E. F. & Bessie Wyatt Vanderstucken -- Sutton County Courthouse, Sonora TX
N 30° 34.334 W 100° 38.665
14R E 342307 N 3383347
One of 22 signs preserving local, family, industrial, and pioneer history are mounted on poles on the west side of the Sutton County Courthouse in downtown Sonora TX.
Waymark Code: WMPPZ6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 10/04/2015
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This sign is one of 22 along Water Street on the west side of the Sutton County Courthouse. This sign preserves the history of the Vanderstucken family of Sonora.
The sign reads as follows:
"E. F. & BESSIE WYATT VANDERSTUCKEN
Emil Felix Vanderstucken, born in 1866, came to Sonora in 1890 from Menard. Helped organize the First National Bank and served as president for many years. In addition to ranching, he also operated a mercantile business for 54 years. In 1900 he married Bessie Wyatt, whose family came to this area in 1882 from Hamilton County. Bessie selected the site for drilling the water well around which Sonora sprang up. They had two sons: Joseph, Sutton County ranchman and banker, married Mabel Mears of Minard. E. F. Jr., attorney in N.Y., married Francis Robinson of N.Y.C.
Grandchildren are Jan, Jo Bess, Emily, and E. F. III.
The Vanderstucken Family"
Website with more information on either the memorial or the person(s) it is dedicated to: [Web Link]
Location: Sutton County Courthouse
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