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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E9L_powell-sanctuary_Huntsville-TX.html
Powell Sanctuary. . Benjamin Harrison Powell (1881-1960) was a successful lawyer in the area for fifteen years until he was appointed in 1918 by Governor Hobby as judge of the 12th District Court and subsequently to the Commission of Appeals in Au…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E78_jesse-parker_Huntsville-TX.html
Jesse Parker. (About 1776 - May 27, 1849). In 1822 Jesse Parker moved to the Mexican state of Texas. A veteran of the War of 18 12, he represented the Sabine District at the Convention of 1832 in San Felipe de Austin. Three years later he received…
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Anthony Martin Branch. (July 16, 1823 - Oct. 3, 1867). Born in Buckingham County, Va.; came to Texas, 1847. Settled in Huntsville; entered law practice with Henderson Yoakum. Married Amanda Smith, 1849. Served in the 8th State Legislature, 1859-61…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E76_pleasant-williams-kittrell_Huntsville-TX.html
Pleasant Williams Kittrell. (April 13, 1805 - September 29, 1867). Doctor Pleasant Williams Kittrell, a statesman in North Carolina and Alabama, moved with his family to Texas in 1850. While serving two terms in the Texas Legislature, the doctor a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E58_the-huntsville-yellow-fever-epidemic-of-1867_Huntsville-TX.html
The Huntsville Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1867. . Oakwood Cemetery is home to many grave markers from the year 1867 when yellow fever, one of the most dreaded diseases of the time, struck the county. The disease ravaged many cities across the United…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E4Z_first-united-methodist-church-of-huntsville_Huntsville-TX.html
First United Methodist Church of Huntsville. . Before 1842 Methodists in Huntsville were probably served by itinerant preachers on the Montgomery County circuit. The Texas Methodist Conference appointed The Rev. Henderson B. Palmer as first pastor…
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General John Slater Besser. (August 13, 1802 - May 13, 1893). A native of Pennsylvania, John Slater Besser was a Brigadier General, legislator, and judge in Missouri before moving his family to Texas in 1842. While living in Montgomery and Walker …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2E4U_henderson-yoakum_Huntsville-TX.html
Henderson Yoakum. (September 6, 1810 - November 30, 1856). A graduate of the United States Military Academy (1832), Henderson Yoakum saw duty on frontiers and in the Mexican War. He practiced law and served in the Senate in his native Tennessee, m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2441_walker-county_Huntsville-TX.html
Formed from Montgomery County
Created April 6, 1846 —- Organized July 13, 1846
Named in honor of
Robert James Walker, 1801-1869
a distinguished citizen of
Mississippi and advocate of the
annexation of Texas
Renamed Walker County
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23RF_james-addison-baker_Huntsville-TX.html
James Addison Baker was born to Jane Saxton and Elijah Adam Baker on March 3, 1821 near Huntsville, Alabama. He was admitted to the bar in 1843 and wed Caroline Hightower in 1849. She died in 1852, and he moved that year to join her family members…