Chartered on December 12, 1889, this was the seventh Masonic lodge organized in Fannin County. The first official meeting occurred in January 1890, in a two-story frame building which the lodge shared with the Baptist church. In 1912 the lodge . . . — — Map (db m290786) HM
On May 23, 1888, a small group of neighbors met together at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Atkins to discuss forming a Baptist church. Assisted by the Rev. J.L. Mays and the Rev. R.L. Pearce, a congregation was begun with twelve charter members: . . . — — Map (db m307276) HM
The earliest known settler in the Portland community was Jesse Green London (1843-1875). A native of Missouri and a Confederate veteran who brought his family here in 1873. Other early settlers included members of the Tefteller, Cline, Bell, . . . — — Map (db m309850) HM
This Monument Dedicated to the Men and Women Who Served Their Country So Gallantly. Particularly Those Who Went From Fannin County
Texas
They Served for a Righteous Cause
Operation
Desert Shield and Desert Storm
Vietnam War . . . — — Map (db m235964) WM
Among the early settlers of this area were Joseph and William Arledge, brothers who arrived from Alabama in the 1850s. Both established successful farms in the area, and the growing settlement became known as Arledge Ridge. Joseph Arledge operated . . . — — Map (db m119512) HM
In 1837, Bailey Inglish moved his family to this area from western Arkansas, where he had been an influential leader of pioneer settlers. Here he was active in the formation of Fannin County, serving on the land board and later as chief justice. To . . . — — Map (db m128647) HM
Organized in 1871 under the Revs. Billy Cox and H.E. Cleveland. First church was a log cabin on estate of Mrs. Annie Garrett, between Preston and Lee Streets. In 1872 Missionary Society bought present lot. Building then here was remodeled by the . . . — — Map (db m233973) HM
The families of Oliver (1812-1872) and Mary (Livingston) Jackson (1818- 1890) and George (1823-1906) and Didama (Jackson) Biggerstaff (1835-1902) moved here from Missouri and settled on adjoining farms in 1854. The Jacksons erected a schoolhouse on . . . — — Map (db m263832) HM
In 1900, nine Bonham businessmen formed a corporation to construct and operate a cotton mill near this site. The town's presence on the northern edge of the blackland prairie made it an ideal location for textile manufacturing, since cotton was one . . . — — Map (db m234158) HM
In 1887 Dr. J. M. Terry, who gave up medicine for journalism, established the “Weekly Fannin Favorite.” He expanded in 1892 by starting this newspaper, the oldest daily publication in Fannin County. For 45 years its offices were in the . . . — — Map (db m128654) HM
The first influx of settlers into the area now known as Fannin County began in the early winter of 1836 when Dr. Daniel Rowlett brought ten families up Red River to a site about 16 miles northeast of present day Bonham. Because of the ease of river . . . — — Map (db m234067) HM
Using funds from the Federal Public Works Administration and local tax dollars, this structure was built to provide space for school and community assemblies, performances and athletic events. Architects Voelcker and Dixon of Wichita Falls . . . — — Map (db m160383) HM
Formally chartered in 1881, Carlton College began under the direction of Charles Carlton (1821-1902) as the Bonham Female Institute. Carlton, a native of England and a Disciples of Christ minister, had come to Bonham in 1867 to take charge of the . . . — — Map (db m306535) HM
As a child Bonham native Charles (Charlie) Christian was exposed to the guitar artistry and soprano solos of his parents Clarence and Willie Mae Christian. Though taught in the guitar chord technique, he developed a unique single-string style that . . . — — Map (db m306505) HM
The organizational meeting for
this church was held at the
home of Mrs. S.J. Stevenson in 1893.
The new congregation met for
worship at the Stevenson home
until 1901 when they constructed
a small building on this site.
Although many additions . . . — — Map (db m306506) HM
In the cause of independence, raised company of 36 riflemen in his native Kentucky, starting for Texas November 1835. City of San Antonio was liberated by time they arrived. Although an officer, Tarleton fought in the ranks in the victory at San . . . — — Map (db m234166) HM
Army supply headquarters for Northern Sub-District of Texas. Dispensed uniforms, clothing, blankets, harness, bridles, gear, saddles, food rations.
Beef, pork and wild game were cooked in an army mess kitchen furnace on this site.
At least 7 . . . — — Map (db m234003) HM
Born in Tennessee on Jan. 6, 1882, Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn came to north Texas with his parents in 1887. His political career began in 1906 with his election to the Texas House of Representatives, where he was Speaker of the 1911-13 Session. . . . — — Map (db m175084) HM
Organized at the former county seat of Warren on Nov. 3, 1840, this was one of the earliest Masonic lodges in Texas. Dr. Daniel Rowlett (1786-1848), Fannin County pioneer and Republic of Texas congressman was one of the first officers. The lodge . . . — — Map (db m234000) HM
Came to Texas 1836. Caused Fannin County to be created, 1837. Served as congressman, Republic of Texas, 1837-38, 1839-40, 1843-44. Helped (1840) organize Constantine Lodge No. 13, A.F. & A.M., and was its first Worshipful Master. Was most versatile . . . — — Map (db m234167) HM
In 1848, a young graduate of Indiana Medical College arrived in Bonham with his wife and young son, seeking new horizons and a place to practice his medical profession. Dr. Eli S. Penwell constructed a building on the south side of the Bonham square . . . — — Map (db m234078) HM
A native of the Fannin County community of Ravenna, Dr. T.D. Spies was an eminent authority in the study of nutritional diseases. In the 1930s, he led in the discovery of a cure for pellagra, a disorder caused by inadequate diet that once afflicted . . . — — Map (db m233958) HM
Baptist missionary minister Henry Fountain Jones, who served several Baptist churches in Fannin County, organized this congregation on September 18, 1894, with eighteen charter members: Fannie Cooper Benton, W.L. and M.B. Bradshaw, Thomas S. and . . . — — Map (db m263803) HM
Longtime Bonham residents well remember that this corner (intersection of North Main & Fifth Streets) was for a time the most popular spot in Bonham. The corner became the focal point for riders on "Dummy" the affectionate nickname of Bonham's lone . . . — — Map (db m234140) HM
Probably the most colorful and altogether mysterious figure of the Red River Valley was a man named Thomas C. Bean. Bean's death in 1887 "about 70 years of age" set off untold numbers of lawsuits by bogus heirs to his estate, claiming literally . . . — — Map (db m234061) HM
Although the Civil War was raging far from the Red River Valley in 1863, certain events occurred to remind the citizens of Bonham of the blood being shed by many of its young men. The most compelling of the events concerned Captain William C. . . . — — Map (db m234136) HM
This area was first settled by Anglo - Americans who traveled up the Red River by steamboat in 1836. Fannin County was created in 1837, organized 1838, and named for James W. Fannin (1805-36), who was massacred with his soldiers at Goliad (March 27, . . . — — Map (db m96688) HM
To the Confederate soldiers who sacrificed their lives for a just cause, this monument is lovingly dedicated by the Daughters of the Confederacy, aided by the Confederate Veterans Association of Fannin County.
Panel 2
From . . . — — Map (db m235963) WM
Commissioners’ Court first met at Jacob Black’s cabin on Feb. 26, 1836, before Fannin County was officially organized. In 1838 Warren (near present Ambrose in Grayson County) was named the county seat. The courthouse built there in 1840 was a . . . — — Map (db m128644) HM
Organized November, 1852, under the Rev. J.R. Briscoe with six charter members. The first log church on this site doubled as the school. Cost of this lot then outside city limits was $50. Indian trail lay northeast.
In 1855 a new frame church . . . — — Map (db m233994) HM
Congregation organized in 1868 by Charles Carlton (1821-1902). Born in England, he was educated in West Virginia under Alexander Campbell, founder of Disciples of Christ movement.
Carlton moved to Bonham in 1867 and here organized Carlton . . . — — Map (db m233998) HM
Oldest bank in Fannin County, chartered December 12, 1883.
At that time, county had 25,000 people; farming and industry prospered; a new railroad was being built; seven schools and colleges and three newspapers were in operation.
Growth . . . — — Map (db m234071) HM
Erected 1885. Congregation organized in 1872. Only church in area with spire and belfry. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1965 — — Map (db m233992) HM
Founded in 1844 in the Republic of Texas by a circuit rider, the Rev. James H. Graham (1815-1884), this church met first in a log cabin, which it shared with Baptist and Presbyterian congregations. Charter members included the families of Bailey . . . — — Map (db m234063) HM
As the Bonham business community neared the end of the nineteenth century, nearly all the traces of its frontier past had disappeared. The arrival of the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1873 helped stimulate a diversity of retail enterprises around the . . . — — Map (db m234133) HM
County's oldest. Bailey Inglish donated plot near Old Fort Inglish (called Bois d'Arc. Later Bonham).
Pioneers buried here include 1838 Indian massacre victims Andrew Daugherty. Wm. McCarty; 1836 Fannin County colonizers Bailey Inglish and Daniel . . . — — Map (db m234162) HM
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Born February 20, 1807 in South Carolina • Studied at South Carolina College 1825-1827
• On the staff of the Governor of South Carolina at the time of the Nullification Controversy 1832 to 1833 • Practiced law at Pendleton, . . . — — Map (db m128658) HM WM
Significant for his contributions to the formative years of Bonham and Fannin County, Tennessee native John P. Simpson arrived in Texas about 1837. In that year he signed the petition to create Fannin County and began to farm his land in this area. . . . — — Map (db m233957) HM
Texas Ranger, T.C. Robinson once described him, “He kills men just to see them kick. He can take two six shooters and turn them like wheels in his hands and fire a shot from each at every revolution.” Others have described Fannin . . . — — Map (db m128660) HM
Established at this site as a key part of Civil War defense of Texas, by General Henry E. McCulloch, frontier fighter and Ranger of long experience.
With supervision of 7 brigades fighting in Texas Indian Territory and Arkansas, McCulloch had . . . — — Map (db m233952) HM
Missouri native Alexander Moore married Virginia native Mary Jane Jones in St. Genevieve, Missouri, in 1856. They moved to Texas and purchased land in this area in 1857. The Moores donated two acres here to a rapidly growing community for cemetery . . . — — Map (db m263804) HM
Even twenty years after the close of the Civil War, a certain lawlessness reminiscent of frontier days still prevailed in areas of Texas. This was the age of the western gunfighter and numerous Texas feuds. This nation seemed to be in a state of . . . — — Map (db m234135) HM
Built 1897. The massive architecture combines Gothic, Grecian and 17th century features in arches, balconies, cupola, turrets, gables. An example of Victorian Romanesque, bought 1937 and preserved by Joe C. Denton. Recorded Texas Historic . . . — — Map (db m234077) HM
In Bonham - as in most Texas towns that became busy trading ranching or agricultural centers in the late 1800's - streetcars or trolleys were used in local transit Bonham's steam-powered streetcar line built about 1890, extended 2.5 miles from . . . — — Map (db m233974) HM
In the late 1800's, most bridges in Texas only supported wagon traffic. As automobile use became more abundant and the Good Roads Movement gained momentum, the need for better bridges became apparent. The beginning of the 20th century ushered in . . . — — Map (db m234160) HM
Constructed about 1915 by John Sparger, Jr., this building first served as the residence of D.W. Sweeney, a local merchant and banker. In 1956 it was purchased by Dr. Joe A. Risser and opened as an 18-bed hospital, one of several doctor-operated . . . — — Map (db m233993) HM
The oldest of Bonham's two premiere opera houses was constructed on this site in 1874. Home to many locally produced productions, this facility was also the site of many performances from the popular traveling companies of the era. One such . . . — — Map (db m234137) HM
Tennessee native Sam Taliaferro Rayburn moved to Texas with his family in 1887. His long and successful political career began with his election to the Texas Legislature in 1906. It continued through 25 consecutive terms in the U.S. House of . . . — — Map (db m233955) HM
In 1916, three years after he began his career in the U.S. Congress, Sam Rayburn built this home for his parents, who had left their farm at Windom. The 2-story house had a front porch on each floor. In 1934 architect W. B. Yarborough enlarged "The . . . — — Map (db m175408) HM
When General Henry McCulloch arrived in Bonham in 1863 to take command of the Northern Sub-District of the Confederate Army, one of his first charges from his superiors was to ferret out the large number of suspected army deserters and possible . . . — — Map (db m234139) HM
According to local tradition the Bonham Colored School began in a one-room structure in northwest Bonham in the early 1890s. Enrollment in the 4-teacher school grew from 40 pupils in 1904 to 216 in 1911. By 1920 the school offered 11 grades and was . . . — — Map (db m234161) HM
An opera house was constructed at this site in 1890 by a stock company headed by Benjamin Dabney. Two years later it was purchased by Ed D. Steger. Under his direction, the Steger Opera House became a popular spot for early residents of the . . . — — Map (db m307881) HM
Erected 1898
in honor of the victories
of the American Navy
over the Spanish Navy
at Manila, May 1, 1898, under Dewey,
and Santiago De Cuba, July 3, 1898,
under Sampson and Schley. — — Map (db m128657) WM
The Texas and Pacific Railroad was built eastward to Bonham in 1873. A small wooden depot erected that year was replaced by this larger brick structure in 1900. Damaged by fire in 1918, the depot was rebuilt the following year and continued to serve . . . — — Map (db m234159) HM
Episcopal missionary work began in Fannin and surrounding counties in the mid-1870s, and Trinity Church was organized in Bonham as a mission in 1877. Services were held in the homes of church members, and in the First Baptist Church building for a . . . — — Map (db m234005) HM
Spot where settlement of town of Bonham began. On 1,250 - acre land grant of Texas Republic to Inglish (1797-1867), former Miller County, Ark., Sheriff who led train of settlers traveling by oxcart to this site in 1837.
Here they built a log . . . — — Map (db m234170) HM
According to local oral tradition, this cemetery was named for John Carson, who once owned the adjacent land. Some sources say one grave was in existence before 1842; others maintain the first graves date to an 1842 Indian raid at the nearby home of . . . — — Map (db m306552) HM
This lodge began in 1887, when a group of Masons in the town of Ravenna joined together and petitioned the Grand Lodge of Texas for a charter. In 1889 the lodge was moved to the new railroad town of Ector, and in 1901 the name was changed to Ector . . . — — Map (db m128687) HM
The community of Ector was established in 1874 on the route of the Texas & Pacific Railroad. The Ravenna circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was created in 1885, and the Ector congregation, which met in a nearby school, was served by . . . — — Map (db m263837) HM
Sid H. (1833-1914) and Suzan Brown Pierce (1845-1923) donated this burial ground, near the Little Jordan Baptist Church (active 1850-1893).
The Ector Baptist Church, organized by former Little Jordan members, deeded the cemetery to Savoy . . . — — Map (db m204484) HM
A veteran of the Civil War, Levi Wells Ely (1829-1904) and his wife Laura (Page) migrated to this area from Georgia in 1882. The settlement that grew up around their farm became known as the Ely community. Settlers were attracted to this . . . — — Map (db m263801) HM
This congregation was organized on August 4, 1889, by the Rev. S.P. Clement and twelve charter members. Early worship services were held in the one-room Gober schoolhouse and in a brush arbor. In 1893 a sanctuary, the first church structure built in . . . — — Map (db m234189) HM
The earliest recorded grave in this cemetery is that of R.M.C. Self (d. 1865). Attracted by the beauty of the site, area settlers built a tabernacle here ten years later. According to oral history, the community purchased a marble slab for the grave . . . — — Map (db m234192) HM
Vernon C. Shive and John N. Glover operated a garage in Gober as early as 1933. After Shive died in 1944, John and Ruth Glover acquired a full share in the Gober Garage. In 1956, E.F. Anderson built a new facility with clay tile walls and steel . . . — — Map (db m234191) HM
The town known as Gober was settled in the 1840s, and was first called Grittersville. A town site was platted in 1885 and the town was renamed to honor early settlers. Public education in Gober began in a one-room schoolhouse that also served as a . . . — — Map (db m234188) HM
In 1842, a Methodist Episcopal Church, South, congregation organized and built a log chapel on land given by Wilson Allen. Early leaders were the Revs. J.H. Graham and J.W.P. McKenzie; trustees and family names included Allen, Hamil, Ramsey, . . . — — Map (db m306314) HM
Founder and developer of Honey Grove, B.S. Walcott was a native of New England. He came to this area in 1846 and in 1848 married Elizabeth (Betsey) Gilmer (1815-65). Walcott opened the first store here in Samuel Erwin's log cabin and constructed the . . . — — Map (db m234279) HM
This congregation was organized in 1876 by the Rt. Rev. Alexander C. Garrett, Bishop of the Missionary District of Northern Texas, and later Bishop of Dallas. In 1883, this building was constructed during the ministry of the Rev. J.P. Lytton. Of . . . — — Map (db m234272) HM
Named for David Crockett (1786-1836), the colorful Tennessee pioneer and congressman who rallied to cause of Texas in her war for independence. Late in 1835, Crockett traveled by riverboat, horseback, and on foot, entering Texas along the Red River . . . — — Map (db m234224) HM
This Queen Anne house was built in 1890, seventeen years after the town of Honey Grove was chartered. It was constructed for William H. and Martha (O'Kelley) Gross. A prominent area lawyer, Gross served as the first city attorney for Honey Grove. In . . . — — Map (db m234273) HM
Successor to Bethel Society,
founded with 26 charter members
in 1846 as First Presbyterian
Church in Bethel (present Dial)
community. Early services were
held in a one-room log school
shared by all denominations.
The first Sunday school . . . — — Map (db m311124) HM
Artist-photographer Erwin Evans Smith, a Fannin County native, was enchanted as a youth with the culture and folklore of ranching in the southwest. He studied art in Chicago and Boston in hopes of becoming a western sculptor. For several summers in . . . — — Map (db m234294) HM
Originally organized in November of 1847 by pastor W.M. Pickett, a missionary from the Southern Baptist Convention Home Mission Board, the First Baptist Church of Honey Grove met in a log schoolhouse at nearby Allen's Chapel. Nine charter members . . . — — Map (db m234269) HM
In 1885, ten years after the town of Honey Grove was incorporated, Mayor J. P. Gilmer brought to the attention of the City Council the need for a city hall and jail building. This structure was completed four years later. It is Fannin County's only . . . — — Map (db m127943) HM
Granted a dispensation by the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1854, the Honey Grove Masonic Lodge was officially chartered in 1856. Early meetings were held in the attic of the Old Smith Hotel on the town square and on the second floor of the Walcott School . . . — — Map (db m234265) HM
One of the courageous men who helped civilize the wilderness. Moved here from Kentucky in 1845 with his wife Elizabeth (Parrish) and children William S., George A., and Thomas S. James P. Gilmer, the fourth son, is said to have been first . . . — — Map (db m234280) HM
A native Virginian, James Thomas ("Tank") Holt came to Fannin County with his parents in 1849. After serving in the Confederate Cavalry during the Civil War (1861-65), he started a freighting operation. He invested his profits in such ventures as . . . — — Map (db m234283) HM
In the 1840s, New Jersey natives John W. and Tamson (Tamezine) Finley Jones settled in Fannin County. Joining them later, other family members included sons who had served as missionaries to the Choctaw and Chickasaw nations. The Jones’ Mill . . . — — Map (db m306312) HM
Early Honey Grove settlers bought land for a Union Church in 1855, with the sanctuary to be shared by Methodist, Baptist, Christian and Cumberland Presbyterian congregations, each holding services one Sunday per month. The Cumberland Presbyterian . . . — — Map (db m306316) HM
Settlers farming the blackland prairie in this area gathered in the home of Ezekiel Phillips Warren (1828-1903) in 1859 to organize a Methodist congregation. Warren, a native of Tennessee who moved here in 1856, hosted the group for several years.
. . . — — Map (db m306318) HM
This church traces its history to early Methodist services held in the Union Church of Honey Grove in the 1840s. Methodist members of the Union Church erected their first church building here in 1881 and named it for J. W. P. McKenzie, a pioneer . . . — — Map (db m127944) HM
Pioneers began settling this area in the mid-1840s, and Philip Greenleaf Williams was among them. He arrived in 1844 and established a water-powered gristmill south of Bois D'Arc Springs. He left for Virginia to bring his wife and family to the area . . . — — Map (db m305863) HM
Established in 1846, this cemetery was originally known as the Walcott graveyard. The earliest documented burial in the cemetery is that of James G. Gilmer (1814-1846). A native of Kentucky, Gilmer came to Texas in the late 1830s and settled in this . . . — — Map (db m234281) HM
Virginia-born Samuel Erwin was married in 1819 in Tennessee to Sally Rodgers Crisp (1795-1860), in a ceremony performed by local magistrate David Crockett. First settler in the Honey Grove area, Erwin arrived here in 1837 and surveyed land grants . . . — — Map (db m234278) HM
Early settlers to this area included: Melchezedec Self, who arrived in 1845; William Newton Wright, who came around 1852; and brothers John and Henry Whittenberg, who came in the early 1860s. These men, their families and others established several . . . — — Map (db m306313) HM
The first school for African Americans in Honey Grove began in 1882 with 20 students and one teacher. The school was named for F.M. Bralley, an early superintendent. By 1911 there were 188 students and two teachers. Bralley became a high school in . . . — — Map (db m234225) HM
Early Texas pioneer Isaac Lyday built a fort in this area soon after settling here in 1836. The compound, located .75 mi. E. and .5 mi. N. of the old Lyday Crossing on the North Sulphur River, consisted of living quarters, storerooms, and a large . . . — — Map (db m311129) HM
The white clapboard octagon chapel was built by the Twentieth Century Club in 1907. The chapel portico was supported by two white columns on which was mounted this marble plaque. The chapel was furnished with pews, a pump organ and wood burning . . . — — Map (db m234282) HM
Operating under a dispensation issued in 1853, this organization was formally chartered by the Grand Lodge of Texas in 1854. Wesley C. Walker served as the first Worshipful Master. The membership, like the general population of the area, was . . . — — Map (db m234203) HM
Ladonia's Baptists trace their history to 1859, when the Rev. Robert Cooke Buckner began traveling from Paris, Texas to Ladonia to preach monthly services.
On January 8, 1860 the congregation formally organized as the First Baptist Church, the . . . — — Map (db m234220) HM
Built 1894 by craftsmen
Martin and Krause for local
merchant, J.B. Haden, and wife
Elizabeth. Remained in Haden
family until 1963.
Cypress construction with
ornate gingerbread trim.
Interior has fine woodwork.
Late Victorian . . . — — Map (db m308527) HM
Settled about 1840 by James McFarland and Daniel Davis, this community was first called McCownville after early settler Frank McCown, the town's first merchant. James H. Cole, a carpenter who moved to the county in 1855, planned and staked out the . . . — — Map (db m234202) HM
The following members of the families of this congregation and church proved their loyalty to God and their country by enlisting for service during the World War.
Ladonia Baptist Church
Miss Lular Dilworth, Red Cross Nurse • Roy Bass . . . — — Map (db m234222) WM
The principal burial ground for members of the Ladonia community, this graveyard has historically been divided into two sections: the I.O.O.F. (Odd Fellows) cemetery and the Presbyterian cemetery.
The oldest recorded grave, that of Joe Shelby . . . — — Map (db m234212) HM
The Ladonia Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., originally organized in the mid-19th century, erected this strugture between 1910 and 1912. The building contract was awarded to W.H. Markley of Commerce for $6,400. An excellent example of 20th century . . . — — Map (db m234210) HM
Little Bethel Baptist Church was established in the community of Stall Cup, outside of Ladonia, on April 14, 1912. At that time, there was no nearby church for African Americans living in southeast Fannin County. Around 1932, Deacon John Marshall . . . — — Map (db m234201) HM
Beginning as part of a rural community under the leadership
of Arthur McFarland, S.D. Johnston and Joel Hulsey, who
served as trustees for land purchased on June 19, 1874, Oak
Ridge Cemetery was first established by the Hulsey family. Two acres . . . — — Map (db m308528) HM
A native of Alabama, William Chamberlayne Jones migrated to Texas in 1852 and resided near the Monkstown settlement in northeastern Fannin County. Trained as an attorney, he sold his Red River plantation after the Civil War and began studying . . . — — Map (db m163234) HM
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