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Joseph Peter Davidson

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TX, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 32° 32' 29.45811000012", -98° 27' 4.29901999992"
 
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     (1823-1897) Born in Giles County, Tennessee, Joseph Peter Davidson moved to Texas and settled in Palo Pinto County about 1856. Davidson established a trading post near this site. In 1865 he started a ranch in present Eastland County and later helped organize the county. He served as official surveyor. He helped establish a Methodist church and Masonic Lodge. Married three times, he had 14 children. Davidson and many of his descendants are buried in this family cemetery, located near his Palo Pinto County homestead. Incise in base: Sponsored by Floreine D. Palmer

This page last updated: 7/15/2008

Joseph Peter Davidson Historical Marker Location Map, Texas

 
   
Related Themes: Texas Freemasons, Masonic Lodges, Freemasonry
 
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