Near Fairfield in Freestone County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Homesite and Burial Place of General Joseph Burton Johnson

(April 7, 1816 - January 18, 1874)

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 8, 2026

1. Homesite and Burial Place of General Joseph Burton Johnson Marker

Inscription. Planter, soldier, civic leader. Born in Georgia. Commissioned a captain in U. S. Army in Florida in 1837; a major, 1846. Came to Freestone County in 1854. For headquarters on his 10,550-acre plantation, built (1860) at this site a 12-room stone mansion. Served as brigadier general of Texas State Troops in Civil War. A county commissioner; first master of Texas State Grange; a Royal Arch Mason. Made gifts to worthy causes and to minorities. He married Patience Ponder; had 5 children. Descendants include lawyers, merchants, doctors, law officers, printers, teachers.

Erected 1971 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 9887.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil.

Location. 31° 46.955′ N, 96° 14.052′ W. Marker is near Fairfield, Texas, in Freestone County. It is on County Road 1131 0.8 miles north of County Road 1140. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairfield TX 75840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

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,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Grange Hall Community (approx. 0.7 miles away); Harmony Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); a different marker also named Harmony Church (approx. 3.2 miles away); Stewards Mill Store (approx. 3.3 miles away); Caney Baptist Church (approx. 4.1 miles away); Sessions Cemetery (approx. 5.3 miles away); Bradley House (approx. 5.4 miles away); Lake Chapel Cemetery (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairfield.

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 8, 2026

2. Homesite and Burial Place of General Joseph Burton Johnson Marker

Photographed by Jeff Leichsenring, March 8, 2026

3. Homesite and Burial Place of General Joseph Burton Johnson Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 9, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. This page has been viewed 21 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 9, 2026, by Jeff Leichsenring of Garland, Texas. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.