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

Denson Homesite and Cemetery

(0.7 Mi. South)

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

1. Denson Homesite and Cemetery Marker

Inscription. Near this site is evidence of the 19th-century home and burial ground used by the family of John and Mary Ann Denson. John Denson (1815-c.1861) arrived in this area in 1835 with his parents, Thomas C. and Polly Denson who were Predestination Baptists with elder Daniel Parker. In 1837 John signed the petition calling for the creation of Houston County. In 1839 he married Mary Ann (Crawford) Houston (1817-c.1874), whose first husband was a relative of Sam Houston, according to family tradition. They reared their children in a log house on the banks of Bennett Creek. As family members died, they were buried near the homesite. The last burials took place in 1890. Family records identify 18 burials in the pioneer cemetery.

Erected 2001 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12428.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 31° 29.896′ N, 95° 25.652′ W. Marker is near Grapeland, Texas, in Houston County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 227 and Tyler Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south on Road 227. The marker is located along the southwest

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side of the highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3064 FM 227, Grapeland TX 75844, 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Refuge Cemetery (approx. 1.7 miles away); First Christian Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); City of Grapeland (approx. 3.1 miles away); First Baptist Church of Grapeland (approx. 3.2 miles away); San Pedro Community (approx. 3.3 miles away); Brewington Baptist Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Joseph Randolph Yarbrough (approx. 3.6 miles away); Franklin Columbus Woodard (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grapeland.

2nd marker of names in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

2. 2nd marker of names in the cemetery

The view of the Denson Homesite and Cemetery Marker along the highway image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, April 25, 2024

3. The view of the Denson Homesite and Cemetery Marker along the highway

Credits. This page was last revised on December 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 27, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 513 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 28, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.