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Cherokee County, Texas
Historical Markers in Wells, Texas
Duane tells the stories behind 6 Texas historical markers in Wells, in Cherokee County. Each one is hand-told in his own voice, with the official marker text right alongside. Common themes here: Texas Revolution and Civil War. The markers on this list were placed between 1936 and 2000.
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- Mt. Hope Cemeteryplaced 1999
James H. Bowman, a veteran of the Texas War for Independence from Mexico, offered 100 acres of land to the Rev. W. D. Lewis to come to the Mt. Hope…
- James H. Bowmanplaced 1936
A soldier in the Army of Republic of Texas, 1836. Born in 1820. Died in February 1886.
- John Joseph Bowmanplaced 1983
(Aug. 15, 1807-Mar. 30, 1890) Tennessee native John Joseph Bowman came to Texas with his family in 1822 and settled in Stephen F. Austin's colony on…
- Mt. Hope Cemeteryplaced 1999
Joseph and Mary Bowman were married in Tennessee in the early 1800s. They moved their family to Missouri, then Mississippi and finally came to Texas…
- Falvey Memorial United Methodist Churchplaced 2000
In the late 1860s or early 1870s, Republic of Texas Army veteran James H. Bowman offered one hundred acres of land to the Rev. W. D. Lewis, Sr., of…
- Primitive Baptist Church of Wellsplaced 1984
Alabama native Francis Marion Sessions is credited with the organization of the Primitive Baptist Church of Wells.
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