The Kay House Marker

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Winona in Smith County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

The Kay House

By Amanda Hartley, July 7, 2010

1. The Kay House Marker

Inscription. South Carolina planter Francis Lemuel Kay (1814-1867) settled in Smith County in 1856. Between 1856 and 1860, Kay bought 640 acres of land and built this two-story home for his wife Mary Ellen (Black) (1826-1896) and their eleven children. By 1860 Kay owned and operated 1300 acres of farm and ranchland. The Kay family sold the property to the Combination Orchard Company in 1909, and the house became the headquarters for the company's pecan orchards. In 1937 the Hunt Oil Company bought the house and land and has continued to operate the pecan business.
Karen Ann Kay Esberger & E. James Esberger

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission.

Location. 32° 30.523′ N, 95° 10.052′ W. Marker is in Winona, Texas, in Smith County. Marker is on State Highway 155 one mile north of Farm to Market Road 16, on the right when traveling north. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winona TX 75792, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Elisha Everett Lott (approx. 2.6 miles away); Camp Fannin Internment Camp (approx. 5.7 miles away); Camp Fannin (approx. 5.7 miles away); Camp Fannin, Texas (approx. 6.3 miles away); Our Land - Our Heritage (approx. 6.4 miles away); Camp Ford (approx. 9.7 miles away); a different marker also named Camp Ford (approx. 9.7 miles away); Camp Ford Stockade (approx. 9.7 miles away).

The Kay House Marker and House Photo, Click for full size

By Amanda Hartley, July 29, 2010

2. The Kay House Marker and House

The Kay House Photo, Click for full size

By Amanda Hartley, July 29, 2010

3. The Kay House

Credits. This page originally submitted on July 22, 2010, by Amanda Hartley of Tyler, Texas. This page has been viewed 420 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on July 22, 2010, by Amanda Hartley of Tyler, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on July 30, 2010, by Amanda Hartley of Tyler, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.