lat":"33.582716","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.179183","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at the corner of 10th &amp; N. Main St","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

In Bonham--as in most Texas towns that became busy trading, ranching, or agricultural centers in the late 1800s--streetcars or trolleys were used in local transit. Bonham's steam-powered streetcar line, built about 1890, extended 2.5 miles from Russell Heights to the Texas & Pacific Railroad Station. Cars ran every 30 minutes. Fare was 5 cents; or 10 cents round-trip. The route avoided the business district, as streetcars frightened horses and disrupted trading.<\/p>\r\n

Other towns of sprawling growth had mule-drawn streetcars as early as 1875. These early cars were susceptible to track-jumping, collision, and other accidents, but were nevertheless welcomed for their services. Convenient streetcar rides attracted not only townspeople, but saddle-sore cowboys as well. By 1890, when Bonham acquired the steam-car line, mule-drawn cars were being replaced all over Texas.<\/p>","mkr_img":"streetcars_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"streetcars_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":22,"mkr_name":"Col. James Tarleton","mkr_name_sort":"Tarleton, Col. James","mkr_lat":"33.579683","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.16905","mkr_dir":"This marker is located near 9th & Lynn St. in Inglish Cemetery at Bonham, Fannin Co., TX. Inglish Cemetery is located on the East side of Bonham between Pecan and Lynn streets near the VA Hospital.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(August 4, 1789 - April 4, 1861)<\/p>\r\n

In the cause of independence, raised company of 36 riflemen in his native Kentucky, starting for Texas November 1835. City of San Antonio was liberated by time they arrived. Although an officer, Tarleton<\/sa> fought in the ranks in the victory at San Jacinto, April 21, 1836. Col. Tarleton<\/sa> settled in Fannin County with son, Robert Price Tarleton<\/sa> (1833-1897). Tarleton's wife, Nancy Price<\/sa>, had died in Kentucky in 1835.<\/p>","mkr_img":"tarleton_col_james_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"tarleton_col_james_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":66,"cem_name":"Inglish Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":113,"mkr_name":"Texas & Pacific Depot","mkr_name_sort":"Texas & Pacific Depot","mkr_lat":"33.5736","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.179033","mkr_dir":"This marker is located at Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at One Main St","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The Texas and Pacific Railroad was built eastward to Bonham in 1873. A small wooden depot erected that year was replaced by this larger brick structure in 1900. Damaged by fire in 1918, the depot was rebuilt the following year and continued to serve customers until 1950. The structure's Romanesque Revival style reflects 19th-century architectural trends, while elements such as the knee-brace eave brackets reveal 20th-century influences. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990<\/p>","mkr_img":"texas_and_pacific_depot_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"texas_and_pacific_depot_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":115,"mkr_name":"Trenton","mkr_name_sort":"Trenton","mkr_lat":"33.43085","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.3387","mkr_dir":"Marker located at Trenton, Fannin Co., TX at US 69 Bus. at Hamilton Street","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The earliest Anglo settlers in this area, drawn to the fertile farmlands, probably came to the locality known as Wildcat Thicket in the mid-1800s. By the 1870s a community had begun to form, and settler A. J. Russell<\/sa> reportedly named Trenton for a hospital in which he's been treated during the Civil War. The railroad arrived in Trenton in 1881, the same year a post office was established, and the town began to boom. By 1885 there were several thriving businesses in operation. Trenton was incorporated in 1890. Dr. W. C. Holmes<\/sa>, a former Trenton mayor and active citizen, began to publish the weekly \"Trenton Tribune\" in 1909. The town maintained its size during the 20th century, outlasting many of its neighbors. Trenton remains a bustling community. (1999)<\/p>","mkr_img":"trenton_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"trenton_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":86,"twn_name":"Trenton","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":46,"mkr_name":"First Methodist Church of Trenton","mkr_name_sort":"Trenton, First Methodist Church","mkr_lat":"33.4311","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.3377","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Trenton, Fannin Co., TX at 100 Second St.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

In 1887 members gathered at the Union Church in Trenton to organize the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The first pastor was the Rev. W. J. Bludworth<\/sa>. In 1896 the first sanctuary was built, and the congregation included 200 members. Organizations were established for the members including those for youth, women, and men. Additional facilities were provided to meet the needs of the church as the congregation grew. Rich with traditions, this church continues to serve the community as it has for over a century.","mkr_img":"","txt_img":"","mkr_img_tn":null,"mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":86,"twn_name":"Trenton","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":47,"mkr_name":"First National Bank of Trenton","mkr_name_sort":"Trenton, First National Bank","mkr_lat":"33.431","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.338983","mkr_dir":"Marker located in Trenton, Fannin Co., TX at Downtown Plaza","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Founded in 1901 by John Donaghey<\/sa>, J. B. Robinson<\/sa>, and Y. B. Reed<\/sa> -- major officers for 33 years. Descendants still operate institution. In early days old-timers gathered here to discuss town events. Bank is still center of community news. At same location since founding; remodeled twice","mkr_img":"fnb_trenton_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"fnb_trenton_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":86,"twn_name":"Trenton","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":137,"mkr_name":"Union Cemetery","mkr_name_sort":"Union Cemetery","mkr_lat":"33.7172","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-096.25782","mkr_dir":"Drive North on FM274 3.7 miles to the intersection with CR1100. Turn right onto CR1100 but bear right onto unnamed road clearly visible at the turn. The cemetery is .1 miles down that road. You will find the marker just inside the front gate. Note: You will pass the Union New Plot Cemetery on your left about 1.8 miles before reaching the turn off at CR1100.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"A historically African American community developed near this site on what had been the Smith Plantation before the Civil War and Emancipation. Families established Siloam Baptist Church in 1870 adjacent to already existing burials. According to the oral tradition, the earliest dated gravestone is for Harriett Pool (1847- 1881). The burial ground was first Called Siloam Cemetery, changing its name when the church combined with Belfountain Baptist Church to form the Union Baptist Church in 1954. The Cemetery is a chronicle of area settlers, including generations of African Americans from slavery to emancipation to contributions in every aspect of society.","mkr_img":"union_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"union_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":121,"cem_name":"Union Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":72,"twn_name":"Ravenna","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":117,"mkr_name":"Valley Creek","mkr_name_sort":"Valley Creek","mkr_lat":"33.4221","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.251580","mkr_dir":"From Leonard, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 896 north 3 miles to R.O.W.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

The first permanent settlement in this area began in 1869 when eleven Presbyterian families migrated here from New York. Organized by Howard L. Parmele<\/sa> and others, including his brother-in-law Samuel F. B. Morse<\/sa>, the inventor of the telegraph, the colony was formed for the establishment of a Presbyterian U.S.A. mission. Land for the settlement was located near the site of Waller Wells, an early campground used by freight haulers operating between Sherman and the East Texas port of Jefferson. Named for a nearby stream, Valley Creek became a thriving community in the 1870s under the direction of Howard Parmele<\/sa>, who established a mercantile store, sawmill, and cotton gin here. The town also included a school, hotel, post office, drugstore, grist mill, barbershop, doctors, churches, and a blacksmith shop. With the assistance of Dr. D. H. Dodson<\/sa>, an Iowa minister and educator, the local Presbyterian U.S.A. church was formally organized in 1875. Bypassed by rail lines in 1880, the town declined. Businesses were moved to Leonard (3 mi. S), where many former Valley Creek residents became prominent leaders. Only a church building and a cemetery remain at the site of the pioneer Valley Creek community.<\/p>","mkr_img":"valley_creek_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"valley_creek_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":124,"cem_name":"Valley Creek Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":49,"twn_name":"Leonard","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":119,"mkr_name":"Vineyard Grove Baptist Church","mkr_name_sort":"Vineyard Grove Baptist Church","mkr_lat":"33.6469","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.9607","mkr_dir":"From Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX, take SH 56 west 2 miles to FM 1396; then north on FM 1396 4.1 miles","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

Instituted under direction of Elder Willie Pickett<\/sa>, missionary of Southern Baptist Convention, on Nov. 9, 1847. Charter members: Betsy Parrish Gilmer<\/sa>, Margaret Hart<\/sa>; John W. Jones<\/sa>, Tamazine D. Jones<\/sa>, Tamazine F. Jones<\/sa>; Benjamin B. Parrish<\/sa>, Theresa C. Parrish<\/sa>; Sinclair Stapp<\/sa>, Sallie Parrish Stapp<\/sa>. Elder Pickett<\/sa> was chosen pastor; John W. Jones<\/sa>, deacon; and Sinclair Stapp<\/sa>, clerk. On June 16, 1849, Jones<\/sa>, David Pevler<\/sa>, and Adam Yoakum<\/sa> were asked to superintend building of a meetinghouse. This was completed in 1853. The church still serves this community.<\/p>","mkr_img":"Vineyard_Grove_BC_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Vineyard_Grove_BC_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":95,"twn_name":"Windom","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":120,"mkr_name":"Virginia Point Methodist","mkr_name_sort":"Virginia Point Methodist","mkr_lat":"33.656016","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.375433","mkr_dir":"From FM 1752 & US 82 intersection in Savoy, Fannin Co., TX, take FM 1752 north 4.3miles to gravel road; then west on gravel road 1.4 miles","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

County's oldest church. Organized 1837, at Old Warren. this building was erected in 1860. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark- 1965 Incise in base: Erected by Dr. and Mrs. Homer Jones<\/sa><\/p>","mkr_img":"Virginia_Point_MC_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Virginia_Point_MC_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":79,"twn_name":"Savoy","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":5,"mkr_name":"Benjamin Stuart Walcott","mkr_name_sort":"Walcott, Benjamin Stuart","mkr_lat":"33.59080","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.909916","mkr_dir":"Marker located at Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX on FM 100 in Oakwood Cemetery (near main entrance)","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

(October 17, 1809 - November 22, 1878)<\/p>\r\n

Founder and developer of Honey Grove, B. S. Walcott<\/sa> was a native of New England. He came to this area in 1846 and in 1848 married Elizabeth (Betsey) Gilmer<\/sa> (1815-65). Walcott<\/sa> opened the first store here in Samuel Erwin's<\/sa> log cabin and constructed the first frame store building when the town was laid out in 1848. He erected the first school building in 1853 and gave land for a Union Church in 1856. Walcott's<\/sa> two sons also became community leaders.<\/p>","mkr_img":"walcott_benjamin_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"walcott_benjamin_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":92,"cem_name":"Oakwood Cemetery","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":105,"mkr_name":"Site of Booker T. Washington School","mkr_name_sort":"Washington, Booker T. - School","mkr_lat":"33.577883","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-96.17005","mkr_dir":"This marker is located in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX at Katy Blvd. & E. 5th St","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

According to local tradition the Bonham Colored School began in a one-room structure in northwest Bonham in the early 1890s. Enrollment in the 4-teacher school grew from 40 pupils in 1904 to 216 in 1911. By 1920 the school offered 11 grades and was called Booker T. Washington. A new school complex, funded in part by the Rosenwald Foundation, was built on 10 acres here in 1928; Ray Seay<\/sa> served as principal. The school expanded to 12 grades in 1940. Until 1966, when it closed due to school integration, the school served as a focal point for Bonham's entire African American community. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845 - 1995 <\/p>","mkr_img":"Booker_Washington_School_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"Booker_Washington_School_tn.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":12,"twn_name":"Bonham","mkr_sch_fk":1,"sch_name":"Adams"},{"mkr_id":121,"mkr_name":"Wheeler House","mkr_name_sort":"Wheeler House","mkr_lat":"33.576133","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.959933","mkr_dir":"From Honey Grove, Fannin Co., TX, take SH 56 west 3 miles; The actual Marker is now missing.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"

First Classic Revival house in area. Has unusual stairway. Built 1852-1854, with slave labor. Fifth house on Bonham-Paris stagecoach road. Chimney stones and lumber hand-hewn. Joists were pegged rather than nailed. Sold in 1884 by Wiley Hulsey<\/sa>, builder, to confederate veteran Peyton Wheeler<\/sa> and wife Martha Jane Hamil<\/sa>. Their descendants have erected this marker. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965<\/p>\r\n



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The house is in bad shape and the Historical Marker is now missing.<\/p>","mkr_img":"wheeler_house_pic.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"wheeler_house_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":42,"twn_name":"Honey Grove","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""},{"mkr_id":138,"mkr_name":"Bank of Windom","mkr_name_sort":"Windom, Bank of","mkr_lat":"33.564933","txt_lat":"Yes","mkr_lon":"-95.998538","mkr_dir":"From the intersection of Texas Hwy 56 and FM-1743, proceed south on FM-1743 across the railroad tracks bearing left\/east on Main Street about .2 miles to the marker on the left\/north.","txt_dir":"Yes","mkr_text":"Recognizing a need for banking services, a group of local businessmen opened the private bank of Windom in 1900. Originally, the bank operated out of F. C. Council's store but relocated to a new brick structure on the corner of Main and 2nd streets in 1902. Although the name of the organization of the bank changed over time, the building continued to house the only bank in Windom. In 1964, it changed its name to Fannin National Bank and in 1976 moved to a modern facility. By providing sources of capital of construction and agricultural projects, businesses, and homes, the Bank of Windom has contributed to the Community's growth and prosperity for generations.","mkr_img":"windom_bank_hm.jpg","txt_img":"Yes","mkr_img_tn":"windom_bank_tm.jpg","mkr_cem_fk":null,"cem_name":"","mkr_twn_fk":95,"twn_name":"Windom","mkr_sch_fk":null,"sch_name":""}]}