Near Jacksonville in Cherokee County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Judge H.T. Brown

(August 17, 1885 - April 3, 1958)

Photographed by James Hulse, September 3, 2023

1. Judge H.T. Brown Marker

Inscription. Judge of the 2nd District for over 13 years. Respected for his quiet studious and careful handling of cases. Taught in country school at 20. Was chosen County School Superintendent, Judge. Served in legislature 1920's- 1930s. Married Mary Ethel Evans Recorded-1968

Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 6618.)

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

Location. 31° 58.17′ N, 95° 17.26′ W. Marker is near Jacksonville, Texas, in Cherokee County. It can be reached from the intersection of North Pineda Street and Monroe Street. The marker is located in the southern section to the Resthaven Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 815 North Pineda Street, Jacksonville TX 75766, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Jackson Smith (approx. ¼ mile away); David Greene Templeton (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thomas Jefferson Dean (approx. 0.4 miles away); Newburn-Rawlinson House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jacksonville College (approx. half a mile away);

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Sweet Union Baptist Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Oldest Home in Jacksonville (approx. one mile away); Sea Scouts Ship 400 (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

The Judge H.T. Brown Marker and Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 3, 2023

2. The Judge H.T. Brown Marker and Gravestone

The view of the Judge H.T. Brown Marker in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, September 3, 2023

3. The view of the Judge H.T. Brown Marker in the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 207 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 15, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on September 16, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.