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)
