White Settlement in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

William Terry Allen Log Cabin

Photographed by J Frye, July 24, 2022

1. William Terry Allen Log Cabin Marker

Inscription. In 1854 young William Allen (1842-1893) came with his family to Tarrant County from Todd County, Kentucky. By 1857 they had settled at this location on 360 acres. After serving in the Confederate Army, Allen married Sarah Fannie Grant (1849-1870). They bought 160 acres about 1864 and built this 13'x18' cabin on White Settlement Road six miles west of Tarrant County Courthouse. After his first wife died, Allen married her sister Theodocia E. Grant (1854-1931). They added to the cabin several times, including a bedroom, "The Professor's Room". It was reserved during school months for the local teacher.

The cabin was the family home until 1908, when a frame cottage was built nearby. In 1933 Allen's heirs sold 22 acres which included the cabin. The new owner moved the cabin north of the original site and enlarged it. In 1953 the land was sold to the United States government for runway additions to Carswell Air Force Base. The cabin was moved to Fort Worth.

The White Settlement Historical Society, organized in 1976, raised funds to number the logs and move the dismantled cabin to the present site. It was restored to

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its original size and opened to groups interested in local history.

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 5848.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1857.

Location. 32° 45.487′ N, 97° 27.68′ W. Marker is in White Settlement, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is on Hanon Drive 0.1 miles east of Mirike Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8318 Hanon Dr, Fort Worth TX 76108, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:

Photographed by J Frye, July 24, 2022

2. William Terry Allen Log Cabin Marker

First Baptist Church of White Settlement (approx. ¾ mile away); Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation Plant No. 4 (approx. one mile away); Major K.M. Van Zandt (approx. 1.3 miles away); General H.P. Mabry (approx. 1.3 miles away); 10" Bore Confederate Columbiad Long Range Smoothbore Gun (approx. 1.3 miles away); Thompson Public Cemetery (approx. 2.1 miles away); Fort Worth Army Air Field (approx. 2.4 miles away); Horace Seaver Carswell, Jr. (approx. 2.4 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Confederate Veterans (was approx. 1.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Photographed by J Frye, July 24, 2022

3. William Terry Allen Log Cabin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2023, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 545 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 24, 2023, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.