Ralph Mann Homestead - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Index Entry: Mann, Ralph, Homestead
Address: 604 W. Broad St.
City: Mansfield
County: Tarrant
Subject Codes: PI;
Year Marker Erected: 1977
Designations: na
Marker Location: 604 W. Broad St., Mansfield
Marker Size: 18" x 28"
Repairs Completed: refinish/local effort
More on Ralph Man(n):
Ralph Sandiford and Julia Boisseau Man House: WM1GVC
Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery: WM1H3E
Mansfield Mill: WM1HGM

Marker Number: 4172 Marker Text: A native of South Carolina who came to Texas in the 1850s, Ralph Sandiford Mann (1825-1907) was one of the founders of Mansfield. The town was named for Mann and his brother-in-law and business partner Julian Field. The two men operated a steam-powered grist mill that supplied grain to the Confederacy during the Civil War (1861-1865) and later to U.S. troops at Fort Belknap and Fort Griffin. Mann built the original log portion of this home for his family about 1866 and later added the brick rooms. He donated land for Mansfield Cemetery, where his grave is located. (1977)

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