Near Yoakum in DeWitt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)
Nancy Shows
(1829-1867)
Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026
1. Nancy Shows Marker
Pioneer settler. Adam Shows, her husband, built nearby Hebron Church about 1855. She was the mother of 8 children.
Incise in base: Erected by children of Amos and Margaret Shows
Erected 1968 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 3548.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1829.
Location. 29° 9.541′ N, 97° 2.559′ W. Marker is near Yoakum, Texas, in DeWitt County. It is on Hebron Church Road (County Road 267) one mile east of Farm to Market Road 682, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 919 Hebron Church Rd, Yoakum TX 77995, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Hill Country. It is also in the American South. 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hebron Community (within shouting distance of this marker); Terryville (approx. 1.4 miles away); County Line School, Church, and Cemetery (approx. 3.9 miles away); The United Methodist Church of Hope (approx. 4.8 miles away); Hope Baptist Church (approx. 4.8 miles away); Ruins of Brushy Creek Church (approx. 10.2 miles away); St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery (approx. 10.3 miles away); First Methodist Church of Yoakum (approx. 10.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Yoakum.
Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026
2. Nancy Shows Marker
Back of marker while looking at headstone and Church is the distance.
Photographed by Dave W, February 14, 2026
3. Nancy Shows Marker
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 31 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 15, 2026, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
