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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16Q8_james-emerson-whiteselle_Corsicana-TX.html
Born in Tennessee on December 31, 1851, James Emerson Whiteselle moved to Texas in 1870 to work in the lumber company of his uncle P. W. Ezell. In 1875 he began working in the local Carruthers Lumber Company which he later owned. Under his managem…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16O4_ioof-home-memorial-bell-tower_Corsicana-TX.html
Erected A.D. 1987 By the Ex-Students Associationto commemorate the hundreds of studentswho lived, studied and preparedfor adulthood near this site, and to honor theOdd Fellows and Rebekasof Texas who made our home possible.The bell in the tower to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16KR_george-washington-shelton_Corsicana-TX.html
??? A Texas War for Independence soldier. Born in Virginia. Lived in Tennessee, where he joined 15 other recruits late in 1835 to come to Texas and fight against dictator Santa Anna. Served Jan. 14 to Sept. 18, 1836. Was awarded two land bounties …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16JB_henry-g-damon_Corsicana-TX.html
Born in Florida, Henry Damon served in the Confederate army and was taken prisoner during the Civil War. After moving to Corsicana in 1873, Damon became a lawyer and established the Texas Loan Agency with his partner, businessman W. R. Bright. Hea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16FJ_david-reed-mitchell_Corsicana-TX.html
David Reed Mitchell, born in 1797 in North Carolina, arrived in Robertson County, Texas, in 1845. He was a surveyor by trade, and had surveyed the upper Trinity and Brazos River areas in 1844. He became surveyor of the Robertson County Land Distri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16F2_corsicana-hebrew-cemetery_Corsicana-TX.html
This burial ground has served the Jewish residents in Corsicana since the late 1800s. The first Jewish settlers in the community came here in 1871, when the Houston and Texas Central Railroad extended it's line from Houston to Corsicana en route t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16D4_frank-neal-drane_Corsicana-TX.html
A Navarro County native, Frank Neal Drane married Florence A. Bingham in 1885 and had two children. He ran a hardware store with his father before becoming president of City National Bank. In 1901 Drane formed the Corsicana Power and Light company…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM16AQ_navarro-rifles_Corsicana-TX.html
???During the Civil War, the Navarro Rifles were an infantry company comprised of approximately 87 men from Navarro and surrounding counties. The group formed in Corsicana in July 1861 to join the army of the Confederate States of America. Clinton…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM169Z_pinkston_Corsicana-TX.html
???The land on which the Pinkston Community would be established was owned by Doctor AlexanderColvin Sloan, who was born in 1843 in Montgomery, Alabama. He served in the Civil War and around 1870 migrated to Navarro County. In 1887, he sold proper…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1696_colonel-clinton-mckamey-winkler_Corsicana-TX.html
???Eminent judge, for whom a Texas county was named. Born in North Carolina. Settled in 1840 in the Republic of Texas. Admitted to the Bar (1843), he served 1847- 49 in 2nd Texas Legislature. Raising 150 men for Hood's Brigade, he served four year…