Pioneer Physician J.D. Windham
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 32° 11.345 W 099° 36.401
14S E 442813 N 3561556
Texas Historical Marker at the final resting place of J.D. Windham in Tecumseh Cemetery, noting him as a proverbial pioneer physician in both Callahan and Brown Counties. Tecumseh Cemetery is in the like-named ranching community on FM 1178.
Waymark Code: WM118T0
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/08/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
Views: 3

Marker Number: 4030

Marker Text:
(Feb. 13, 1816 - Jan. 11, 1901)

Born in Alabama, moved to Texas 1839. Married Frances Monteith and had nine children. Was first doctor in Brown County, 1865; and in Callahan County, 1874; owned general store; planted county's first orchard here in Tecumseh.

Recorded -- 1966

Incise: Erected by Callahan County Historical Committee



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