J. H. Jones and the Old Settlers Reunion Grounds
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member GeoGrands
N 32° 47.458 W 095° 27.175
15S E 270290 N 3630777
Marker is located on TX 37 in Gov. Jim Hogg City Park
Waymark Code: WM1HZP
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/15/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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Marker Number: 8967

Marker Text:
A native of Alabama, J. H. Jones (d. 1923) came to Texas in 1877. After teaching school for several years, he was elected clerk of Wood County in 1886. He later became a successful merchant in Quitman. In 1902 Jones donated property at this site to the Old Settlers of Wood County Association, organized three years earlier under the leadership of newspaper editor James L. Ray (d. 1929). Except for a short time during World War I, annual homecoming activities have been held here. The reunion grounds were deeded to the Governor Hogg Shrine State Park in 1952. (1981)
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