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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2DH_kimbro-family-cemetery_Taylor-TX.html
This small family cemetery contains the graves of members of a pioneer Williamson County family. Named for Daniel Kimbro, who was buried here in 1882, the plot remained in family ownership for over one hundred years.
Daniel Kimbro arrived in th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CO_judge-greenleaf-fisk_Georgetown-TX.html
Born in Albany, New York, Greenleaf Fisk was the son of a Presbyterian minister. He began preparation for the ministry himself but left his studies to migrate to the Texas frontier. In 1834 he settled in Bastrop. There he joined a company of volun…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CN_jonah-cemetery_Georgetown-TX.html
Jonah Cemetery was established in 1902 when community leaders J. M. Barrington, W. S. McMakins, C. Brady, A. J. McDonald, and R. H. Northcutt purchased two acres near the San Gabriel River to be used as a cemetery. Burials were free to area reside…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CC_john-g-matthews_Liberty-Hill-TX.html
Tennessee native John Giles Matthews came to Texas with his parents in 1839 and settled in the new town of Austin. A Ranger for the Republic of Texas, Matthews served in the Mexican War and the Civil War before moving to Williamson County in 1870.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BV_jesse-cooper-house_Georgetown-TX.html
Tennessee native Jesse Eugene Cooper (1855-1944) came to Texas in 1876. The following year he helped establish a Georgetown newspaper, the "Williamson County Sun." In addition to his role as editor, he also founded a local bank and cottonseed oil …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BM_james-o-rice_Taylor-TX.html
South Carolina-born James O. Rice migrated to Texas by 1835 and served in the Texas Army during the War for Independence. In early days of the Republic of Texas, he protected frontier settlements as part of a Texas Ranger company. On May 17, 1839,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BK_james-b-williams_Georgetown-TX.html
A pioneer of this region. Born in Madison County, KY. With bride, Sarah Coffey, came to Texas in wagon train led by his father, Isaac, and including brothers David, John R., Kelse, and other kin. Moved to Berry's Creek area on Dec. 24, 1848. Serve…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BB_j-a-mcdougle-home_Georgetown-TX.html
One of the many fine structures erected by C. S. Belford Lumber Co., this house was built in 1895 for grocer J. A. McDougle (d. 1939). the Victorian styling included ornate stained glass windows. The home was bought in 1901 by John R. Allen and in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BA_iota-chapter_Georgetown-TX.html
The Iota Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity was chartered at Southwestern University on October 12, 1886. Iota became an official chapter on October 15, 1886, following the initiations of Iverson B. Lane, Jesse C. Baker, Jasper B. Gibbs, and Jo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2AE_immanuel-lutheran-church_Taylor-TX.html
German immigrants began settling in the new railroad town of Taylor in the 1880s. Lutheran worship services were held as early as 1885, and the Rev. I. J. Glatzle and fourteen families formally organized this congregation in 1888. The Rev. Gus Szi…