Near Dobbin in Montgomery County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Jacob Shannon Evergreen Cemetery

Photographed By James Hulse, October 4, 2022

1. Jacob Shannon Evergreen Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Born in Georgia, Jacob Montgomery Shannon (1804-1878) came to Texas at the age of 17, while the region was under Mexican rule. He married Catherine "Kittie" Yoakum in 1823, and in 1831 Shannon received a league of land in this vicinity, where he built a home and settled with his family. The community that grew up near his plantation became known as Shannon's Prairie.

The cemetery at this site was established about 1840 with the burial of Dock Providence in an unmarked grave. The two earliest marked graves bear the date 1854. They are for a child, Catherine Hemphill, and for Jacob Shannon's mother, Margaret Montgomery Shannon (b.1772). The cemetery came to be used by other residents of the area, and in 1863, Jacob Shannon formally deeded 2 acres of his land for a public burial ground, school, and church.

Many members of Shannon's family are buried here, as are some of his slaves and their descendants. The graveyard also contains the burials of several war veterans. The names on the tombstones in the Jacob Shannon Evergreen Cemetery help record some of the history of this area of Montgomery County.

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7899.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites

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• Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1823.

Location. 30° 22.15′ N, 95° 47.811′ W. Marker is near Dobbin, Texas, in Montgomery County. Marker is on Mount Mariah Road, 0.1 miles north of Mock Lane, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located north of the front gate to the cemetery at Jacob Shannon's graavesite. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 951 Mount Mariah Road, Montgomery TX 77356, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Griffith Homesite and Cemetery (approx. 4.1 miles away); Noah Griffith and Esther Wightman Griffith (approx. 4.1 miles away); Plantersville Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); St. Mary's Catholic Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); Plantersville Baptist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); a different marker also named Plantersville Baptist Church (approx. 4.6 miles away); Blackberry Community (approx. 4.7 miles away); The Shelton-Smith House (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dobbin.

Also see . . . Shannon, Jacob Montgomery, Sr. (1804–1878). Texas State Historical Association

Jacob was among the troops under Stephen F. Austin who put down the Fredonian Rebellion in 1827. Shannon ran unsuccessfully
Photographed By James Hulse, October 4, 2022

2. The view of the Jacob Shannon Evergreen Cemetery Marker in the cemetery
for sheriff in Washington Municipality on July 18, 1835. He was in the first force of Texas Rangers organized after the Texas Revolution. He built a successful plantation, which produced cotton, corn, tobacco, and livestock and included a two-story plantation home furnished with fine Victorian furniture and one of the first square grand pianos imported to Texas.

(Submitted on October 7, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 7, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 7, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.