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

Jacob Pope and Elizabeth Ann Barnes

Photographed by James Hulse, September 26, 2022

1. Jacob Pope and Elizabeth Ann Barnes Marker

Inscription. Mississippi natives Jacob Pope Barnes (1832-1877) and Elizabeth Ann Rankin (1834-1912) were wed on June 21, 1860. They moved to Texas in 1866 and came to Trinity in 1872. Jacob opened a mercantile store in partnership with Frank Lister and was serving as county treasurer at the time of his death. Widowed at age 43, Elizabeth reared nine children and operated the mercantile store with the help of her eldest son, Samuel Edward (1861-1914). Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6720.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 21, 1860.

Location. 30° 56.76′ N, 95° 22.965′ W. Marker is in Trinity, Texas, in Trinity County. It can be reached from West Main Street (Farm to Market Road 230) 0.1 miles west of Cemetery Street. The marker is located in the central section of the cemetery along the main cemetery road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Trinity TX 75862, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in the American 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 walking distance of this marker: Cedar Grove Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Waco, Beaumont, Trinity & Sabine Railroad (approx. 0.3 miles away); I.N. Parker House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Charles Nesbitt "Charlie" Wilson (approx. 0.4 miles away); First United Methodist Church of Trinity (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ranald McDonald House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dorcas Wills Memorial Baptist Church (approx. half a mile away); Old Red Schoolhouse (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Trinity.

Also see . . . Trinity, TX (Trinity County). Texas State Historical Association

Early settlers around Trinity engaged in agriculture and lumbering. Cotton growing peaked in the 1920s, when there
Photographed by James Hulse, September 26, 2022

2. Jacob Pope and Elizabeth Ann Barnes Marker
were half a dozen gins in the area, but began to decline when prices fell in the latter part of the decade. Trinity was also one of the transportation nodes of the East Texas lumber industry. At one time it integrated 160 miles of railroad track and more than thirty sawmills. The first lumber mill near Trinity was the W. T. Carter Lumber Company, a mile west of town.

(Submitted on September 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Jacob Pope and Elizabeth Ann Barnes Marker in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 26, 2022

3. The view of the Jacob Pope and Elizabeth Ann Barnes Marker in the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on September 29, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 307 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 29, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.