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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UBO_the-old-graveyard-historical_Terrell-TX.html
This small historic cemetery, also called the "Irvine Family Cemetery," predates the establishment of Terrell by more than 20 years. The first burial was that of Robert Alexander, nephew of W.D. Irvine, in 1851. Now located within the city limits,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UAX_lawrence-cemetery-historical_Terrell-TX.html
In 1873, soon after the Texas and Pacific Railroad built a line through this area, a group of investors formed the Texas Colony Association with the goal of promoting a town. Named for one of the company directors, the town of Lawrence was establi…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UAW_major-w-f-long-historical_Terrell-TX.html
Missouri native William Francis "Bill" Long was 17 when his family moved to Texas. During World War I, he was an aerial observer and pilot in the 24th Aero Squadron, First Army Observation Group. After the war, he established San Antonio Aviation …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UAV_no-1-british-flying-training-school-historical_Terrell-TX.html
By 1939, the British government recognized that in the event of war with Germany, training facilities would need to be established overseas in Commonwealth countries, or in the U.S. at civilian schools similar to those already utilized by the (the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UAU_robert-a-terrell-historical_Terrell-TX.html
A native of Tennessee, Robert Adams Terrell lived in Kentucky, Missouri, and Louisiana before coming to the Republic of Texas about 1840. A farmer and surveyor by trade, he was commissioned to locate headright land grants in several North Texas co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UAT_oakland-memorial-park-historical_Terrell-TX.html
After Terrell was established as a railroad town in 1873, its citizens saw the need for a community burial ground. In 1878 John R. Terrell sold 7 acres of land for use as a cemetery, and the first burials were those of Peter Meinenger and Dr. G. W…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UAS_robert-a-terrell-home-historical_Terrell-TX.html
This house replaced the 1845 log cabin of Robert A. Terrell (1820-1881), a pioneer settler for whom the town was named. Built for him in 1864, it is one of the few remaining octagon-shaped houses in Texas. Since 1897 it has been associated with a …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UAM_william-henry-burnett-historical_Terrell-TX.html
In the 1880s Presbyterian missionary Alexander R. Wilson began conducting school in the rural South Prong community of Ellis County. One of his pupils was a promising black farm boy named William Henry Burnett. Through Wilson's personal guidance, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U8S_frank-reaugh-historical_Terrell-TX.html
Graphic historian of longhorn cattle, western trails, and range.
Born in Illinois. Son of George W. and Clarinda Morgan Reaugh. In 1876 moved to Kaufman County, where on trail beside the family cotton farm was born his love for wild range cattl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1U8R_bethlehem-baptist-church-historical_Terrell-TX.html
The oldest black Baptist congregation extant in Terrell, this church traces its history to 1877, when a group of worshipers led by missionary A.R. Griggs met under a brush arbor. With the Rev. P.W. Upshaw serving as first pastor, church members er…