Near Crockett in Houston County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Albert Holley House

Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 19, 2019

1. Albert Holley House Marker

Inscription. In 1857 Albert Holley (b. 1828), his mother and two brothers, migrated to Houston County from Alabama. While the others journeyed to Texas by boat, he brought the family's supplies overland by wagon with 137 slaves. By 1860 he and his wife Julia (Russell) (1840-97) had begun homesteading this land. After serving in the Civil War, where he was a prisoner of war, Albert continued to farm here. In 1867 he constructed a new home for his family at this site. He died in 1907, but his land remained in the ownership of Holley family members until 1976.

Incise on Base: Owners W.R. (Bill) Terry, W.B. Dwire, Jr., and William Robert Terry Families

Supplemental Plaque:
The Albert Holley House was relocated to Trinity County, about 3.8 miles south of this site on FM 2781, in 1994.

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11213.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 31° 11.846′ N, 95° 15.524′ W. Marker is near Crockett, Texas, in Houston County. It is on U.S. 287 0.7 miles west of Farm to Market

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Road 358, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Crockett TX 75835, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Steele's Academy (approx. 1.6 miles away); Hopewell Community and Gudeblye School (approx. 7.4 miles away); Stanton Cemetery (approx. 10.1 miles away); Center Hill Cemetery (approx. 11.3 miles away); Jim English Cemetery (approx. 11.6 miles away); James English (approx. 11.6 miles away); Joshua English (approx. 11.6 miles away); Captain George English (approx. 11.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crockett.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, January 19, 2019

2. Albert Holley House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 21, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,980 times since then and 129 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 21, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.