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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B6U_joseph-dunman_Humble-TX.html
Joseph Dunman
Republic of Texas
Early Humble Pioneer
Born 1794 Louisiana
Died 3 April 1859 Harris County Texas
Born in Louisiana in 1794, Joseph Dunman served as a private in De clouet's Regiment in the Louisiana Militia during the War of 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B6T_trees-of-knowledge_Humble-TX.html
These two trees were grown from acorns in slop jars, by Uncle Dick Hatcher. He planted them not long after the courthouse was built in 1928. They received their name from Judge Wise's habit of using the benches beneath the trees to sit on while te…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B6R_william-gammell_Houston-TX.html
William Gammell was born in Ayshire, Scotland. He and his parents immigrated to the United States, settling in Lowell, Massachusetts. Gammell arrived in Texas during the spring of 1836, where he enlisted in the Texian Army on April 5. He served in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B6Q_pangburn-building_Humble-TX.html
This structure was erected in 1914 by William R. (Bill) Pangburn. He made his own cement bricks using San Jacinto River sand hauled by horse and wagon. The building has housed a drygood store, drug store, post office, cafe, dance hall and a variet…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B6B_eugene-thomas-heiner_Houston-TX.html
Born in New York City to German immigrants Nicholas and Margaretta Heiner, Eugene Thomas Heiner apprenticed himself to a Chicago architect when he was thirteen years old and later completed his training in Berlin, Germany. Heiner became a draftsma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B6A_charlotte-marie-baldwin-allen_Houston-TX.html
Considered by many as the "Mother of Houston," Charlotte Marie Baldwin Allen was a leader in Houston during a time when women had few rights and fewer opportunities. She was born in Onondaga County, New York, and was the daughter of Elizabeth (War…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B62_gustav-august-forsgard_Houston-TX.html
Gustav (Gustaf, Gustave) August Samuelson (1832-1919) was one of 13 children born to Johannes Samuelson and Anna Petersdotter of Forserum, Sweden. At the age of 16, he emigrated from Sweden, arriving in Houston with a group of other Scandinavians …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B5Y_david-finney-stuart-m-d_Houston-TX.html
David Finney Stuart was born in Brooke County, Western Virginia, to William and Mary Cummins Stuart. Upon the death of his parents, Stuart moved to Texas to live with his sister Elizabeth, wife of the Rev. Dr. James Weston Miller. A brother-in-law…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B5X_the-rev-william-m-tryon_Houston-TX.html
William Milton Tryon of New York City lost his father at the age of 9. At 17, young William was baptized. He and his mother moved to Georgia in 1832 where William was licensed to preach. He attended the Mercer Institute and was ordained as a minis…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2B5H_washington-cemetery_Houston-TX.html
The Deutsche Gesellschaft von Houston, founded in 1875, established the German Society Cemetery in February 1887 by purchasing this property, then located outside the city limits, from the heirs of John Lawrence and Thomas Hart. Twelve-space famil…