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

The Rev. John C. Woolam

(January 15, 1813 - January 18, 1894)

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 26, 2023

1. The Rev. John C. Woolam Marker

Inscription. South Carolina native John C. Woolam lived in Tennessee and served in the Florida Indian Wars before coming to Texas in 1838. After being licensed to preach by the Methodist Church in 1840, he served 34 churches in East and Southeast Texas during the next 50 years. He was a Confederate chaplain during the Civil War, and as chaplain of the Texas Veterans Association he delivered the dedicatory prayer at the opening of the State Capitol building in 1888.Recorded - 1994

Erected 1994 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 11063.)

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

Location. 31° 19.277′ N, 95° 27.633′ W. Marker has been reported damaged. Marker is in Crockett, Texas, in Houston County. It can be reached from East Pease Avenue 0.2 miles west of Texas Highway 19. Marker is in Glenwood Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 214 East Pease Avenue, 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 walking distance of this location: Isaac Adair Daniel (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Fisher Tenney (within shouting distance of this marker); Armistead Albert Aldrich

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Major Isaac Watts Burton (within shouting distance of this marker); Armistead Thompson Mason Monroe (within shouting distance of this marker); Glenwood Cemetery (North Sector) (within shouting distance of this marker); Glenwood Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); John Lawrence Hall (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crockett.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 26, 2023

2. The Rev. John C. Woolam Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 209 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.