Birthplace of Miss Ima Hogg - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This Texas historical marker is at the site of the birthplace of Ima Hogg, daughter of James Stephen Hogg and Sarah Ann Stinson. She had three brothers: William Clifford Hogg (1875-1930), Michael Hogg (1885-1941) and Thomas Elisha Hogg (1887-1949). Through her contributions to Texas society, she would become to be known as the “First Lady of Texas” Ima’s first name was taken from her Uncle Thomas Hogg's epic Civil War poem The Fate of Marvin, which featured two young women named Ima and Leila. According to Virginia Bernhard's biography of Ima Hogg, "there are some who believe that James Stephen Hogg ... named his only daughter Ima Hogg to attract the attention of Texas voters" in a year when he was running in a close race for district attorney of the Seventh District in Texas, which he won. (Source: Wikipedia).

Marker Number: 8963 Marker Text: Born here on July 10, 1882, Ima Hogg was the only daughter of Sarah Stinson and Gov. James S. Hogg. Ima studied fine arts at the University of Texas in Austin, and in New York and Europe. In 1918 oil was discovered on the Varner-Hogg Plantation near West Columbia which enabled Miss Hogg to devote her life to the arts, historic preservation and philanthropy. She was recognized nationally and received many accolades for her services to the people of Texas. She died August 19, 1975, in London and was buried in Austin. (1997)

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