Near Point in Rains County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Isaac Newton Gresham

(Feb. 20, 1858 - April 10, 1906)

Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

1. Isaac Newton Gresham Marker

Inscription. In 1902 Alabama native Isaac Newton "Newt" Gresham was a Rains County farmer and newspaper editor. Wishing to help local farmers organize to take advantage of farm prices, he called a meeting in a nearby barn that summer. With an initial membership of ten neighbors, the Farmers Educational and Cooperative Union of America was founded. At first a secret organization, the idea soon spread throughout the south and west. The union eventually became a national organization. Gresham and his wife, Ida May, were the parents of four children. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836 - 1986

Erected 1986 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10859.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.

Location. 32° 57.009′ N, 95° 52.585′ W. Marker is near Point, Texas, in Rains County. It is on County Road 4525 north of County Road 4528, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located in the central section of the Lone Star Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 783 Rains County Rd 4525, Point TX 75472, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American 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,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lone Oak Methodist Church (approx. 5 miles away); Lone Oak Baptist Church (approx. 5.1 miles away); County Line School (approx. 5½ miles away); Hooker Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away); Texas Sharpshooter (approx.

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5.6 miles away); Dougherty Community Homeplace (approx. 6.1 miles away); Dougherty Community Cemetery (approx. 6.2 miles away); Miller Grove Memorial (approx. 6.6 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Judge James Hooker (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Isaac Newton Gresham: Founder of the Farmers' Union. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Isaac Newton (Newt) Gresham, agrarian spokesman and founder of the Farmers' Union, was born near Florence, Alabama, on February 20, 1858. Shortly after the Civil War his family moved to Kaufman County, Texas, where they became tenant farmers. Both of Gresham's parents died in 1868, and he was raised by an older brother. He moved in 1877 to Hood County, where he worked as a laborer and attended Add-Ran College (see TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY) for a year. He married Ida May Peters of Granbury on January 13, 1881, and again took up tenant farming. They had three children.

(Submitted on July 30, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Isaac Newton Gresham’s Marker and Gravestone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

2. Isaac Newton Gresham’s Marker and Gravestone

The view of the Isaac Newton Gresham Marker in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, July 28, 2025

3. The view of the Isaac Newton Gresham Marker in the cemetery

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 30, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 140 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 30, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.