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

Armistead Albert Aldrich

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 26, 2023

1. Armistead Albert Aldrich Marker

Inscription.

Author - "History of Houston County, Texas"

Armistead Albert Aldrich
(April 10, 1858 -- Aug. 22, 1945)
Born in Crockett, son of Oliver Cromwell and Eliza (Masters) Aldrich. Educated at University of Virginia, he was admitted to the bar in 1883. Elected City Alderman, 1890; County Judge, 1892; State Representative, 1900. Served as Presidential Elector, 1936. He was on the Board of Trustees of Austin College for 30 years. Married Miss Willie Arledge; They brought up six children. He was active in historical preservation until his death.
Recorded - 1972

Erected 1972 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7014.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 31° 19.296′ N, 95° 27.623′ W. Marker is in Crockett, Texas, in Houston County. It can be reached from East Pease Street 0.2 miles west of Texas Highway 19. The marker is in Glenwood Cemetery (North Sector). 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 walking distance of this marker: Isaac Adair Daniel (here, next to this marker); Samuel Fisher Tenney (within shouting distance of this marker); The Rev. John C. Woolam

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Glenwood Cemetery (North Sector) (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 (within shouting distance of this marker); George G. Alford (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Crockett.

Also see . . . Glenwood Cemetery (North Sector) marker. (Submitted on April 2, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas.)

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 26, 2023

2. Armistead Albert Aldrich Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 2, 2023, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.