Details for J. H. Jones and the Old Settlers Reunion Grounds
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5499008967
Data
| Marker Number | 8967 |
| Atlas Number | 5499008967 |
| Marker Title | J. H. Jones and the Old Settlers Reunion Grounds |
| Index Entry | Jones, J. H., and the Old Settlers Reunion Grounds |
| Address | SH 37 S |
| City | Quitman |
| County | Wood |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 270273 |
| UTM Northing | 3630749 |
| Subject Codes | parks; pioneers |
| Marker Year | 1981 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | In Gov. Jim Hogg City Park |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 18" x 28" |
| Marker Text | A native of Alabama, J. H. Jones (d. 1923) came to Texas in 1877. After teaching school for several years, he was elected clerk of Wood County in 1886. He later became a successful merchant in Quitman. In 1902 Jones donated property at this site to the Old Settlers of Wood County Association, organized three years earlier under the leadership of newspaper editor James L. Ray (d. 1929). Except for a short time during World War I, annual homecoming activities have been held here. The reunion grounds were deeded to the Governor Hogg Shrine State Park in 1952. (1981) |