DeBerry in Panola County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

DeBerry

Photographed by James Hulse, November 6, 2020

1. DeBerry Marker

Inscription.

Site of 1850 sawmill and grist mill. Settled mostly by cotton planters. Center for markets and gins. Oil development after 1900.

Named for Col. Alfred W. DeBerry (1829-1903). 28th Texas Cavalry, Dismounted Confederate Army. In 1863 – 65 legislature, helped pass laws to give Confederacy men revenue and supplies, support soldiers' families and defend Texas frontiers.

In 1874 - 76 was Secretary of State under Gov Richard Coke, who put Texas government into hands of the people after nine ears of federal rule.

Erected 1965 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 10823.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 32° 18.3′ N, 94° 10.049′ W. Marker is in DeBerry, Texas, in Panola County. It is on Farm to Market Road 31 0.1 miles north of U.S. 79, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: De Berry TX 75639, 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: DeBerry Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Bell-Fountain Cemetery (approx. 3 miles away); Mt. Zion Cemetery (approx.

Paid Advertisement

Click or scan to see
this page online

3.9 miles away); Bethel United Methodist Church (approx. 4½ miles away); Shady Grove Baptist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Bailey Anderson (approx. 4.7 miles away); Booker T. Washington School (approx. 4.8 miles away); Centennial Afro American Cemetery (approx. 7.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in DeBerry.

Also see . . . Deberry, Texas. TSHA Texas State Historical Association (Submitted on November 23, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, November 6, 2020

2. DeBerry Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,143 times since then and 94 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.