Baytown in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Joseph William Ellender

(May 25, 1840 - February 24, 1917)

Photographed by James Hulse, August 20, 2025

1. Joseph William Ellender Marker

Inscription. British seaman Joseph William Ellender was shipwrecked off the coast of Iceland in 1866 and rescued by a schooner bound for Galveston. He settled in Cedar Bayou and married Nancy Lavinia Prather in 1868. They had ten children. A master Mason, Ellender served as Worshipful Master of Cedar Bayou Lodge three times. He organized the Cedar Bayou Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star in 1884 and was Worthy Grand Patron of Texas in 1889. Recorded - 1985

Erected 1985 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 10656.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1866.

Location. 29° 45.31′ N, 94° 55.614′ W. Marker is in Baytown, Texas, in Harris County. It is on Ferry Road ¼ mile south of Hayes Lane. The marker is located in the middle section of the Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2850 Ferry Road, Baytown TX 77520, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hall of Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cedar Bayou Masonic Lodge (about 400 feet away); Cedar Bayou United Methodist Church (about

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500 feet away); Baytown Mexican School (approx. 2.8 miles away); K'Nesseth Israel Synagogue (approx. 2.9 miles away); Ashbel Smith, M.D. (approx. 2.9 miles away); Wooster Common School No. 38 (approx. 3 miles away); Baytown Post Office (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baytown.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Wooster School (was approx. 3 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Joseph and Nancy Ellender Gravestone with Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 20, 2025

2. Joseph and Nancy Ellender Gravestone with Marker

The view of the marker and gravestone in the cemetery behind the Mason lodge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 20, 2025

3. The view of the marker and gravestone in the cemetery behind the Mason lodge

Credits. This page was last revised on August 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 133 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 21, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.