Near Hallettsville in Lavaca County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Arthur Henry Vollentine
(ca. 1807-1878)
Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026
1. Arthur Henry Vollentine Marker
Arthur Henry Vollentine was born in New Jersey or Virginia about 1807. He came to Texas about 1833 as a colonist of Empresario Martin de Leon and in 1834 he married Maryland native Mary Ann May. They moved to a Mexican land grant on Brushy Creek near present-day Yoakum, Texas, that Henry had acquired in 1835.
From October 1835 through January 1836 Vollentine served in the Republic of Texas Army at Fort Goliad. They left their South Texas home in March 1836 during the Runaway Scrape, lived in the Nacogdoches district for several years, then returned to this area by 1840.
Mary Ann died about 1841. In 1845 Vollentine married her cousin, Mariah Brown, whose grandfather Bernard Brown donated land for St. Mary's Church and cemetery in 1841. Texas granted Vollentine land on the Lavaca River near Hallettsville in 1846. They farmed and ranched on their Brushy Creek and Lavaca River properties. The Vollentine cattle brand appeared as V5.
Vollentine, appointed one of Lavaca County's first county commissioners soon after its creation in 1846, was instrumental in the selection of Hallettsville as county seat in 1852. Arthur H. Vollentine, his wife Mariah, and many of his descendants are buried here.
Erected 1995 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 216.)
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers • War, Texas Independence. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 29° 27.006′ N, 96° 59.884′ W. Marker is near Hallettsville, Texas, in Lavaca County. It is at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 340 and Louis Sitka, on the right when traveling north on Farm to Market Road 340. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1651 FM340, Hallettsville TX 77964, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Mary's Parish (approx. 0.2 miles away); Brown School (approx. half a mile away); Vysehrad School (approx. 1.6 miles away); Stacy School (approx. 3 miles away); The Lay-Bozka House (approx. 3.1 miles away); Richardson Chapel United Methodist Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); American Legion Hudgeons Post 230 (approx. 3.2 miles away); High School Rodeo (approx. 3.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hallettsville.
Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026
2. Arthur Henry Vollentine Marker
Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026
3. Arthur Henry Vollentine Marker
Marker in front of burial site.
Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026
4. Arthur Henry Vollentine Marker
Looking toward the marker from the cemetery entrance. Marker seen to the left of the nearest tree just left of center frame.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 15, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 57 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 15, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
